Canon can?t get enough toner chips, so it?s telling customers how to defeat its DRM

Lexmark, HP, Canon, Brother, and others all effectively require users to purchase first-party ink and toner.“Due to the worldwide continuing shortage of semiconductor components, Canon is currently facing challenges in procuring certain electronic components that are used in our consumables for our multifunction printers (MFP),” a Canon support website says in German. Rather, Canon says users may find that their toner cartridge doesn’t give them a low-toner warning before running empty.“Although there are no negative effects on print quality when consumables are used without electronic components, certain additional functions, such as the detection of the toner level, may be impaired,” Canon’s support site says.You must login or create an account to comment.Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox.