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Same here. I would never ever buy anything from HP, but now my Samsung printer gets its support from HP. I feel betrayed.

And I don't know if it's related, but my Samsung wireless network printer does not print from the network anymore.



My Samsung printer does not support networking. If I want to put it on the network, I need to put it behind a print host.

That being said, at least Samsung toner is cheap:

https://www.aaatoner.com/blreto4.html

I can get 1kg of toner for my printer for $35 before shipping. The cartridges only hold 90 grams.

There is even a third party chipless update to disable the chip:

https://inkchip.net/laser/

Unfortunately, the imaging drum is integrated with the cartridge, is not meant to last and HP is not making new ones. I do not know how many refills I will get out of it. However, the starter toner cartridge lasted 8 years and I replaced it with a regular cartridge at that time, so it will be a long time before I need to refill its replacement.

That said, I felt betrayed when Samsung sold its printing unit to HP too. :/


I was not aware of any of this. Thank you! I've just been buying on- or off-brand toner cartridges for way more money than this. (The off-brand ones work fine, the on-brand ones are certainly not perfect; this thing is terrible at photos.)




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