![TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/9Y7q129tTbdetEpuiJIEU7WlFPW9qm-0kRI4naQ42ik.jpg?auto=webp&s=b7b7eb94924fdeaa3bcfd86c70f3a31ebf0ee1d3)
TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned
![Amazon.com : COLORWING Thermal Printing Paper 8.5x11in - Multipurpose Paper Compatible for HPRT MT800 MT800Q Phomemo M08F and Brother PJ762 PJ763MFi Portable Printers, US Letter Size (200 sheets) : Office Products Amazon.com : COLORWING Thermal Printing Paper 8.5x11in - Multipurpose Paper Compatible for HPRT MT800 MT800Q Phomemo M08F and Brother PJ762 PJ763MFi Portable Printers, US Letter Size (200 sheets) : Office Products](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Znblh--wL._AC_UF350,350_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon.com : COLORWING Thermal Printing Paper 8.5x11in - Multipurpose Paper Compatible for HPRT MT800 MT800Q Phomemo M08F and Brother PJ762 PJ763MFi Portable Printers, US Letter Size (200 sheets) : Office Products
![Our 17+ year old HP LaserJet 4200 that's been an absolute workhorse since we started WFH. : r/BuyItForLife Our 17+ year old HP LaserJet 4200 that's been an absolute workhorse since we started WFH. : r/BuyItForLife](https://external-preview.redd.it/MszOawPkWX_j92em-CWY7yVmWlbs2TDMEZyAnrevnjs.jpg?auto=webp&s=7c8ff914f2d623d4e6af3742530cf38b3aad09e4)
Our 17+ year old HP LaserJet 4200 that's been an absolute workhorse since we started WFH. : r/BuyItForLife
![Not sure if this counts, but I'm about to retire this printer that I bought in March of 1995. [F] : r/BuyItForLife Not sure if this counts, but I'm about to retire this printer that I bought in March of 1995. [F] : r/BuyItForLife](https://external-preview.redd.it/W96CL-icpzzoRxcE0RqU3i21NB3tWSqtPf1j_GE1MGk.jpg?auto=webp&s=7c5e6e8dbe8a43c4214d52a77646149960a310bc)