{ "name": "MyCartridgeFinder printer firmware DRM and OEM supply outlook tracker", "description": "One row per tracked printer. Each row records whether the firmware can reject a non OEM cartridge, and how recently the cartridge numbers that printer takes were last designed into a newly released machine.", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/ink-drm-tracker.html", "content_url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/data/drm-tracker.json", "version": "2026-09-13", "date_modified": "2026-09-13", "licence": "CC BY 4.0", "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "MyCartridgeFinder Printer Firmware DRM Tracker, https://mycartridgefinder.com/ink-drm-tracker.html", "creator": "MyCartridgeFinder", "row_count": 257, "fields": { "id": "Slug used in our page URL for the model. It stays the same across builds.", "brand": "Manufacturer.", "series": "Product line as the maker names it, where we record one. Null otherwise.", "model": "Model name.", "type": "Printing technology: inkjet, laser, ecotank or tank.", "release_year": "Year the model was released. Null where we could not source one.", "uses_drm": "True when the model is flagged as able to refuse non OEM supplies.", "drm_status": "open, firmware-lockable or locked. open records that we found no lock notice on that model, which is weaker than a guarantee that none exists.", "drm_note": "What the maker publishes for that specific model, in plain text. Null when open.", "drm_verified": "Provenance for drm_status as a date and a note: what we checked for that one model and what it said, including checks that found nothing. Null means the status has not been re-sourced per model yet.", "cartridges": "OEM numbers the model accepts, as our catalogue records them.", "supply_last_host": "Release year of the newest catalogue printer that takes any cartridge family this model uses. Null when unknown.", "supply_band": "orphaned, aging, current or unknown, derived from supply_last_host.", "url": "Our page for the model." }, "method": { "drm_status": "A model is marked lockable when its manufacturer publishes, for that specific model, that it ships or documents firmware able to reject non OEM cartridges, or sells it under a programme such as HP+ that requires original supplies. We compile the status from manufacturer support pages, data sheets, court filings and retailer cross reference tables, and review it on each update.", "supply_band": "A cartridge family is a brand and an OEM number together. Its supply signal is the release year of the newest catalogue printer that still accepts it, and each printer takes the newest such year across every family it uses. orphaned means nothing newer than 2014, aging means 2015 to 2019, current means 2020 or later.", "limits": "Both readings are bounded by what our catalogue lists. A family whose recent host printers we do not carry will read older than it is, and an open drm_status is an absence of evidence rather than proof that a model will never lock." }, "counts": { "printers": 257, "rows_with_evidence_date": 257, "lockable": 84, "orphaned_supply": 46, "lockable_and_orphaned": 5, "lockable_families": 87, "orphaned_families": 43, "families_in_both": 7, "oldest_lockable_year": 2013, "newest_orphaned_year": 2014, "by_brand": [ { "brand": "HP", "printers": 105, "lockable": 60 }, { "brand": "Epson", "printers": 46, "lockable": 24 }, { "brand": "Brother", "printers": 61, "lockable": 0 }, { "brand": "Canon", "printers": 45, "lockable": 0 } ] }, "printers": [ { "id": "brother-dcp-7065dn", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-420/TN-450", "model": "DCP-7065DN", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2010, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the DCP-7065DN says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_dcp7060d_usaeng_busr_lx5406001_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-420", "TN-420", "TN-450" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-dcp-7065dn.html" }, { "id": "brother-dcp-j4120dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC201/LC203", "model": "DCP-J4120DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother no longer publishes a support page for the DCP-J4120DW, so no manual of its own is left to read. Every other Brother machine we track documents the same position: buy genuine, and the warranty will not cover damage caused by supplies that are not. None of them mentions refusing them. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Brother no longer publishes a support page for the DCP-J4120DW. Its US product support page is gone and no product code pattern we could address returns a manual list, so no document was read for this row. Recorded as unread.", "cartridges": [ "LC203BK", "LC203C", "LC203M", "LC203Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-dcp-j4120dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-dcp-l2540dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-630/TN-660", "model": "DCP-L2540DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. The short guide it publishes for the DCP-L2540DW says only that genuine Brother supplies give the best quality results, and leaves the detail to the full guide for the range. There is no check on the cartridge in it, and nothing about a refusal or about a firmware update changing which toner the machine takes. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_dcpl2520dw_use_busr_d00jcj001_d.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: recommend_best. The guide is a short guide carrying only the recommendation. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-630", "TN-630", "TN-660" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-dcp-l2540dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-dcp-l2550dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "DCP", "model": "DCP-L2550DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the DCP-L2550DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-dcp-l2550dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-dcp-l8400cdn", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-331/TN-336", "model": "DCP-L8400CDN", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother no longer publishes a support page for the DCP-L8400CDN, so no manual of its own is left to read. Every other Brother machine we track documents the same position: buy genuine, and the warranty will not cover damage caused by supplies that are not. None of them mentions refusing them. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Brother no longer publishes a support page for the DCP-L8400CDN. Its US product support page is gone and no product code pattern we could address returns a manual list, so no document was read for this row. Recorded as unread.", "cartridges": [ "DR-331CL", "TN-331BK", "TN-331C", "TN-331M", "TN-331Y", "TN-336BK", "TN-336C", "TN-336M", "TN-336Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-dcp-l8400cdn.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-2270dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-420/TN-450", "model": "HL-2270DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-2270DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother User's Guide (cv_hl2240d_usaeng_usr_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-420", "TN-420", "TN-450" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-2270dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-2280dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-420/TN-450", "model": "HL-2280DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-2280DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_dcp7060d_usaeng_busr_lx5406001_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-420", "TN-420", "TN-450" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-2280dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2300d", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-630/TN-660", "model": "HL-L2300D", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother still lists the HL-L2300D but publishes no user guide for it, only the safety sheet, the setup sheet and the drum insertion sheet, and none of those three mentions non-Brother supplies. Its online guide sits behind a browser check old enough to turn away a current browser. That makes this the thinnest Brother row on the page, and it says so instead of passing itself off as a completed check. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Brother's manual list for the HL-L2300D carries no user guide, only the product safety guide, the quick setup guide and the drum unit replacement guide. All three were read and none carries a supplies restriction. Its HTML online guide sits behind a legacy browser check. This is the weakest evidence behind any Brother row here.", "cartridges": [ "DR-630", "TN-630", "TN-660" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2300d.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2340dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-630/TN-660", "model": "HL-L2340DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother still lists the HL-L2340DW but publishes no user guide for it, only the safety sheet, the setup sheet and the drum insertion sheet, and none of those three mentions non-Brother supplies. Its online guide sits behind a browser check old enough to turn away a current browser. That makes this the thinnest Brother row on the page, and it says so instead of passing itself off as a completed check. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Brother's manual list for the HL-L2340DW carries no user guide, only the product safety guide, the quick setup guide and the drum unit replacement guide. All three were read and none carries a supplies restriction. Its HTML online guide sits behind a legacy browser check. This is the weakest evidence behind any Brother row here.", "cartridges": [ "DR-630", "TN-630", "TN-660" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2340dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2350dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "HL", "model": "HL-L2350DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L2350DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll2310d_use_oug_d.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2350dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2370dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-730/TN-760", "model": "HL-L2370DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L2370DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll2310d_use_oug_d.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2370dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2380dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-630/TN-660", "model": "HL-L2380DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. The short guide it publishes for the HL-L2380DW says only that genuine Brother supplies give the best quality results, and leaves the detail to the full guide for the range. There is no check on the cartridge in it, and nothing about a refusal or about a firmware update changing which toner the machine takes. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_hll2380dw_use_busr_lem603001-01_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: recommend_best. The guide is a short guide carrying only the recommendation. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-630", "TN-630", "TN-660" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2380dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2390dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-730/TN-760", "model": "HL-L2390DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L2390DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2390dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l2395dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "HL", "model": "HL-L2395DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L2395DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l2395dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l3210cw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "HL-L3210CW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L3210CW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3210cw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l3210cw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l3230cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "HL-L3230CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L3230CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3210cw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l3230cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l3270cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "HL-L3270CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L3270CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3210cw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l3270cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l3290cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "HL-L3290CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L3290CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3290cdw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l3290cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l5100dn", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-820/TN-850/TN-880", "model": "HL-L5100DN", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L5100DN says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll5000d_use_oug_b.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, damage, drum, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-820", "TN-820", "TN-850", "TN-880" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l5100dn.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l6200dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-820/TN-850/TN-880", "model": "HL-L6200DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L6200DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll5000d_use_oug_b.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, damage, drum, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-820", "TN-820", "TN-850", "TN-880" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l6200dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l8250cdn", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-331/TN-336", "model": "HL-L8250CDN", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L8250CDN says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother User's Guide (cv_hl8250cdn_use_usr_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-331CL", "TN-331BK", "TN-331C", "TN-331M", "TN-331Y", "TN-336BK", "TN-336C", "TN-336M", "TN-336Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l8250cdn.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l8260cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-431/TN-433/TN-436", "model": "HL-L8260CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L8260CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll8260cdw_use_oug.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-431CL", "TN-431BK", "TN-431C", "TN-431M", "TN-431Y", "TN-433BK", "TN-433C", "TN-433M", "TN-433Y", "TN-436BK", "TN-436C", "TN-436M", "TN-436Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l8260cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l8350cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-331/TN-336", "model": "HL-L8350CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L8350CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother User's Guide (cv_hl8250cdn_use_usr_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-331CL", "TN-331BK", "TN-331C", "TN-331M", "TN-331Y", "TN-336BK", "TN-336C", "TN-336M", "TN-336Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l8350cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-hl-l8360cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-431/TN-433/TN-436", "model": "HL-L8360CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the HL-L8360CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll8260cdw_use_oug.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-431CL", "TN-431BK", "TN-431C", "TN-431M", "TN-431Y", "TN-433BK", "TN-433C", "TN-433M", "TN-433Y", "TN-436BK", "TN-436C", "TN-436M", "TN-436Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-hl-l8360cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-7360n", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-420/TN-450", "model": "MFC-7360N", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2010, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-7360N says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_mfc7360n_usaeng_busr_lej369001_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-420", "TN-420", "TN-450" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-7360n.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-7860dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-420/TN-450", "model": "MFC-7860DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2010, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-7860DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_mfc7360n_usaeng_busr_lej369001_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-420", "TN-420", "TN-450" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-7860dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j1010dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC401", "model": "MFC-J1010DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother's current guide for the MFC-J1010DW says less about non-Brother supplies than the guides for its older machines did. It carries no non-Brother supplies passage at all beyond a line recommending genuine Brother supplies, and it tells you a low cartridge keeps printing until the screen asks for a replacement. Nothing in it describes a check on the cartridge or a firmware update that changes which ink the machine accepts. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (HTML) (Online User's Guide | MFC-J1010DW | MFC-J1012DW | MFC-J1170DW), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: continue, recommend. The guide carries no non-Brother supplies passage. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC401BK", "LC401C", "LC401M", "LC401Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j1010dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j1170dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC401", "model": "MFC-J1170DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother's current guide for the MFC-J1170DW says less about non-Brother supplies than the guides for its older machines did. It carries no non-Brother supplies passage at all beyond a line recommending genuine Brother supplies, and it tells you a low cartridge keeps printing until the screen asks for a replacement. Nothing in it describes a check on the cartridge or a firmware update that changes which ink the machine accepts. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (HTML) (Online User's Guide | MFC-J1010DW | MFC-J1012DW | MFC-J1170DW), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: continue, recommend. The guide carries no non-Brother supplies passage. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC401BK", "LC401C", "LC401M", "LC401Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j1170dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j4335dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC406", "model": "MFC-J4335DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother's current guide for the MFC-J4335DW says less about non-Brother supplies than the guides for its older machines did. It carries no non-Brother supplies passage at all beyond a line recommending genuine Brother supplies, and it tells you a low cartridge keeps printing until the screen asks for a replacement. Nothing in it describes a check on the cartridge or a firmware update that changes which ink the machine accepts. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (HTML) (Online User's Guide | MFC-J4335DW | MFC-J4345DW | MFC-J4535DW), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: continue, recommend. The guide carries no non-Brother supplies passage. