Some Epson Printers Are Programmed to Stop Working After a Certain Amount of Use | Users are receiving error messages that their fully functional printers are suddenly in need of repairs. (1 year old)
Some Epson Printers Are Programmed to Stop Working After a Certain Amount of Use | Users are receiving error messages that their fully functional printers are suddenly in need of repairs. (1 year old)
I hate this planned obsolescence bullshit. I wish our governments would actually do something to protect the consumer, but that'll be asking the corporations to police themselves at this point.
- EU is forcing apple to adapt usb type c ports
- EU is forcing apple to allow other app stores on their devices
- EU will force smartphone manufacturers to bring back replacable batteries in early 2027 (kinda fucking late IMO)
Sources: https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/06/19/eu-replaceable-batteries-smartphones/
So when will the EU get to the printer companies? HP and Epson are the worst.
I think that digital markets act will force companies like facebook to allow people to message each other form different platforms to free people on depending on FB and other companies to contact their friends etc. Maybe it was different act I don't remember. Anyway, EU is crushing things hard. Also if companies don't comply they will be fined % of GLOBAL revenue which is insanely huge.
Edit: "The Commission will be able to impose penalties and fines of up to 10% of a company's worldwide turnover, and up to 20% in case of repeated infringements. In the case of systematic infringements, the Commission will also be able to impose behavioral or structural remedies necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the obligations, including a ban on further acquisitions."
The article is a little sensationalist, TBH.
"The error message was related to porous pads inside the printer that collect and contain excess ink."
This is the waste ink tank, which is a consumable, just like ink cartridges. Many years ago, you would HAVE TO bring the printer into a service centre to get it replaced, but now it's a $20-$30 part that will last several more years before it needs to be replaced.
Every single inkjet printer has one.
What I will say, because it has happened to me, is that Epson puts chips on these waste tanks, and if it says it needs to be replaced, you can't simply (or temporarily) reset the counter. You used to be able to in the past, when these things were service centre replaced.
The link is itself a post linking to an article. I figure I should mention that since many new Lemmy users probably don't want to go to reddit for anything.