What You Need to Know Before Downloading Firmware for Your Printer

Online, October 1, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Lexmark are offering advice to you before encouraging you to download their latest firmware for your Lexmark printer. Lexmark recommend that you always install the most up-to-date downloads for optimum printer performance. The downside of this is that the software may cause problems with compatible or remanufactured ink cartridges. Is this ethical? Surely if you bought the printer it is yours to do with it what you please? While the printer warranty may be the subject of some debate in a new printer when using compatibles should we not be able to put whatever cartridges we wish into it when it becomes our property?

Lexmark quite clearly state that their latest firmware updates may include the software that render the compatible or as they refer to them 'third party ink cartridges' useless. This is a topic for debate among Lexmark printer users and I am sure many customers feel they then should avoid the firmware updates and thus the restrictions they impose.

When comparing purchasing a printer to buying a new car, apart from the difference in value, both manufacturers will try to restrict your usage of third party car parts or ink cartridges. This surely questions our rights as consumers and our ability to make our own choices after we make a purchase. This is particularly relevant in today's market where the cost per ml of original brand printer ink is great than that of Chanel No. 5 or a good bottle of champagne.

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