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC406BK", "LC406C", "LC406M", "LC406Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j4335dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j4535dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC406", "model": "MFC-J4535DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother's current guide for the MFC-J4535DW says less about non-Brother supplies than the guides for its older machines did. It carries no non-Brother supplies passage at all beyond a line recommending genuine Brother supplies, and it tells you a low cartridge keeps printing until the screen asks for a replacement. Nothing in it describes a check on the cartridge or a firmware update that changes which ink the machine accepts. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (HTML) (Online User's Guide | MFC-J4335DW | MFC-J4345DW | MFC-J4535DW), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: continue, recommend. The guide carries no non-Brother supplies passage. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC406BK", "LC406C", "LC406M", "LC406Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j4535dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j460dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC201/LC203", "model": "MFC-J460DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J460DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read, says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and excludes damage they cause from the warranty. It also notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc880dw_use_oug.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, detect_note, warranty_ink. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC203BK", "LC203C", "LC203M", "LC203Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j460dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j480dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC201/LC203", "model": "MFC-J480DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J480DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read, says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and excludes damage they cause from the warranty. It also notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc880dw_use_oug.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, detect_note, warranty_ink. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC203BK", "LC203C", "LC203M", "LC203Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j480dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j491dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3011/LC3013", "model": "MFC-J491DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J491DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (cv_mfc491dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3013BK", "LC3013C", "LC3013M", "LC3013Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j491dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j497dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3011/LC3013", "model": "MFC-J497DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J497DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (cv_mfc491dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3013BK", "LC3013C", "LC3013M", "LC3013Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j497dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j5330dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3017/LC3019", "model": "MFC-J5330DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J5330DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read, says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and excludes damage they cause from the warranty. It also notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc5830dw_use_oug_b.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, detect_note, recommend_best, warranty_ink. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3017BK", "LC3017C", "LC3017M", "LC3017Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j5330dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j5855dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC406", "model": "MFC-J5855DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother's current guide for the MFC-J5855DW says less about non-Brother supplies than the guides for its older machines did. It carries no non-Brother supplies passage at all beyond a line recommending genuine Brother supplies, and it tells you a low cartridge keeps printing until the screen asks for a replacement. Nothing in it describes a check on the cartridge or a firmware update that changes which ink the machine accepts. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (HTML) (HTML Top Page | MFC-J5340DW | MFC-J5855DW | MFC-J5955DW), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: continue, recommend. The guide carries no non-Brother supplies passage. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC406BK", "LC406C", "LC406M", "LC406Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j5855dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j6530dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3017/LC3019", "model": "MFC-J6530DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J6530DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read, says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and excludes damage they cause from the warranty. It also notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc6535dw_use_oug_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, detect_note, recommend_best, warranty_ink. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3017BK", "LC3017C", "LC3017M", "LC3017Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j6530dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j6730dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3017/LC3019", "model": "MFC-J6730DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J6730DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc6535dw_use_oug_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, recommend_best, warranty_ink. The guide names the MFC-J6730DW on its own cover. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3017BK", "LC3017C", "LC3017M", "LC3017Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j6730dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j690dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3011/LC3013", "model": "MFC-J690DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J690DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (cv_mfc690dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3013BK", "LC3013C", "LC3013M", "LC3013Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j690dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j6930dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3017/LC3019", "model": "MFC-J6930DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J6930DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read, says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and excludes damage they cause from the warranty. It also notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc6535dw_use_oug_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, detect_note, recommend_best, warranty_ink. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3017BK", "LC3017C", "LC3017M", "LC3017Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j6930dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j805dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3033/LC3035", "model": "MFC-J805DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J805DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (cv_mfc805dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3033BK", "LC3033C", "LC3033M", "LC3033Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j805dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j815dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3033/LC3035", "model": "MFC-J815DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J815DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (cv_mfc805dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3033BK", "LC3033C", "LC3033M", "LC3033Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j815dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j880dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC201/LC203", "model": "MFC-J880DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J880DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read, says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability and excludes damage they cause from the warranty. It also notes that non-Brother ink can trigger extra cleaning cycles. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfc880dw_use_oug.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, cleaning, detect_note, warranty_ink. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC203BK", "LC203C", "LC203M", "LC203Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j880dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j895dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3011/LC3013", "model": "MFC-J895DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J895DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (cv_mfc690dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3013BK", "LC3013C", "LC3013M", "LC3013Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j895dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-j995dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "LC3033/LC3035", "model": "MFC-J995DW", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party ink on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-J995DW warns that a cartridge which is not genuine Brother may go undetected, or may not have its level read. The document is shorter than the guides Brother writes for its current machines and carries part of that wording rather than all of it, which dates the guide instead of distinguishing the machine. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Reference Guide (mfc995dw_use_rg.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: cannot_detect. The guide carries part of the non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "LC3033BK", "LC3033C", "LC3033M", "LC3033Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-j995dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l2690dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-730/TN-760", "model": "MFC-L2690DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L2690DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l2690dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l2700dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-630/TN-660", "model": "MFC-L2700DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. The short guide it publishes for the MFC-L2700DW says only that genuine Brother supplies give the best quality results, and leaves the detail to the full guide for the range. There is no check on the cartridge in it, and nothing about a refusal or about a firmware update changing which toner the machine takes. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_dcpl2520dw_use_busr_d00jcj001_d.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: recommend_best. The guide is a short guide carrying only the recommendation. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-630", "TN-630", "TN-660" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l2700dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l2710dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "MFC", "model": "MFC-L2710DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L2710DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l2710dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l2730dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-730/TN-760", "model": "MFC-L2730DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L2730DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l2730dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l2740dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-630/TN-660", "model": "MFC-L2740DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. The short guide it publishes for the MFC-L2740DW says only that genuine Brother supplies give the best quality results, and leaves the detail to the full guide for the range. There is no check on the cartridge in it, and nothing about a refusal or about a firmware update changing which toner the machine takes. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_hll2380dw_use_busr_lem603001-01_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: recommend_best. The guide is a short guide carrying only the recommendation. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-630", "TN-630", "TN-660" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l2740dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l2750dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "MFC", "model": "MFC-L2750DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L2750DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. The guide goes on to document the setting that carries on printing past Brother's own end of supply stop. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl2750dw_use_oug_g.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, continue, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-730", "TN-730", "TN-760" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l2750dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l3710cw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "MFC-L3710CW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L3710CW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3290cdw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l3710cw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l3750cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "MFC-L3750CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L3750CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3290cdw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l3750cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l3770cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-223/TN-227", "model": "MFC-L3770CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L3770CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_hll3290cdw_use_oug_b-1.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-223CL", "TN-223BK", "TN-223C", "TN-223M", "TN-223Y", "TN-227BK", "TN-227C", "TN-227M", "TN-227Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l3770cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l5850dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-820/TN-850/TN-880", "model": "MFC-L5850DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L5850DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_dcpl5500dn_use_oug_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-820", "TN-820", "TN-850", "TN-880" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l5850dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l5900dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-820/TN-850/TN-880", "model": "MFC-L5900DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L5900DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_dcpl5500dn_use_oug_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-820", "TN-820", "TN-850", "TN-880" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l5900dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l6800dw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-820/TN-850/TN-880", "model": "MFC-L6800DW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L6800DW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says third-party toner may damage the machine. It also says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality and recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_dcpl5500dn_use_oug_c.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, damage, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-820", "TN-820", "TN-850", "TN-880" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l6800dw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l8600cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-331/TN-336", "model": "MFC-L8600CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L8600CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_mfc8600cdw_use_busr_len137001_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-331CL", "TN-331BK", "TN-331C", "TN-331M", "TN-331Y", "TN-336BK", "TN-336C", "TN-336M", "TN-336Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l8600cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l8610cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-431/TN-433/TN-436", "model": "MFC-L8610CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L8610CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl8900cdw_use_oug_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-431CL", "TN-431BK", "TN-431C", "TN-431M", "TN-431Y", "TN-433BK", "TN-433C", "TN-433M", "TN-433Y", "TN-436BK", "TN-436C", "TN-436M", "TN-436Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l8610cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l8850cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-331/TN-336", "model": "MFC-L8850CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L8850CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Basic User's Guide (cv_mfc8600cdw_use_busr_len137001_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-331CL", "TN-331BK", "TN-331C", "TN-331M", "TN-331Y", "TN-336BK", "TN-336C", "TN-336M", "TN-336Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l8850cdw.html" }, { "id": "brother-mfc-l8900cdw", "brand": "Brother", "series": "TN-431/TN-433/TN-436", "model": "MFC-L8900CDW", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Brother does not block third-party toner on this machine. Its guide for the MFC-L8900CDW says non-Brother supplies may affect print quality, hardware performance and machine reliability, excludes damage they cause from the warranty and says a non-Brother drum shortens the life of the machine as well as the print quality. It also recommends genuine supplies. Brother has also said it in public. In March 2025, after a widely shared claim that one of its firmware updates had started blocking compatibles, Brother stated that its firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in its machines.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Brother Online User's Guide (cv_mfcl8900cdw_use_oug_a.pdf), reached through Brother's US product support page for the model, then that product code's manual list on Brother's support site, then the guide it links. Passages carried: affect, drum, recommend_best, recommend_toner, refill, warranty. The guide carries the full non-Brother supplies passage. Brother recommends genuine supplies and excludes damage they cause from the warranty, and stops there. Nothing in the guide says the machine will refuse a third-party supply. The refusal wordings were searched for across the whole document, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "DR-431CL", "TN-431BK", "TN-431C", "TN-431M", "TN-431Y", "TN-433BK", "TN-433C", "TN-433M", "TN-433Y", "TN-436BK", "TN-436C", "TN-436M", "TN-436Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/brother-mfc-l8900cdw.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-g3270", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA G (MegaTank)", "model": "PIXMA G3270", "type": "tank", "release_year": 2023, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "A MegaTank, so it refills from bottles and carries no cartridge chip for anything to reject. Canon's manual for the G3270 has none of the ink cartridge support codes its cartridge models carry, because there is no cartridge for the printer to run a check on. Third-party bottles still cost you Canon's cover for damage the ink causes, which is a separate matter from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the G3070 series, reached through Canon's own model picker. Its support code list carries none of the ink cartridge codes, because the machine refills from bottles. Left open on that positive reading and not on a missing notice.", "cartridges": [ "GI-21BK", "GI-21C", "GI-21M", "GI-21Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2023, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-g3270.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-g7020", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA G (MegaTank)", "model": "PIXMA G7020", "type": "tank", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "A MegaTank, so it refills from bottles and carries no cartridge chip for anything to reject. Canon's manual for the G7020 has none of the ink cartridge support codes its cartridge models carry, because there is no cartridge for the printer to run a check on. Third-party bottles still cost you Canon's cover for damage the ink causes, which is a separate matter from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the G7000 series, reached through Canon's own model picker. Its support code list carries none of the ink cartridge codes, because the machine refills from bottles. Left open on that positive reading and not on a missing notice.", "cartridges": [ "GI-20BK", "GI-20C", "GI-20M", "GI-20Y" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-g7020.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg2120", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG2120", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the MG2120. Its own model picker resolves the model to no document, and the manual and support code paths for the series both return Page Not Found, so no current model specific text exists to read either way. Canon's support knowledge base still carries Canon USA support article 000044343, tagged to the PIXMA MG2120 but titled for the MX320, so the behaviour is documented somewhere even if the manual has gone. The status stays open on what Canon documents across every model here that still has a manual, and this row records that as its basis.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the MG2120. Checked three ways on Canon's own hosts: the model picker at ptl-select, which returns no manual; the series manual path; and the series support code path, both Page Not Found. Recorded as unread, not as a check that passed.", "cartridges": [ "CL-241", "CL-241XL", "PG-240", "PG-240XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg2120.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg2522", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG2522", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG2522 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG2500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg2522.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg2525", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG2525", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG2525 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG2500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg2525.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg2920", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG2920", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG2920 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG2900 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg2920.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg3020", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG3020", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG3020 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG3000 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg3020.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg3520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG3520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG3520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG3500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-241", "CL-241XL", "PG-240", "PG-240XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg3520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg3620", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG3620", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG3620 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG3600 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-241", "CL-241XL", "PG-240", "PG-240XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg3620.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg5420", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG5420", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the MG5420. Its own model picker resolves the model to no document, and the manual and support code paths for the series both return Page Not Found, so no current model specific text exists to read either way. Canon's support knowledge base still carries Canon USA support article 000046847, An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD - MG5420 / MG5422, which still documents support code 1683, so the behaviour is documented somewhere even if the manual has gone. The status stays open on what Canon documents across every model here that still has a manual, and this row records that as its basis.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the MG5420. Checked three ways on Canon's own hosts: the model picker at ptl-select, which returns no manual; the series manual path; and the series support code path, both Page Not Found. Recorded as unread, not as a check that passed.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-251", "PGI-250", "PGI-250XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg5420.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg5720", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG5720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG5720 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG5700 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-271", "PGI-270", "PGI-270XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg5720.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg6320", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG6320", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the MG6320. Its own model picker resolves the model to no document, and the manual and support code paths for the series both return Page Not Found, so no current model specific text exists to read either way. Canon's support knowledge base still carries Canon USA support article 000046813, An Error Message Is Displayed on the Touch Screen - MG6320, so the behaviour is documented somewhere even if the manual has gone. The status stays open on what Canon documents across every model here that still has a manual, and this row records that as its basis.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the MG6320. Checked three ways on Canon's own hosts: the model picker at ptl-select, which returns no manual; the series manual path; and the series support code path, both Page Not Found. Recorded as unread, not as a check that passed.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-251", "PGI-250", "PGI-250XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg6320.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg6820", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG6820", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG6820 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG6800 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-271", "PGI-270", "PGI-270XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg6820.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg7520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG7520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG7520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1683 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. Code 1683 is the closest Canon's documentation comes to a warning about non-Canon ink, and even there it names refilled ink tanks only to disclaim liability for damage they cause.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG7500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1683, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. Code 1683 names refilled ink tanks and disclaims liability for damage they cause, which is the strongest thing Canon writes about non-Canon ink anywhere in this manual. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-251", "PGI-250", "PGI-250XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg7520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mg7720", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MG", "model": "PIXMA MG7720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MG7720 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MG7700 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-271", "PGI-270", "PGI-270XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mg7720.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mx490", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MX", "model": "PIXMA MX490", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MX490 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MX490 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mx490.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mx492", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MX", "model": "PIXMA MX492", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MX492 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MX490 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mx492.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mx532", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MX", "model": "PIXMA MX532", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MX532 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MX530 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-241", "CL-241XL", "PG-240", "PG-240XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mx532.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-mx922", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA MX", "model": "PIXMA MX922", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the MX922 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1683 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. Code 1683 is the closest Canon's documentation comes to a warning about non-Canon ink, and even there it names refilled ink tanks only to disclaim liability for damage they cause.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the MX920 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1683, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. Code 1683 names refilled ink tanks and disclaims liability for damage they cause, which is the strongest thing Canon writes about non-Canon ink anywhere in this manual. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-251", "PGI-250", "PGI-250XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-mx922.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-tr4520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TR", "model": "PIXMA TR4520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TR4520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TR4500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-tr4520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-tr4720", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TR", "model": "PIXMA TR4720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TR4720 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TR4700 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-276", "CL-276XL", "PG-275", "PG-275XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2023, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-tr4720.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-tr7020", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TR", "model": "PIXMA TR7020", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TR7020 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TR7000 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-261", "CL-261XL", "PG-260", "PG-260XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-tr7020.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-tr7520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TR", "model": "PIXMA TR7520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TR7520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TR7500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281XXL", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-tr7520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-tr8520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TR", "model": "PIXMA TR8520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TR8520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TR8500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281XXL", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-tr8520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-tr8620", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA", "model": "PIXMA TR8620", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TR8620 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TR8600 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "Canon CL-281", "Canon CL-281XL", "Canon PG-280", "Canon PG-280XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-tr8620.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts202", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS202", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS202 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the RESUME button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS200 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold RESUME for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts202.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts302", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS302", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS302 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the RESUME button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS300 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold RESUME for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts302.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts3120", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS3120", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS3120 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS3100 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts3120.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts3320", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS3320", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS3320 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS3300 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts3320.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts3520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS3520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS3520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS3500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-276", "CL-276XL", "PG-275", "PG-275XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2023, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts3520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts3522", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS3522", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS3522 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS3500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-276", "CL-276XL", "PG-275", "PG-275XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2023, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts3522.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts3720", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS3720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2023, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS3720 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS3700 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-276", "CL-276XL", "PG-275", "PG-275XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2023, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts3720.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts5120", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS5120", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS5120 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS5100 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-241", "CL-241XL", "PG-240", "PG-240XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts5120.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts5320", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS5320", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS5320 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS5300 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-261", "CL-261XL", "PG-260", "PG-260XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts5320.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts6020", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS6020", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS6020 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS6000 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-271", "PGI-270", "PGI-270XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts6020.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts6220", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS6220", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS6220 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS6200 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281XXL", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts6220.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts6320", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS6320", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS6320 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS6300 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281XXL", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts6320.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts6420", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS6420", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS6420 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS6400 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-261", "CL-261XL", "PG-260", "PG-260XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts6420.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts8220", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS8220", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS8220 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS8200 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281PB", "CLI-281XXL", "CLI-281XXLPB", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts8220.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts8320", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS8320", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS8320 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS8300 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281PB", "CLI-281XXL", "CLI-281XXLPB", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts8320.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts9020", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS9020", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS9020 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS9000 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-271", "PGI-270", "PGI-270XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts9020.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts9120", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS9120", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS9120 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS9100 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281PB", "CLI-281XXL", "CLI-281XXLPB", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts9120.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ts9520", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA TS", "model": "PIXMA TS9520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the TS9520 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support code 1688 tells you to hold the Stop button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the TS9500 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold Stop for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-281", "CLI-281PB", "CLI-281XXL", "CLI-281XXLPB", "PGI-280", "PGI-280XXL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ts9520.