I urge everyone on this thread who has a printer with this issue to add a "review" of the model printer you own, everywhere possible. For instance, Amazon, Best Buy, Staples, Office Max/Office Depot, etc. If your model of printer is no longer being ...
Are you sure it was 4 years in every case? If so, that lends more credence to it. But, it's still possible for a unintended flaw to have a consistent timing. Y2K, for instance. Or lithium-ion batteries [which deteriorate even when not being used]...
Yes, I'm with VideoDude. The "Designed Obsolence" supposition has no basis in fact. It's a possibility [and I agree with VideoDude that it is remote], but that's all it is. I would caution everyone not to lapse into "mob mentality" and start screa...
It wasn't clear to me what exactly it was that you did. You said you "decided to stick all the old parts in the Canon MX700". Now, when you say "MX700," are you refering to the printer that origianlly failed with a U052 error? If so, then where di...