How to change the region on an HP OfficeJet printer in 57 easy steps (printer companies hate this!)
Why would you region-lock a printer? | Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge
A couple of weeks ago, Nilay wrote about the Brother laser printer everyone else has. It’s cheap, reliable, and the toner lasts a long time. Get a Brother laser printer, he said, and basically never think about your printer again. You know what part of Nilay’s post sounded really nice? This part right here:
It has been connected to our Wi-Fi for like six years straight, and I have never replaced the toner. It prints Amazon return labels from my phone without complaining, and it does not feel like the CEO of Inkjet Supply and Hostage Situations Incorporated is waiting to mug me or enable DRM at the slightest provocation.
I, on the other hand, spent a couple dozen hours between September 2021 and February 2022 trying to defeat the region…
