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HP's self-destructing printer cartridges
HP's printer cartridges have a device build in that causes them to self-destruct after a predetermined amount of time, a lawsuit filed by a Georgia woman alleges.
The time bomb chip is secretly programmed to prevent the cartridge from working properly, which could be even before the ink holder is inserted into a printer.
The suit is seeking class action status and demands restitution, damages and other compensations.
February 22, 2005 at 11:26 PM | Permalink
Comments
This is a very interesting yet worrying fact. How do we know that they are dagerous before they do any damage
Posted-by: Michael Swan | 24 Feb 2005 08:48:21
This just had to be Hewlett Packard.
HP printers are good, but the running costs are horrendous with their expensive cartridges. This "Time Bomb" is aimed at stopping people refilling cartridges and is yet another reason to look elsewhere for a printer.
Posted-by: Carl Wiffen | 24 Feb 2005 11:22:48
Yes mine died on the day etched on the cartridge, they had been used so little they only weighed slightly less than the new ones. As the article says, good printer, crap service! Next printer not HP!
Posted-by: terry colver | 28 Feb 2005 18:26:27
HP are really good at profiteering. They sell their printers at a fair price but make extortionate profits from overpriced cartridges and stamp on any attempt at recycling them. My next printer will definitely not be an HP.
Posted-by: John Broad | 1 Mar 2005 15:32:50
Lets be fair - thats the only way a company can make a good profit. A refilled cartridge just does not make good business sense. Why pass all the costs of getting it returned, refilled, cleaned-up and then sell it at a fraction of it true new value.
Give the guys a break - cutting costs just got rid of over 12000 people!!
Posted-by: Paul Curlunder | 19 Jul 2005 23:29:43
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