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ip2820", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA iP", "model": "PIXMA iP2820", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon does not block third-party ink on this machine, and its own manual for the iP2820 spells out what happens instead. When the printer stops trusting a cartridge it drops the ink level reading and leaves the printer working: support codes 1686 and 1688 tell you to hold the ON/RESUME button for 5 seconds, after which printing continues without the gauge. One code does stop a job, 1684, and Canon words it as a cartridge that may not be installed properly or may not be compatible with this printer, which is a question of fit and not of brand. The newer wording on this model drops the mention of refilled ink that Canon's older manuals carried, and describes the same behaviour without naming what put the cartridge in that state.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon's own online manual for the iP2800 series, reached through Canon's own model picker and then that manual's own support code list. Read codes 1686, 1688 verbatim. The manual documents the five second release: hold ON/RESUME for 5 seconds and the printer drops the ink level detector and keeps printing. No code in this manual mentions refilled or non-Canon ink at all. Code 1684 stops a job only for a cartridge Canon calls not compatible with this printer, which is a fitment check. No code in the list describes a brand check, and the only refusal in it is the fitment one above. The refusal wordings were searched for across every code read, so finding none is a result.", "cartridges": [ "CL-244", "CL-246", "CL-246XL", "PG-243", "PG-245", "PG-245XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ip2820.html" }, { "id": "canon-pixma-ip7220", "brand": "Canon", "series": "PIXMA iP", "model": "PIXMA iP7220", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the iP7220. Its own model picker resolves the model to no document, and the manual and support code paths for the series both return Page Not Found, so no current model specific text exists to read either way. Canon's support knowledge base has nothing written for this model either, which makes it the thinnest of the four. The status stays open on what Canon documents across every model here that still has a manual, and this row records that as its basis.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Canon no longer publishes an online manual for the iP7220. Checked three ways on Canon's own hosts: the model picker at ptl-select, which returns no manual; the series manual path; and the series support code path, both Page Not Found. Recorded as unread, not as a check that passed.", "cartridges": [ "CLI-251", "PGI-250", "PGI-250XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/canon-pixma-ip7220.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-15000", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-15000", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-15000 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-15000, doc cpd5/cpd58148) (ET-15000, doc cpd5/cpd58148) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-15000.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-16500", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-16500", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-16500 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-16500, doc cpd5/cpd51573) (ET-16500, doc cpd5/cpd51573) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 664" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-16500.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2400", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2400", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2400 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2400, doc cpd6/cpd62154) (ET-2400, doc cpd6/cpd62154) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 522" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2400.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2500", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2500", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2500 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2500, doc cpd4/cpd42912) (ET-2500, doc cpd4/cpd42912) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 664" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2500.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2710", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2710", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "No cartridge chip for a firmware update to refuse, and Epson's own published position puts EcoTank outside the restriction it applies to its cartridge printers. Epson America publishes no support page for the EcoTank ET-2710, so this row rests on that range wide statement rather than on a guide written for the machine.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Epson America publishes no support page for the EcoTank ET-2710, so this row rests on the EcoTank carve out alone rather than on a guide of its own: Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. The machine refills from bottles and has no cartridge chip for an update to reject.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 104" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2710.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2720", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2720", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2720 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2720, doc cpd5/cpd56719) (ET-2720, doc cpd5/cpd56719) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 522" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2720.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2750", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2750", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2750 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2750, doc cpd5/cpd53993) (ET-2750, doc cpd5/cpd53993) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2750.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2760", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2760", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2760 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2760, doc cpd5/cpd57083) (ET-2760, doc cpd5/cpd57083) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2760.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2800", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2800", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2800 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2800/ET-2803, doc cpd6/cpd60271) (ET-2800/ET-2803, doc cpd6/cpd60271) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 522" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2800.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2803", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2803", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2803 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2800/ET-2803, doc cpd6/cpd60271) (ET-2800/ET-2803, doc cpd6/cpd60271) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 522" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2803.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-2850", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-2850", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-2850 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-2850, doc cpd6/cpd60206) (ET-2850, doc cpd6/cpd60206) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-2850.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-3750", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-3750", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-3750 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-3750, doc cpd5/cpd53995) (ET-3750, doc cpd5/cpd53995) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-3750.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-3760", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-3760", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-3760 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-3760, doc cpd5/cpd57088) (ET-3760, doc cpd5/cpd57088) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-3760.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-3850", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-3850", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-3850 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-3850, doc cpd6/cpd60203) (ET-3850, doc cpd6/cpd60203) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-3850.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-4500", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-4500", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-4500 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-4500, doc cpd4/cpd42919) (ET-4500, doc cpd4/cpd42919) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 664" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-4500.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-4760", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-4760", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-4760 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-4760, doc cpd5/cpd57090) (ET-4760, doc cpd5/cpd57090) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-4760.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-4800", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-4800", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-4800 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-4800, doc cpd6/cpd60267) (ET-4800, doc cpd6/cpd60267) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 522" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-4800.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-et-4850", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank", "model": "EcoTank ET-4850", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank ET-4850 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-4850, doc cpd6/cpd60205) (ET-4850, doc cpd6/cpd60205) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 502" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-et-4850.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-photo-et-8500", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank Photo", "model": "EcoTank Photo ET-8500", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank Photo ET-8500 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-8500/ET-8550, doc cpd5/cpd59879) (ET-8500/ET-8550, doc cpd5/cpd59879) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 552" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-photo-et-8500.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-photo-et-8550", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank Photo", "model": "EcoTank Photo ET-8550", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank Photo ET-8550 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-8500/ET-8550, doc cpd5/cpd59879) (ET-8500/ET-8550, doc cpd5/cpd59879) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 552" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-photo-et-8550.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-pro-et-5800", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank Pro", "model": "EcoTank Pro ET-5800", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank Pro ET-5800 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-5800/ET-5850/ET-5880, doc cpd5/cpd58422) (ET-5800/ET-5850/ET-5880, doc cpd5/cpd58422) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 542" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-pro-et-5800.html" }, { "id": "epson-ecotank-pro-et-5850", "brand": "Epson", "series": "EcoTank Pro", "model": "EcoTank Pro ET-5850", "type": "ecotank", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "Refilled from bottles, and Epson says in writing that it does not stand in the way. Its Ink Yields page calls EcoTank an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles, and the software update topic in the guide for the EcoTank Pro ET-5850 carries none of the third-party ink warning Epson prints in its cartridge model guides. Non-genuine ink can still cost you warranty cover on damage it causes, which is a different risk from being locked out.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (ET-5800/ET-5850/ET-5880, doc cpd5/cpd58422) (ET-5800/ET-5850/ET-5880, doc cpd5/cpd58422) has the same software update topic as the cartridge models and carries no ink note at all. On this side of the range that absence is the finding rather than a gap, because Epson's Ink Yields page carves EcoTank out by name, saying EcoTank printers have been designed as an open system that does not prevent the use of non-OEM inkjet bottles. Left open on positive evidence.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 542" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-ecotank-pro-et-5850.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-400", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Home", "model": "Expression Home XP-400", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. The least documented row on this page. Epson publishes no current guide or support page for the Expression Home XP-400 at all, so there is nothing model specific to read either way, and the status rests on what Epson says about its cartridge range as a whole. An older machine like this is unlikely to be sent new firmware, which cuts the practical risk without changing what Epson reserves the right to do.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Epson America publishes no User's Guide for the Expression Home XP-400 and its support search returns no page for it, so there was no per model document to read. Status rests on Epson's published position for the range: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. Weakest evidence of any Epson row here, and it says so rather than reading as a check that passed.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 200", "Epson 200XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-400.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-4100", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Home", "model": "Expression Home XP-4100", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the Expression Home XP-4100 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-4100/XP-4105, doc cpd5/cpd56917) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the Expression Home XP-4100. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 212", "Epson 212XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-4100.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-420", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Home", "model": "Expression Home XP-420", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. This one is weaker than the rest of the list and we would rather say so. The guide Epson published for the Expression Home XP-420 carries no ink note, but it was written before Epson began printing one, and Epson's current position covers every cartridge printer it sells. Hold firmware updates if compatibles matter to you, and treat a cartridge that stops being recognised right after an update as the expected failure rather than a faulty cartridge.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-420/XP-424, doc cpd4/cpd42276) (XP-420/XP-424, doc cpd4/cpd42276) has the software update topic and no ink note in it. This guide predates the note, which Epson added to later ones, so the absence dates the document rather than clearing the printer. Promoted on Epson's published position instead: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. That covers every cartridge model Epson sells, so unlike an HP model with no notice this one is not undocumented.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 220", "Epson 220XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-420.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-4200", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Home", "model": "Expression Home XP-4200", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the Expression Home XP-4200 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-4200/XP-4205, doc cpd6/cpd62196) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the Expression Home XP-4200. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 232", "Epson 232XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-4200.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-440", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Home", "model": "Expression Home XP-440", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. This one is weaker than the rest of the list and we would rather say so. The guide Epson published for the Expression Home XP-440 carries no ink note, but it was written before Epson began printing one, and Epson's current position covers every cartridge printer it sells. Hold firmware updates if compatibles matter to you, and treat a cartridge that stops being recognised right after an update as the expected failure rather than a faulty cartridge.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-440/XP-446, doc cpd5/cpd52730) (XP-440/XP-446, doc cpd5/cpd52730) has the software update topic and no ink note in it. This guide predates the note, which Epson added to later ones, so the absence dates the document rather than clearing the printer. Promoted on Epson's published position instead: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. That covers every cartridge model Epson sells, so unlike an HP model with no notice this one is not undocumented.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 288", "Epson 288XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-440.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-photo-xp-15000", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Photo", "model": "Expression Photo XP-15000", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's guide for the Expression Photo XP-15000 puts it more mildly than the newer guides do, saying only that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. The milder wording is a template difference rather than a promise about this machine, so treat it the same way: hold automatic updates while you are buying compatibles.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-15000, doc cpd5/cpd54608) carries the short note: Epson provides firmware updates periodically, the printer was designed to work only with genuine Epson ink cartridges, and some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. It stops there, without the sentence other guides carry about cartridges that worked before an update. The mechanism is the same and only the wording is weaker. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 312", "Epson 312XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-photo-xp-15000.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-photo-xp-8500", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Photo", "model": "Expression Photo XP-8500", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's guide for the Expression Photo XP-8500 puts it more mildly than the newer guides do, saying only that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. The milder wording is a template difference rather than a promise about this machine, so treat it the same way: hold automatic updates while you are buying compatibles.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-8500, doc cpd5/cpd53910) carries the short note: Epson provides firmware updates periodically, the printer was designed to work only with genuine Epson ink cartridges, and some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. It stops there, without the sentence other guides carry about cartridges that worked before an update. The mechanism is the same and only the wording is weaker. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 312", "Epson 312XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-photo-xp-8500.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-6100", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Premium", "model": "Expression Premium XP-6100", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's guide for the Expression Premium XP-6100 puts it more mildly than the newer guides do, saying only that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. The milder wording is a template difference rather than a promise about this machine, so treat it the same way: hold automatic updates while you are buying compatibles.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-6100, doc cpd5/cpd56653) carries the short note: Epson provides firmware updates periodically, the printer was designed to work only with genuine Epson ink cartridges, and some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. It stops there, without the sentence other guides carry about cartridges that worked before an update. The mechanism is the same and only the wording is weaker. