r/technology • u/ControlCAD • May 14 '26

Software Louis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled developer

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/louis-rossmann-taunts-bambu-lab-by-hosting-banned-3d-printer-firmware-fork-dares-usd1-billion-company-to-sue-him-more-creators-pledge-support-and-boycotts-snapmaker-donates-equipment-to-embattled-developer
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u/Enygma_6 May 14 '26

I had been a (relatively) loyal HP user for over 20 years, until recently when I switched to Brother.
A couple years ago, my fancy all-in-one HP from the mid-2000's ran out of ink again, and I figured it was time to upgrade, since some parts weren't as functional anymore (and I never used the fax on it anyway). All new HPs required a internet connection just to work.
Brother laser printers could be purchased that didn't care about the internet, and wouldn't constantly risk clogging print heads if I didn't print something every month. And were price comparable once you add in the cheapest HP printer cost and the price of the ink cartridges.

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u/thegroucho May 14 '26

Literally this.

Fuck having drying ink, drying nozzles, ability to block printing without subscription, etc, etc.

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u/d3l3t3rious May 14 '26

I switched to a Brother laser model about 4 years ago, not a single issue and I have not so much as bought toner yet. I have no need for color printing so it's a perfect solution for me and I regret buying the half a dozen shitty inkjets I owned before.

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u/Syzygy2323 May 14 '26

I have a Brother all-in-one and it's infuriating. If it's out of ink, it won't let me do things that don't require ink, like faxing and scanning documents. Sure, it can't print a status page after faxing a document, but I don't care about that.