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Ink Cartridges with Built-In Self-Destruct Dates

Posted by michael on from the you-have-ten-seconds-to-comply dept.

Linker3000 writes "The Inquirer has an article about HP ink cartridges having a built-in expiry date that can cause them to become unusable even if they aren't empty! Another twist on the 'chipped cartridge' stories--and also another kick in the teeth (and wallet) for the consumer methinks." This isn't really a new problem - here's a good piece about the problem.

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  1. Re:All these fancy ink and 'laser' printers by garcia · · Score: 0, Redundant

    actually I was referring to the original poster's comment regarding the newer Ink/Laser printers as "fancy".

    The 400C was not fancy in any way. In fact, it was a $100 printer in 1997, yet it was able to hold up for 4 years and never gave me any problems until near the end.

    This newer DJ is a piece of garbage.