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 302", "Epson 302XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-6100.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-7100", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Premium", "model": "Expression Premium XP-7100", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the Expression Premium XP-7100 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-7100, doc cpd5/cpd55773) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the Expression Premium XP-7100. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 410", "Epson 410XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-7100.html" }, { "id": "epson-expression-xp-820", "brand": "Epson", "series": "Expression Premium", "model": "Expression Premium XP-820", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. This one is weaker than the rest of the list and we would rather say so. The guide Epson published for the Expression Premium XP-820 carries no ink note, but it was written before Epson began printing one, and Epson's current position covers every cartridge printer it sells. Hold firmware updates if compatibles matter to you, and treat a cartridge that stops being recognised right after an update as the expected failure rather than a faulty cartridge.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (XP-820, doc cpd4/cpd41239) (XP-820, doc cpd4/cpd41239) has the software update topic and no ink note in it. This guide predates the note, which Epson added to later ones, so the absence dates the document rather than clearing the printer. Promoted on Epson's published position instead: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. That covers every cartridge model Epson sells, so unlike an HP model with no notice this one is not undocumented.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 273", "Epson 273XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-expression-xp-820.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-pro-wf-3820", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce Pro", "model": "WorkForce Pro WF-3820", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce Pro WF-3820 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-3820 Series, doc cpd5/cpd58812) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce Pro WF-3820. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 822", "Epson 822XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-pro-wf-3820.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-pro-wf-4720", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce Pro", "model": "WorkForce Pro WF-4720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce Pro WF-4720 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-3720/WF-3730/WF-4720/WF-4730 Series, doc cpd5/cpd53013) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce Pro WF-4720. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 802", "Epson 802XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-pro-wf-4720.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-pro-wf-4740", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce Pro", "model": "WorkForce Pro WF-4740", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's guide for the WorkForce Pro WF-4740 puts it more mildly than the newer guides do, saying only that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. The milder wording is a template difference rather than a promise about this machine, so treat it the same way: hold automatic updates while you are buying compatibles.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-4740 Series, doc cpd5/cpd53015) carries the short note: Epson provides firmware updates periodically, the printer was designed to work only with genuine Epson ink cartridges, and some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. It stops there, without the sentence other guides carry about cartridges that worked before an update. The mechanism is the same and only the wording is weaker. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 802", "Epson 802XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-pro-wf-4740.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-pro-wf-7820", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce Pro", "model": "WorkForce Pro WF-7820", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce Pro WF-7820 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-7820/WF-7840, doc cpd5/cpd59021) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce Pro WF-7820. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 812", "Epson 812XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-pro-wf-7820.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-pro-wf-7840", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce Pro", "model": "WorkForce Pro WF-7840", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce Pro WF-7840 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-7820/WF-7840, doc cpd5/cpd59021) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce Pro WF-7840. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 812", "Epson 812XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-pro-wf-7840.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2540", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2540", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. The least documented row on this page. Epson publishes no current guide or support page for the WorkForce WF-2540 at all, so there is nothing model specific to read either way, and the status rests on what Epson says about its cartridge range as a whole. An older machine like this is unlikely to be sent new firmware, which cuts the practical risk without changing what Epson reserves the right to do.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | Epson America publishes no User's Guide for the WorkForce WF-2540 and its support search returns no page for it, so there was no per model document to read. Status rests on Epson's published position for the range: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. Weakest evidence of any Epson row here, and it says so rather than reading as a check that passed.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 200", "Epson 200XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2540.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2750", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2750", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. This one is weaker than the rest of the list and we would rather say so. The guide Epson published for the WorkForce WF-2750 carries no ink note, but it was written before Epson began printing one, and Epson's current position covers every cartridge printer it sells. Hold firmware updates if compatibles matter to you, and treat a cartridge that stops being recognised right after an update as the expected failure rather than a faulty cartridge.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-2750, doc cpd5/cpd51270) (WF-2750, doc cpd5/cpd51270) has the software update topic and no ink note in it. This guide predates the note, which Epson added to later ones, so the absence dates the document rather than clearing the printer. Promoted on Epson's published position instead: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. That covers every cartridge model Epson sells, so unlike an HP model with no notice this one is not undocumented.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 220", "Epson 220XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2750.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2760", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2760", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. This one is weaker than the rest of the list and we would rather say so. The guide Epson published for the WorkForce WF-2760 carries no ink note, but it was written before Epson began printing one, and Epson's current position covers every cartridge printer it sells. Hold firmware updates if compatibles matter to you, and treat a cartridge that stops being recognised right after an update as the expected failure rather than a faulty cartridge.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-2760, doc cpd5/cpd51272) (WF-2760, doc cpd5/cpd51272) has the software update topic and no ink note in it. This guide predates the note, which Epson added to later ones, so the absence dates the document rather than clearing the printer. Promoted on Epson's published position instead: Epson's Ink Yields page states that Epson ink cartridge printers are designed for use with Epson cartridges only, that other brands are not compatible and if described as compatible may not function properly or continuously, and that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. That covers every cartridge model Epson sells, so unlike an HP model with no notice this one is not undocumented.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 220", "Epson 220XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2760.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2830", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2830", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's guide for the WorkForce WF-2830 puts it more mildly than the newer guides do, saying only that some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. The milder wording is a template difference rather than a promise about this machine, so treat it the same way: hold automatic updates while you are buying compatibles.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-2830, doc cpd5/cpd56950) carries the short note: Epson provides firmware updates periodically, the printer was designed to work only with genuine Epson ink cartridges, and some updates may affect the functionality of third-party ink. It stops there, without the sentence other guides carry about cartridges that worked before an update. The mechanism is the same and only the wording is weaker. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 212", "Epson 212XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2830.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2850", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2850", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce WF-2850 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-2850, doc cpd5/cpd56932) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce WF-2850. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 212", "Epson 212XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2850.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2930", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2930", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce WF-2930 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-2930, doc cpd6/cpd62192) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce WF-2930. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 232", "Epson 232XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2930.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-2950", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-2950", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce WF-2950 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-2950, doc cpd6/cpd62194) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce WF-2950. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 232", "Epson 232XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-2950.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-7710", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-7710", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce WF-7710 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-7710/WF-7720, doc cpd5/cpd53888) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce WF-7710. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 252", "Epson 252XL", "Epson 254" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-7710.html" }, { "id": "epson-workforce-wf-7720", "brand": "Epson", "series": "WorkForce", "model": "WorkForce WF-7720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Epson can stop third-party ink working here with a firmware update, and it is the update rather than the cartridge that does it. Epson's own guide for the WorkForce WF-7720 says so in as many words: cartridges that functioned before a firmware update may not continue to function. Epson gives you the warning in advance, which is little use once the printer updates itself, so the defence is to decide when it updates. Turn automatic updates off before you fit a compatible, and keep a genuine cartridge in reserve for the day you do have to update.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | the model's own Epson User's Guide (WF-7710/WF-7720, doc cpd5/cpd53888) carries the full note in its software update topic: the printer is designed to work only with genuine Epson-brand ink cartridges, other brands are not compatible even if described as compatible, and non-Epson branded or altered Epson cartridges that functioned prior to a firmware update may not continue to function. Reached through Epson's own search and this model's support page, and the guide names the WorkForce WF-7720. Epson documents the off switch itself: Auto Update Settings in the Windows printer software has a Never option, and the printer's own panel has a firmware update setting.", "cartridges": [ "Epson 252", "Epson 252XL", "Epson 254" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/epson-workforce-wf-7720.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-m252dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro M252dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF400A/CF400X/CF401A/CF401X/CF402A/CF402X/CF403A/CF403X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF400A", "CF400X", "CF401A", "CF401X", "CF402A", "CF402X", "CF403A", "CF403X" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m252dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-m254dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro M254dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own store page for the M254dw: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible CF500A/CF500X/CF501A/CF501X/CF502A/CF502X/CF503A/CF503X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "CF500A", "CF500X", "CF501A", "CF501X", "CF502A", "CF502X", "CF503A", "CF503X" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m254dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-m255dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro M255dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on the HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw data sheet: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible W2110A/W2110X/W2111A/W2111X/W2112A/W2112X/W2113A/W2113X/W2210A/W2210X/W2211A/W2211X/W2212A/W2212X/W2213A/W2213X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W2110A", "W2110X", "W2111A", "W2111X", "W2112A", "W2112X", "W2113A", "W2113X", "W2210A", "W2210X", "W2211A", "W2211X", "W2212A", "W2212X", "W2213A", "W2213X" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m255dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-m452dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro M452dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF410A/CF410X/CF411A/CF411X/CF412A/CF412X/CF413A/CF413X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF410A", "CF410X", "CF411A", "CF411X", "CF412A", "CF412X", "CF413A", "CF413X" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m452dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-m454dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro M454dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's page for the M479fdw, its sibling in the same M454 and M479 series: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible W2020A/W2020X/W2021A/W2021X/W2022A/W2022X/W2023A/W2023X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W2020A", "W2020X", "W2021A", "W2021X", "W2022A", "W2022X", "W2023A", "W2023X" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m454dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m277dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF400A/CF400X/CF401A/CF401X/CF402A/CF402X/CF403A/CF403X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF400A", "CF400X", "CF401A", "CF401X", "CF402A", "CF402X", "CF403A", "CF403X" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m277dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m281fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own store page for the M281fdw: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible CF500A/CF500X/CF501A/CF501X/CF502A/CF502X/CF503A/CF503X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "CF500A", "CF500X", "CF501A", "CF501X", "CF502A", "CF502X", "CF503A", "CF503X" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m281fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m283fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own store page for the M283fdw: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible W2110A/W2110X/W2111A/W2111X/W2112A/W2112X/W2113A/W2113X/W2210A/W2210X/W2211A/W2211X/W2212A/W2212X/W2213A/W2213X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W2110A", "W2110X", "W2111A", "W2111X", "W2112A", "W2112X", "W2113A", "W2113X", "W2210A", "W2210X", "W2211A", "W2211X", "W2212A", "W2212X", "W2213A", "W2213X" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m283fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m477fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF410A/CF410X/CF411A/CF411X/CF412A/CF412X/CF413A/CF413X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF410A", "CF410X", "CF411A", "CF411X", "CF412A", "CF412X", "CF413A", "CF413X" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m477fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m479fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own store page for the M479fdw: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible W2020A/W2020X/W2021A/W2021X/W2022A/W2022X/W2023A/W2023X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W2020A", "W2020X", "W2021A", "W2021X", "W2022A", "W2022X", "W2023A", "W2023X" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m479fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-1010", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 1010", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the DeskJet 1010 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the DeskJet 1010, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 61", "HP 61XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-1010.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-1112", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 1112", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the DeskJet 1112 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the DeskJet 1112 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 63", "HP 63XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-1112.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-1255", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 1255", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Nothing HP publishes covers this model any more. There is no store page for the DeskJet 1255 and no mention of it in the remediation document, so the lockable status stands on what was published when the machine was current. Leave automatic updates off if you intend to keep buying a compatible HP 67.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP publishes no store page for the DeskJet 1255 and does not name it in HP support document ish_11469335, so there is no current HP page carrying a per model notice either way. Left as published rather than demoted, because a page HP has taken down says nothing about the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-1255.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-2540", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 2540", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the DeskJet 2540 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the DeskJet 2540 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 61", "HP 61XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-2540.