Every time a warning message pops up on your PC letting you know that your printer's toner is low, you have a laser toner chip to thank. These chips, also called printer or ink smart chips ...

For years, printers have been encumbered with digital rights management systems that prevent users from buying third-party ink and toner cartridges. Printer companies have claimed that their chip ...

If one of the printers uses the cartridges without a chip inside it, it will detect the toner level at either “100%” or “0%,” with nothing in between. If the toner is at 0%, it should be ...

Every printer I've had with DRM ink or toner has worked this way. Edit: I just realized it must be that Canon is selling toner without that chip, and so they are telling customers that it is ok ...

selling, or otherwise trafficking its “Smartek” chip. Static Control's chip is used in toner cartridges developed for Lexmark's T520/522 and T620/622 laser printers.

The printer has an IC chip built into the toner cartridge side, and this IC chip certifies 'official toner'. This IC chip is also used to read the remaining amount of toner, but there are cases ...

It seems the chip shortage has claimed yet another ... letting them know that changes are coming to its ink and toner cartridges for multifunction printers (MFP). It wasn't too long ago that ...