Re: OT: printer cartridge replacement reality

Ben Bradley wrote:
>
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:30:34 GMT, Robert Baer
> <robertbaer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Background:
> > There was a good NG article recently about Epson printers.
> > Basically, their cartridges now "lock out" refilling and generic
> >replacement.
> > Worse, if one uses the printer a lot, the printer itself ceases to
> >function: only so many cartridges and it is useless (unless one is
> >willing to spend a lot of money to "fix" what is not broken - just reset
> >a counter).
> > And there is *nothing* by Epson anywhere to let un-suspecting buyers
> >get even a hint of this crap.
> > Questions:
> > What is the story concerning HP printers in general?
> > Can one re-fill as one sees fit?
> > Can one use generics as one sees fit?
> > Can one use hundreds of cartridges until the printer *really* wears out?
> > Finally, what about cartridges for the HP PSC 1400 (HP 21 and HP 22)?
>
> I've got a super-cheap ($89 at Sam's Club) HP PSC 1200, and there
> are two files in c:\ that apparently get updated at every print. One
> is hpfr3425.log, 251k, that gets added to with each print - has
> filename and some binary data. The other is hpfr3420.xml and currently
> has this content:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <Usage_Data_Summary>
> <Product_Family>hp psc 1200 series</Product_Family>
> <Printer>
> <Serial_Number>MY32GB60MQ5H</Serial_Number>
> <Total_Page_Count>1180</Total_Page_Count>
> <K_Dot_Count>9389578</K_Dot_Count>
> <C_Dot_Count>2825426</C_Dot_Count>
> <M_Dot_Count>2324699</M_Dot_Count>
> <Y_Dot_Count>2869679</Y_Dot_Count>
> <K2_Dot_Count>0</K2_Dot_Count>
> <C2_Dot_Count>0</C2_Dot_Count>
> <M2_Dot_Count>0</M2_Dot_Count>
> <Total_Drop_Volumn>743485</Total_Drop_Volumn>
> </Printer>
> </Usage_Data_Summary>
>
> For all I know, the software could easily send this data to HP
> and/or use it to eventually say "Sorry, your printer[/scanner/copier]
> has reached the end of its design lifetime. Please toss it and go buy
> a new HP printer." But I really don't know what, if anything, is done
> with this data, and I'm loathe to edit up the numbers to find out.
>
> -----
> http://www.mindspring.com/~benbradley

What happens if someone uses the same printer on several computers?
That could really screw things up.
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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