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-2655", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 2655", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP prints the dynamic security notice on its own store page for the DeskJet 2655, so a compatible HP 65 can stop working after a firmware update, and there is no HP firmware that takes the block off again. The wording here turns on electronic circuitry rather than a chip, so a cartridge rebuilt on unmodified HP circuitry is the version most likely to keep working.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the DeskJet 2655 carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 65", "HP 65XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-2655.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-2742e", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 2742e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ printer, which binds harder than firmware does. HP's HP+ terms make Original HP ink a condition of operating the DeskJet 2742e rather than a recommendation, and you agree to it once at setup instead of in an update you can decline. HP no longer publishes a store page for this model.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP no longer publishes a store page for the DeskJet 2742e, so the per model notice cannot be read there, and the model is not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The constraint here is contractual rather than a firmware setting you can decline. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-2742e.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-2755e", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 2755e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Whoever set this printer up decided its ink policy. Accepting HP+ at setup, which is what the DeskJet 2755e is sold to do, commits the machine to Original HP ink for as long as you own it, and there is no later screen to change your mind on. HP also prints the dynamic security notice for this model in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 67 is refused on contract before firmware even comes into it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the DeskJet 2755e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-2755e.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-3632", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 3632", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the DeskJet 3632 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the DeskJet 3632 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 63", "HP 63XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-3632.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-3755", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 3755", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "This is the least certain row on the page. HP's live store page for the DeskJet 3755 carries full copy and no dynamic security notice, while the sibling models on the same cartridge do carry it. We have not demoted it on a missing line, but it deserves more doubt than the rest of the list.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the DeskJet 3755 is live and carries its full product copy with no dynamic security notice in it. This is the one row in the batch where HP's own page does not back the status. Left as published rather than demoted: the DeskJet 2655 and the ENVY 5055 take the same HP 65 cartridge and both pages carry the notice, and the models HP support document ish_11469335 names already showed that a product page without the line proves nothing.", "cartridges": [ "HP 65", "HP 65XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-3755.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-3772", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 3772", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Nothing HP publishes covers this model any more. There is no store page for the DeskJet 3772 and no mention of it in the remediation document, so the lockable status stands on what was published when the machine was current. Leave automatic updates off if you intend to keep buying a compatible HP 65.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP publishes no store page for the DeskJet 3772 and does not name it in HP support document ish_11469335, so there is no current HP page carrying a per model notice either way. Left as published rather than demoted, because a page HP has taken down says nothing about the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 65", "HP 65XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-3772.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-4155e", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet 4155e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Whoever set this printer up decided its ink policy. Accepting HP+ at setup, which is what the DeskJet 4155e is sold to do, commits the machine to Original HP ink for as long as you own it, and there is no later screen to change your mind on. HP also prints the dynamic security notice for this model in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 67 is refused on contract before firmware even comes into it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the DeskJet 4155e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-4155e.html" }, { "id": "hp-deskjet-f4280", "brand": "HP", "series": "DeskJet", "model": "DeskJet F4280", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2008, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the DeskJet F4280 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the DeskJet F4280 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 60", "HP 60XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-deskjet-f4280.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-110", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 110", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the ENVY 110 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the ENVY 110, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 60", "HP 60XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-110.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-4500", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 4500", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the ENVY 4500 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the ENVY 4500 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 61", "HP 61XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-4500.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-4520", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 4520", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the ENVY 4520 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the ENVY 4520 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 63", "HP 63XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-4520.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-5052", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 5052", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "We kept the lockable status on this one without a current source for it. HP's store page for the ENVY 5052 is still live but has been emptied of its product copy, so the notice HP prints on comparable models cannot be read here. Hold firmware updates while a compatible HP 65 is printing for you.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY 5052 is live but stripped of its product copy, so the notice line is not on it and its absence carries no information. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The status stands as published. HP reduced the page we would read to a shell, which is a different thing from HP publishing a page that clears the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 65", "HP 65XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-5052.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-5055", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 5055", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP prints the dynamic security notice on its own store page for the ENVY 5055, so a compatible HP 65 can stop working after a firmware update, and there is no HP firmware that takes the block off again. The wording here turns on electronic circuitry rather than a chip, so a cartridge rebuilt on unmodified HP circuitry is the version most likely to keep working.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY 5055 carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 65", "HP 65XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-5055.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-5530", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 5530", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the ENVY 5530 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the ENVY 5530 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 61", "HP 61XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-5530.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-6055e", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 6055e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Whoever set this printer up decided its ink policy. Accepting HP+ at setup, which is what the ENVY 6055e is sold to do, commits the machine to Original HP ink for as long as you own it, and there is no later screen to change your mind on. HP also prints the dynamic security notice for this model in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 67 is refused on contract before firmware even comes into it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY 6055e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-6055e.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-6075", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 6075", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP prints the dynamic security notice on its own store page for the ENVY 6075, so a compatible HP 67 can stop working after a firmware update, and there is no HP firmware that takes the block off again. The wording here turns on electronic circuitry rather than a chip, so a cartridge rebuilt on unmodified HP circuitry is the version most likely to keep working.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY 6075 carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-6075.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-6455e", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY", "model": "ENVY 6455e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Whoever set this printer up decided its ink policy. Accepting HP+ at setup, which is what the ENVY 6455e is sold to do, commits the machine to Original HP ink for as long as you own it, and there is no later screen to change your mind on. HP also prints the dynamic security notice for this model in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 67 is refused on contract before firmware even comes into it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY 6455e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 67", "HP 67XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-6455e.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-photo-6255", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY Photo", "model": "ENVY Photo 6255", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP prints the dynamic security notice on its own store page for the ENVY Photo 6255, so a compatible HP 64 can stop working after a firmware update, and there is no HP firmware that takes the block off again. The wording here turns on electronic circuitry rather than a chip, so a cartridge rebuilt on unmodified HP circuitry is the version most likely to keep working.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY Photo 6255 carries the 2016 wording of the notice in its circuitry form: dynamic security enabled printer, intended to be used with cartridges using only HP original electronic circuitry, and cartridges that work today may not work in the future. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 64", "HP 64XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-photo-6255.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-photo-7155", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY Photo", "model": "ENVY Photo 7155", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP prints the dynamic security notice on its own store page for the ENVY Photo 7155, so a compatible HP 64 can stop working after a firmware update, and there is no HP firmware that takes the block off again. The wording here turns on electronic circuitry rather than a chip, so a cartridge rebuilt on unmodified HP circuitry is the version most likely to keep working.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY Photo 7155 carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 64", "HP 64XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-photo-7155.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-photo-7855", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY Photo", "model": "ENVY Photo 7855", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP prints the dynamic security notice on its own store page for the ENVY Photo 7855, so a compatible HP 64 can stop working after a firmware update, and there is no HP firmware that takes the block off again. The wording here turns on electronic circuitry rather than a chip, so a cartridge rebuilt on unmodified HP circuitry is the version most likely to keep working.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY Photo 7855 carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 64", "HP 64XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-photo-7855.html" }, { "id": "hp-envy-photo-7858", "brand": "HP", "series": "ENVY Photo", "model": "ENVY Photo 7858", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "We kept the lockable status on this one without a current source for it. HP's store page for the ENVY Photo 7858 is still live but has been emptied of its product copy, so the notice HP prints on comparable models cannot be read here. Hold firmware updates while a compatible HP 64 is printing for you.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the ENVY Photo 7858 is live but stripped of its product copy, so the notice line is not on it and its absence carries no information. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The status stands as published. HP reduced the page we would read to a shell, which is a different thing from HP publishing a page that clears the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 64", "HP 64XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-envy-photo-7858.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-1020", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet", "model": "LaserJet 1020", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2005, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible Q2612A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "Q2612A" ], "supply_last_host": 2005, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-1020.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-m209dwe", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet", "model": "LaserJet M209dwe", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ model, the e on the end of the name. Per HP's own store page for the M209dwe, HP+ needs an HP account, an internet connection and Original HP toner for the life of the printer, so an enrolled machine refuses compatible W1340A/W1340X. Declining HP+ at first setup is the only moment third party toner stays possible. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W1340A", "W1340X" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-m209dwe.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-mfp-m140we", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet MFP", "model": "LaserJet MFP M140we", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2022, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ model, the e on the end of the name. Per HP's HP+ terms and the M209dwe page for the same e series, HP+ needs an HP account, an internet connection and Original HP toner for the life of the printer, so an enrolled machine refuses compatible W1420A. Declining HP+ at first setup is the only moment third party toner stays possible. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W1420A" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-mfp-m140we.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-mfp-m234dwe", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet MFP", "model": "LaserJet MFP M234dwe", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ model, the e on the end of the name. Per HP's own store page for the M234dwe, HP+ needs an HP account, an internet connection and Original HP toner for the life of the printer, so an enrolled machine refuses compatible W1340A/W1340X. Declining HP+ at first setup is the only moment third party toner stays possible. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W1340A", "W1340X" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-mfp-m234dwe.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-mfp-m236dwe", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet MFP", "model": "LaserJet MFP M236dwe", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ model, the e on the end of the name. Per HP's HP+ terms and the M234dwe page for the same e series, HP+ needs an HP account, an internet connection and Original HP toner for the life of the printer, so an enrolled machine refuses compatible W1340A/W1340X. Declining HP+ at first setup is the only moment third party toner stays possible. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "W1340A", "W1340X" ], "supply_last_host": 2022, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-mfp-m236dwe.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-p2055dn", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet", "model": "LaserJet P2055dn", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2008, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CE505A/CE505X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CE505A", "CE505X" ], "supply_last_host": 2008, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-p2055dn.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-400-color-m451dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro 400 Color", "model": "LaserJet Pro 400 Color M451dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CE410A/CE411A/CE412A/CE413A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CE410A", "CE411A", "CE412A", "CE413A" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-400-color-m451dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-400-color-mfp-m475dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CE410A/CE411A/CE412A/CE413A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CE410A", "CE411A", "CE412A", "CE413A" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-400-color-mfp-m475dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-400-m401dn", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro 400", "model": "LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF280A/CF280X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF280A", "CF280X" ], "supply_last_host": 2012, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-400-m401dn.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-400-mfp-m425dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro 400 MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF280A/CF280X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF280A", "CF280X" ], "supply_last_host": 2012, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-400-mfp-m425dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m102w", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M102w", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page. Compatible CF217A/CF219A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF217A", "CF219A" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m102w.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m12w", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M12w", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page. Compatible CF279A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF279A" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m12w.