from: http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-just-made-it-impossible-to-use-third-party-ink-in-its-printers/
HP just made it impossible to use third-party ink in its printers HP silently disabled the ability to use third-party printer ink cartridges in its HP Officejet printer lines. By <http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/steven-j-vaughan-nichols/>Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/>Between the Lines | September 20, 2016 -- 19:29 GMT (12:29 PDT) | Topic: <http://www.zdnet.com/topic/hardware/>Hardware Recommended Content: <http://intent.cbsi.com/redir?tag=medc-content-top-leaderboard&siteId=2&rsid=cnetzdnetglobalsite&pagetype=article&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=&assetguid=2ea7c6e8-095d-4f00-b5bc-014e6e92e148&assettype=content_article&ftag_cd=LGN-10-10aaa0h&devicetype=desktop&viewguid=754d2ee0-823c-11e6-bf99-39c3661191bc&q=&ctype=docids;promo&cval=33108075;7214&ursuid=&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techrepublic.com%2Fresource-library%2Fwhitepapers%2Fpractical-options-for-deploying-small-server-rooms-and-micro-data-centers%2F%3Fpromo%3D7214%26ftag%3DLGN-10-10aaa0h%26cval%3Dcontent-top-leaderboard>White Papers: Practical Options for Deploying Small Server Rooms and Micro Data Centers Small server rooms and branch offices are typically unorganized, unsecure, hot, unmonitored, and space constrained. These conditions can lead to system downtime or, at the very least, lead to "close calls" that get management's attention. Practical... <http://intent.cbsi.com/redir?tag=medc-content-top-leaderboard&siteId=2&rsid=cnetzdnetglobalsite&pagetype=article&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=&assetguid=2ea7c6e8-095d-4f00-b5bc-014e6e92e148&assettype=content_article&ftag_cd=LGN-10-10aaa0h&devicetype=desktop&viewguid=754d2ee0-823c-11e6-bf99-39c3661191bc&q=&ctype=docids;promo&cval=33108075;7214&ursuid=&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techrepublic.com%2Fresource-library%2Fwhitepapers%2Fpractical-options-for-deploying-small-server-rooms-and-micro-data-centers%2F%3Fpromo%3D7214%26ftag%3DLGN-10-10aaa0h%26cval%3Dcontent-top-leaderboard>Read more * <http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-just-made-it-impossible-to-use-third-party-ink-in-its-printers/#comments-2ea7c6e8-095d-4f00-b5bc-014e6e92e148>116 * 1020 * 125 It's an old business model. You sell razors cheaply and then you make your profit from selling expensive blades. <http://www.hp.com/>Hewlett-Packard (HP), and other printer companies, have been using the <http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-printer-cartridge-scam/>razor/blade model for years. Now, they've taken it to a new level. HP, according to the Dutch ink seller, <http://www.123inkt.nl/>123inkt.nl, is deliberately making it impossible for you to use refurbished ink cartridges in <http://store.hp.com/us/en/mlp/printers/officejet>HP Officejet printers. The ink in this HP printer costs more than any other element within it. Guess what? They're right. While HP took its time getting back to me, I tried a third-party ink cartridge in my <http://www.cnet.com/products/hp-officejet-pro-8610-e-all-in-one-multifunction-printer-color/specs/>HP OfficeJet Pro 8610. Sure enough, it didn't work. Instead, I was informed that the ink cartridge was damaged. I was unable to print a single page. Since then, HP has gotten back to me. The company's official statement said: Beginning in 2015, HP implemented updates to the firmware related to the security chip in HP OfficeJet, OfficeJet Pro and OfficeJet Pro X printers that maintains secure communications between the cartridge and the printer. The purpose of this update is to protect HP's innovations and intellectual property. These printers will continue to work with refilled or re-manufactured cartridges with an Original HP security chip. Other cartridges may not function. In many cases this functionality was installed in the HP printer and in some cases it has been implemented as part of an update to the printer's firmware. Innovations? Intellectual property? It's a printer, not a nuclear submarine. What HP really wants, of course, is to make more money. This is not the