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| From | Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: printer purchases |
| Date | 2025-08-06 09:26 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <106v3jj$3889m$6@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <106n49s$5c$1@reader1.panix.com> <bbqdnUOMfp3vhBL1nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com> <njm8ml-k7e.ln1@otis.foo> |
On 2025-08-05, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood wrote: > Groovy hepcat c186282 was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Sun, 3 Aug > 2025 06:10 pm. It's a cool scene! Dig it. > >> Screw inkjets ... invest in color laser. >> A little more up front, but much cheaper >> and more reliable downstream. >> >> Yes, the good inkjets are still better at >> ultra-high-qual photos ... but we're talking >> a relatively narrow segment here. >> >> Inkjets exist to BLEED you. > > Had (still have - though I should chuck it) a Brother inkjet. Got > an "Ink absorber full" error message & damn thing wouldn't print. > Contacted Brother who put me onto a local service centre. Contacted > them, but they couldn't (or just wouldn't) give me a straight answer > about how much the fix would set me back. I just wanted to know whether > it would be worth my while bringing it in (on the train, since I don't > drive - and over somewhat long distance, because I live in a small > country town), or whether it would be better to just get a new one. > Searched online for a fix I could do myself. The fix was actually > fairly simple and straightforward, albeit a little involved. So I > performed the fix. Ah yes, the inkjet spittoon. Which perhaps illustrates how unfit inkjets can turn out to be. Ideally, this would just be made easily serviceable (read: unscrew some door, instead of having to dismantle the whole printer), even if it could be years in between. But when there are manufacturers which make printers so brittle that they'll have plastic bits breaking way before the spittoon gets full... [...] > So, to replace the errant inkjet, I bought a Brother colour laser > printer. I've been waiting for the crunch, when this thing stops > working too. But so far I only have two gripes since I've put third > party toner cartridges in it: > > 1) it keeps complaining about the off-brand toner, which is irritating > but tolerable, and (Honestly, this even ought to be outright illegal. But I guess we'll be a very long way from that, at least in some countries?) -- Nuno Silva
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Re: printer purchases Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-10 01:59 +0000
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Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-04 09:15 +0200
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Re: printer purchases Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2025-08-04 13:58 +0100
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-04 19:03 +0100
Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-04 19:04 +0000
Re: printer purchases "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-04 12:40 +0200
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-04 11:50 +0100
Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-04 15:12 +0200
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Re: printer purchases "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-05 12:26 +0200
Re: printer purchases Louis Krupp <lkrupp@invalid.pssw.com.invalid> - 2025-08-05 05:59 -0600
Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-05 15:12 +0200
Re: printer purchases "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-06 12:38 +0200
Re: printer purchases Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-09 00:15 +0000
Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-04 19:09 +0000
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Re: printer purchases Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2025-08-09 03:49 +0000
Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-09 04:36 +0000
Re: printer purchases Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 09:12 +0100
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 11:08 +0100
Re: printer purchases Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2025-08-10 03:19 +0000
Re: printer purchases Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-10 09:43 +0100
Re: printer purchases Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-10 09:45 +0100
Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-09 11:31 +0200
Re: printer purchases not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-05 09:15 +1000
Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-05 08:12 +0200
Re: printer purchases c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-05 03:48 -0400
Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-05 11:23 +0200
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-05 10:49 +0100
Re: printer purchases Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-09 00:19 +0000
Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-05 19:29 +0000
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-05 10:42 +0100
Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-05 15:14 +0200
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-05 14:54 +0100
Re: printer purchases c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-05 19:38 -0400
Re: printer purchases c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-05 03:45 -0400
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-05 10:54 +0100
Re: printer purchases not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-06 08:20 +1000
Re: printer purchases Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-06 00:01 +0100
Re: printer purchases Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-08 22:06 +0000
Re: printer purchases Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 00:17 +0100
Re: printer purchases Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 00:33 +0100
Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-09 11:00 +0100
Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-09 21:02 +0000
Re: printer purchases Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-09 14:04 +0000
Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-09 21:15 +0000
Re: printer purchases Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-10 01:56 +0000
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