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m15w", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M15w", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own store page for the M15w: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible CF248A toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "CF248A" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m15w.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m201dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M201dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF283A/CF283X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF283A", "CF283X" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m201dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m203dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M203dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page. Compatible CF230A/CF230X/CF232A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF230A", "CF230X", "CF232A" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m203dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m402dn", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M402dn", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF226A/CF226X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF226A", "CF226X" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m402dn.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m404dn", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M404dn", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on the HP LaserJet Pro M404 series data sheet: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible 58A/58X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on the HP LaserJet Pro M404 series data sheet, see drm_note for what it says.", "cartridges": [ "HP 58A", "HP 58X" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m404dn.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-m404dw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro M404dw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on the HP LaserJet Pro M404 series data sheet: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible 58A/58X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "HP 58A", "HP 58X" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-m404dw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m127fw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M127fw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF283A/CF283X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF283A", "CF283X" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m127fw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m130fw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M130fw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page. Compatible CF217A/CF219A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF217A", "CF219A" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m130fw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m1536dnf", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M1536dnf", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2010, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CE278A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CE278A" ], "supply_last_host": 2010, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m1536dnf.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m227fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M227fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page. Compatible CF230A/CF230X/CF232A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF230A", "CF230X", "CF232A" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m227fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m26nw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M26nw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page. Compatible CF279A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF279A" ], "supply_last_host": 2016, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m26nw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m29w", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M29w", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own store page for the M29w: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible CF248A toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "CF248A" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m29w.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m426fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M426fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CF226A/CF226X toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CF226A", "CF226X" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m426fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m428fdn", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdn", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own product page for the LaserJet Pro MFP M428: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible 58A/58X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "HP 58A", "HP 58X" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m428fdn.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m428fdw", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro MFP", "model": "LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdw", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model on HP's own product page for the LaserJet Pro MFP M428: it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying a new or reused HP chip, and firmware updates can block compatible 58A/58X toner that worked before. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | HP publishes its dynamic security notice for this model, see drm_note for the source and what it says. Checked as part of the w1-003 laser audit.", "cartridges": [ "HP 58A", "HP 58X" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m428fdw.html" }, { "id": "hp-laserjet-pro-p1606dn", "brand": "HP", "series": "LaserJet Pro", "model": "LaserJet Pro P1606dn", "type": "laser", "release_year": 2010, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no dynamic security notice for this model on its current product page, and HP says dynamic security is not enabled by firmware on printers manufactured before 1 December 2016. Compatible CE278A toner is the normal choice here. Treat that as undocumented rather than guaranteed: HP has said in its own support forum that it publishes no list of which LaserJets carry the feature. Checked 1 September 2026.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-01 | checked against HP's own material for this model and left open, see drm_note for what was and was not found.", "cartridges": [ "CE278A" ], "supply_last_host": 2010, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-laserjet-pro-p1606dn.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-3830", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 3830", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the OfficeJet 3830 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the OfficeJet 3830 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 63", "HP 63XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-3830.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-4630", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 4630", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the OfficeJet 4630 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the OfficeJet 4630 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 61", "HP 61XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2014, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-4630.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-4650", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 4650", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the OfficeJet 4650 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the OfficeJet 4650 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 63", "HP 63XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-4650.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-5255", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 5255", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2018, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the OfficeJet 5255 lists it as a dynamic security enabled printer and says it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying new or reused HP circuitry. HP publishes no firmware that removes the block on this model.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's own store page for the OfficeJet 5255 lists it as a dynamic security enabled printer and states it is intended to work only with cartridges carrying new or reused HP circuitry. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block back off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 63", "HP 63XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2018, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-5255.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-6600", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 6600", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet 6600 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet 6600, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 932", "HP 932XL", "HP 933XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-6600.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-6700", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 6700", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet 6700 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet 6700, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 932", "HP 932XL", "HP 933XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-6700.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-6812", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 6812", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "No dynamic security notice from HP for this model, but HP names the OfficeJet 6810 and 6820 in the document listing the affected inkjets, and this printer shares that series. Treat it as undocumented rather than cleared, and hold automatic firmware updates if you run compatibles. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and left open. HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet 6810 and 6820 but not the OfficeJet 6812, and HP's store page for the OfficeJet 6812 carries no notice. A model whose series sibling HP names is undocumented rather than cleared.", "cartridges": [ "HP 934", "HP 934XL", "HP 935XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-6812.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-6958", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 6958", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "We kept the lockable status on this one without a current source for it. HP's store page for the OfficeJet 6958 is still live but has been emptied of its product copy, so the notice HP prints on comparable models cannot be read here. Hold firmware updates while a compatible HP 902 is printing for you.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet 6958 is live but stripped of its product copy, so the notice line is not on it and its absence carries no information. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The status stands as published. HP reduced the page we would read to a shell, which is a different thing from HP publishing a page that clears the printer. HP's support site files this machine under the OfficeJet 6950 series, and HP support document ish_11469335 is written for the OfficeJet 6950.", "cartridges": [ "HP 902", "HP 902XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-6958.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-6962", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 6962", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "We kept the lockable status on this one without a current source for it. HP's store page for the OfficeJet 6962 is still live but has been emptied of its product copy, so the notice HP prints on comparable models cannot be read here. Hold firmware updates while a compatible HP 902 is printing for you.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet 6962 is live but stripped of its product copy, so the notice line is not on it and its absence carries no information. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The status stands as published. HP reduced the page we would read to a shell, which is a different thing from HP publishing a page that clears the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 902", "HP 902XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-6962.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-7110", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 7110", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet 7110 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet 7110, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 932", "HP 932XL", "HP 933XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-7110.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-7612", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 7612", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet 7612 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet 7612, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 932", "HP 932XL", "HP 933XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-7612.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-8012", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet", "model": "OfficeJet 8012", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Nothing HP publishes covers this model any more. There is no store page for the OfficeJet 8012 and no mention of it in the remediation document, so the lockable status stands on what was published when the machine was current. Leave automatic updates off if you intend to keep buying a compatible HP 910.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet 8012 and does not name it in HP support document ish_11469335, so there is no current HP page carrying a per model notice either way. Left as published rather than demoted, because a page HP has taken down says nothing about the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-8012.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-6230", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 6230", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 6230 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible cartridge can be refused after an update. HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. The store page for this model carries no notice, so its age is not a safe signal.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 6230 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, and HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. HP's store page for the model carries no notice, so the support document is the stronger evidence.", "cartridges": [ "HP 934", "HP 934XL", "HP 935XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-6230.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-6830", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 6830", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2014, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 6830 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible cartridge can be refused after an update. HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. The store page for this model carries no notice, so its age is not a safe signal.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 6830 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, and HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. HP's store page for the model carries no notice, so the support document is the stronger evidence.", "cartridges": [ "HP 934", "HP 934XL", "HP 935XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-6830.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-6835", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 6835", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2015, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "No dynamic security notice from HP for this model, but HP names the OfficeJet Pro 6830 in the document listing the affected inkjets, and this printer shares that series. Treat it as undocumented rather than cleared, and hold automatic firmware updates if you run compatibles. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and left open. HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 6830 but not the OfficeJet Pro 6835, and HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 6835 carries no notice. A model whose series sibling HP names is undocumented rather than cleared.", "cartridges": [ "HP 934", "HP 934XL", "HP 935XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2015, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-6835.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-6968", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 6968", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "The notice on HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 6968 is the early version, from before HP started saying outright that future updates would block cartridges that had been working. It still means a compatible HP 902 can be refused, and HP offers no firmware to undo it on this model. Cartridges rebuilt on a genuine HP chip are the exception HP names.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 6968 carries the 2016 wording of the notice: dynamic security enabled printer, only intended to be used with cartridges using an HP original chip, and cartridges that work today may not work in the future. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 902", "HP 902XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-6968.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-6970", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 6970", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 6970 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible HP 902 can be refused after an update. The removal firmware HP offers here is conditional: it disables dynamic security on units built before 1 December 2016 and leaves it running on anything newer, so check the build date before counting on it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 6970 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached. The same document offers firmware that removes the block, but only on units built before 1 December 2016. On a unit made on or after that date the update leaves dynamic security running. HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 6970 any more, so there was nothing to read there.", "cartridges": [ "HP 902", "HP 902XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-6970.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-6978", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 6978", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP's own store page for the OfficeJet Pro 6978 carries the dynamic security notice, so a compatible HP 902 can stop working after a firmware update, and HP names no removal firmware for this model. HP's wording leaves room for a remanufactured cartridge built on a reused HP chip. A new compatible on a cloned chip is the one at risk.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 6978 carries the notice in the chip wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip, dynamic security measures block cartridges using a non-HP chip, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 902", "HP 902XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2019, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-6978.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-7740", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 7740", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2017, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 7740 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible HP 952 can be refused after an update. The removal firmware HP offers here is conditional: it disables dynamic security on units built before 1 December 2016 and leaves it running on anything newer, so check the build date before counting on it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 7740 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached. The same document offers firmware that removes the block, but only on units built before 1 December 2016. On a unit made on or after that date the update leaves dynamic security running. HP's live store page for the model carries the notice in the chip wording, saying the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip and that periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked.", "cartridges": [ "HP 952", "HP 952XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-7740.