first time, not will it be the last, that HP has gone after companies offering users a cheap deal on printer ink. More than a decade ago, HP, Epson, and Canon were all trying to use <http://www.zdnet.com/article/printer-makers-rapped-over-refill-restrictions-3002127877/>smart chips to keep users from using refilled ink cartridges. Since then, HP has <http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-sues-firms-that-refill-ink-cartridges/>sued companies for violating their printer cartridges patents. <http://intent.cbsi.com/redir?tag=medc-dfp-in-article&siteId=2&rsid=cnetzdnetglobalsite&pagetype=article&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=&assetguid=2ea7c6e8-095d-4f00-b5bc-014e6e92e148&assettype=content_article&ftag_cd=LGN-16-10aaa2a&devicetype=desktop&viewguid=754d2ee0-823c-11e6-bf99-39c3661191bc&q=&ctype=docids;promo&cval=33158167;7223&ursuid=&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techrepublic.com%2Fresource-library%2Fwhitepapers%2Ffour-ways-to-dramatically-improve-network-compliance-and-security%2F%3Fpromo%3D7223%26ftag%3DLGN-16-10aaa2a%26cval%3Ddfp-in-article>How Network Automation Helps Make IT Agile Monitor device configurations to avoid preventable network errors. Download a free trial of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager to start getting alerts now and make reversing problems fast and easy. <http://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/content-type/whitepapers/>White Papers provided by <http://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/company/solarwinds/>SolarWinds In this latest ink squeeze, HP appears to have set September 13 as D-Day for unofficial cartridges in its March 2016 firmware update. Your printer doesn't need to be connected to the net for the ink lock down to hit your printer. According to 123inkt, unconnected printers will run into same problem if they have the March update installed. Tech Pro Research * <http://www.techproresearch.com/downloads/system-monitoring-policy/>System Monitoring Policy * <http://www.techproresearch.com/article/going-old-school-with-tape-backup/>Going old school with tape backup * <http://www.techproresearch.com/downloads/research-leaders-share-software-defined-networking-s-benefits-obstacles-favored-vendors/>Leaders share software-defined networking's benefits, obstacles, favored vendors * <http://www.techproresearch.com/downloads/techrepublic-s-depreciation-calculator/>TechRepublic's Depreciation Calculator So, for now, if you want to keep using your HP OfficeJet printer, you're going to need to keep buying official HP ink. Here's what that means to your wallet. My OfficeJet Pro 8610's <http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/ink-toner/hp-officejet-pro-8610-e-all-in-one-printer>HP 950 standard black ink cartridge, good for about 1,000 pages, costs $26.99. A refill of its HP 951 3-pack of colors, good for 700 pages, is $59.99. So to totally replace my inks will run me $86.98. Or, I could go to my local <http://www.staples.com/>Staples and <http://www.staples.com/HP-OfficeJet-3830-All-in-One-Inkjet-Printer/product_1775790?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:1775790&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=1775790&KPID=1775790&gclid=Cj0KEQjwvIO_BRDt27qG3YX0w4wBEiQAsGu3eaoEI3D37ZV3vaZY-xHZho8TegSUx2EPwEdwlYwgn5waAj_B8P8HAQ>buy an HP OfficeJet 3830 printer for $59.99. Yes, that's right. I can buy an HP OfficeJet with about the same functionality as my Pro for $17 less than it would cost me to replace the ink in my existing printer. Is it any wonder that customers are hunting for ink cartridge bargains? And is it any wonder that HP will do its best to make sure that you won't be able to do that? No and no. Related Stories: * <http://www.zdnet.com/article/hps-instant-ink-printing-as-a-service/>HP's Instant Ink: Printing as a Service? * <http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-declares-legal-war-on-makers-of-alternative-printer-cartridges/>HP declares legal war on makers of alternative printer cartridges * <http://www.zdnet.com/article/guest-post-common-printing-myths-debunked/>Guest Post: Common Printing Myths Debunked _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
