OKI Data Americas Inc., Irving, Texas, recently issued a consumer warning that several companies in the United States and Canada are altering OKI Data office printers and may be misleading consumers to believe they are OKI Data Digital Transfer products.
According to the company, these clone printers are not covered by OKI Data’s warranties, not eligible for OKI Data service and will not receive firmware or driver updates from OKI Data.
OKI Data is aware of the following printers that are unauthorized alterations of its printers: Uninet Icolor 500 and Icolor 600; Uprint UP450WT and UP850WT; Uprint USA UP450WT/UP850WT; and Sun Angel 33TW, 63TW and 83TW.
OKI Data will not supply on-site service, consumables, supplies, spare parts or technical support to these printers, nor will it supply the companies that modify these printers with any of the above. OKI Data Americas will not be responsible for these printers or any performance or safety issues that may arise from using one.
View the entire consumer warning from OKI Data Americas by clicking the link above to download the PDF, which contain more information regarding these clone machines and how to confirm whether you have purchased one. — J.L.