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8000", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8000", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2009, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8000 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8000, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 940", "HP 940XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2010, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8000.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8015e", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8015e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ printer, which binds harder than firmware does. HP's HP+ terms make Original HP ink a condition of operating the OfficeJet Pro 8015e rather than a recommendation, and you agree to it once at setup instead of in an update you can decline. HP no longer publishes a store page for this model.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8015e, so the per model notice cannot be read there, and the model is not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The constraint here is contractual rather than a firmware setting you can decline. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8015e.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8020", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8020", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "We kept the lockable status on this one without a current source for it. HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8020 is still live but has been emptied of its product copy, so the notice HP prints on comparable models cannot be read here. Hold firmware updates while a compatible HP 910 is printing for you.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8020 is live but stripped of its product copy, so the notice line is not on it and its absence carries no information. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The status stands as published. HP reduced the page we would read to a shell, which is a different thing from HP publishing a page that clears the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8020.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8025", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8025", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Nothing HP publishes covers this model any more. There is no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8025 and no mention of it in the remediation document, so the lockable status stands on what was published when the machine was current. Leave automatic updates off if you intend to keep buying a compatible HP 910.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8025 and does not name it in HP support document ish_11469335, so there is no current HP page carrying a per model notice either way. Left as published rather than demoted, because a page HP has taken down says nothing about the printer. HP's store pages for the OfficeJet Pro 8035 and the 8025e, which take the same HP 910 cartridge, both carry the notice.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8025.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8025e", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8025e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP+ makes this the stricter case. HP's terms require Original HP ink to operate the OfficeJet Pro 8025e rather than recommending it, and the choice is settled once at setup instead of arriving in an update you can decline. The same store page carries the dynamic security notice in its chip wording, so a compatible HP 910 is exposed on both counts.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8025e carries the notice in the chip wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip, dynamic security measures block cartridges using a non-HP chip, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8025e.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8035", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8035", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP's own store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8035 carries the dynamic security notice, so a compatible HP 910 can stop working after a firmware update, and HP names no removal firmware for this model. HP's wording leaves room for a remanufactured cartridge built on a reused HP chip. A new compatible on a cloned chip is the one at risk.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8035 carries the notice in the chip wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip, dynamic security measures block cartridges using a non-HP chip, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8035.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8035e", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8035e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2020, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP+ makes this the stricter case. HP's terms require Original HP ink to operate the OfficeJet Pro 8035e rather than recommending it, and the choice is settled once at setup instead of arriving in an update you can decline. The same store page carries the dynamic security notice in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 910 is exposed on both counts.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8035e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 910", "HP 910XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2020, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8035e.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8100", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8100", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2012, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8100 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8100, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 950", "HP 950XL", "HP 951XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8100.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8210", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8210", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 8210 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible HP 952 can be refused after an update. The removal firmware HP offers here is conditional: it disables dynamic security on units built before 1 December 2016 and leaves it running on anything newer, so check the build date before counting on it.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 8210 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached. The same document offers firmware that removes the block, but only on units built before 1 December 2016. On a unit made on or after that date the update leaves dynamic security running. HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8210 any more, so there was nothing to read there.", "cartridges": [ "HP 952", "HP 952XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8210.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8500a", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8500A", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2010, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8500A and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8500A, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 940", "HP 940XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2010, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8500a.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8600", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8600", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2011, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8600 and names it in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes, so nothing on record blocks compatible cartridges here. That is an absence of evidence rather than a guarantee. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8600, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets. Absence of a published notice, not a guarantee.", "cartridges": [ "HP 950", "HP 950XL", "HP 951XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8600.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8610", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8610", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 8610 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible cartridge can be refused after an update. HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. The store page for this model carries no notice, so its age is not a safe signal.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 8610 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, and HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. HP's store page for the model carries no notice, so the support document is the stronger evidence.", "cartridges": [ "HP 950", "HP 950XL", "HP 951XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8610.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8620", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8620", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2013, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP names the OfficeJet Pro 8620 in the support document listing the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, so a compatible cartridge can be refused after an update. HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. The store page for this model carries no notice, so its age is not a safe signal.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP support document ish_11469335 names the OfficeJet Pro 8620 among the inkjets its cartridge blocking firmware reached, and HP publishes firmware that removes the block on every unit whatever its date of manufacture. HP's store page for the model carries no notice, so the support document is the stronger evidence.", "cartridges": [ "HP 950", "HP 950XL", "HP 951XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2013, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8620.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8710", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8710", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "The notice on HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8710 is the early version, from before HP started saying outright that future updates would block cartridges that had been working. It still means a compatible HP 952 can be refused, and HP offers no firmware to undo it on this model. Cartridges rebuilt on a genuine HP chip are the exception HP names.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8710 carries the 2016 wording of the notice: dynamic security enabled printer, only intended to be used with cartridges using an HP original chip, and cartridges that work today may not work in the future. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 952", "HP 952XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8710.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8720", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8720", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "The notice on HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8720 is the early version, from before HP started saying outright that future updates would block cartridges that had been working. It still means a compatible HP 952 can be refused, and HP offers no firmware to undo it on this model. Cartridges rebuilt on a genuine HP chip are the exception HP names.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8720 carries the 2016 wording of the notice: dynamic security enabled printer, only intended to be used with cartridges using an HP original chip, and cartridges that work today may not work in the future. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 952", "HP 952XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8720.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8730", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8730", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Nothing HP publishes covers this model any more. There is no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8730 and no mention of it in the remediation document, so the lockable status stands on what was published when the machine was current. Leave automatic updates off if you intend to keep buying a compatible HP 952.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP publishes no store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8730 and does not name it in HP support document ish_11469335, so there is no current HP page carrying a per model notice either way. Left as published rather than demoted, because a page HP has taken down says nothing about the printer. HP's store pages for the OfficeJet Pro 8720 and the 8740, which share this data sheet and the HP 952 cartridge, both carry the notice.", "cartridges": [ "HP 952", "HP 952XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8730.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-8740", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 8740", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2016, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "The notice on HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8740 is the early version, from before HP started saying outright that future updates would block cartridges that had been working. It still means a compatible HP 952 can be refused, and HP offers no firmware to undo it on this model. Cartridges rebuilt on a genuine HP chip are the exception HP names.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 8740 carries the 2016 wording of the notice: dynamic security enabled printer, only intended to be used with cartridges using an HP original chip, and cartridges that work today may not work in the future. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 952", "HP 952XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2017, "supply_band": "aging", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-8740.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-9015", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 9015", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "We kept the lockable status on this one without a current source for it. HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9015 is still live but has been emptied of its product copy, so the notice HP prints on comparable models cannot be read here. Hold firmware updates while a compatible HP 962 is printing for you.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9015 is live but stripped of its product copy, so the notice line is not on it and its absence carries no information. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The status stands as published. HP reduced the page we would read to a shell, which is a different thing from HP publishing a page that clears the printer.", "cartridges": [ "HP 962", "HP 962XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-9015.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-9015e", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 9015e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP+ makes this the stricter case. HP's terms require Original HP ink to operate the OfficeJet Pro 9015e rather than recommending it, and the choice is settled once at setup instead of arriving in an update you can decline. The same store page carries the dynamic security notice in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 962 is exposed on both counts.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9015e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 962", "HP 962XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-9015e.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-9018e", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 9018e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "Sold as an HP+ printer, which binds harder than firmware does. HP's HP+ terms make Original HP ink a condition of operating the OfficeJet Pro 9018e rather than a recommendation, and you agree to it once at setup instead of in an update you can decline. HP no longer publishes a store page for this model.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP no longer publishes a store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9018e, so the per model notice cannot be read there, and the model is not named in HP support document ish_11469335. The constraint here is contractual rather than a firmware setting you can decline. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 962", "HP 962XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-9018e.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-9025", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 9025", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2019, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP's own store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9025 carries the dynamic security notice, so a compatible HP 962 can stop working after a firmware update, and HP names no removal firmware for this model. HP's wording leaves room for a remanufactured cartridge built on a reused HP chip. A new compatible on a cloned chip is the one at risk.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9025 carries the notice in the chip wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have a new or reused HP chip, dynamic security measures block cartridges using a non-HP chip, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off.", "cartridges": [ "HP 962", "HP 962XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-9025.html" }, { "id": "hp-officejet-pro-9025e", "brand": "HP", "series": "OfficeJet Pro", "model": "OfficeJet Pro 9025e", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2021, "uses_drm": true, "drm_status": "firmware-lockable", "drm_note": "HP+ makes this the stricter case. HP's terms require Original HP ink to operate the OfficeJet Pro 9025e rather than recommending it, and the choice is settled once at setup instead of arriving in an update you can decline. The same store page carries the dynamic security notice in its electronic circuitry wording, so a compatible HP 962 is exposed on both counts.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | HP's store page for the OfficeJet Pro 9025e carries the notice in the circuitry wording: the printer is intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP electronic circuitry, dynamic security measures block cartridges using modified or non-HP circuitry, and periodic firmware updates will block cartridges that previously worked. Not named in HP support document ish_11469335, so HP publishes no firmware that takes the block off. The e in the model name means HP sells it as an HP+ printer, and HP's HP+ page lists Original HP ink cartridges as required to operate, against recommended on a printer without HP+.", "cartridges": [ "HP 962", "HP 962XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2021, "supply_band": "current", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-officejet-pro-9025e.html" }, { "id": "hp-photosmart-c4680", "brand": "HP", "series": "PhotoSmart", "model": "PhotoSmart C4680", "type": "inkjet", "release_year": 2009, "uses_drm": false, "drm_status": "open", "drm_note": "HP's store page for the PhotoSmart C4680 carries no dynamic security notice, and HP names the model in neither of the dynamic security documents it publishes. Compatible cartridges are the normal choice here. That makes the status undocumented rather than guaranteed. Checked 2026-09-03.", "drm_verified": "2026-09-03 | checked and found nothing. HP's store page for the PhotoSmart C4680 is live and carries no dynamic security notice, and the model is named in neither HP support document ish_7470520, which lists no models at all, nor HP support document ish_11469335, which lists the affected inkjets.", "cartridges": [ "HP 60", "HP 60XL" ], "supply_last_host": 2011, "supply_band": "orphaned", "url": "https://mycartridgefinder.com/printer/hp-photosmart-c4680.html" } ] }