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Subject Re: printer purchases
Date Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:57:27 +1000
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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.
  This seemed to do the trick..., for about one print! After that the
error came back. I've perforemed the fix several times now, but the
goddamn thing is cactus! Each time it seems to work, but only lasts for
one print.
  I had a B&W laser printer, which I got mainly to print onto
Press-N-Peel film to make PCBs, but I sometimes use for other printing
jobs. This has been very reliable and cheap to run for years now.
Actually the toner costs a bomb, but it lasts longer than any inkjet
cartridge I've used.
  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

2) one of the cartridges is not printing perfectly, not giving full
coverage over the page, leaving some gaps. This can be irksome, but not
a deal breaker for my purposes (simple home printing). And otherwise
I'm getting good print quality, reliability and cartridge longevity.
But I'll try some other third party toner in future, and see whether
they perform any better.
  I have another inkjet that works, as well as a couple that were given
to me and have never worked, plus some old ones I don't use anymore. (I
don't think you can even get cartridges for them now.) And the one that
works needs extensive and painstaking unblocking every time I use it.
Royal pain!

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              Re: printer purchases c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-08 22:54 -0400
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                Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-10 10:19 +0100
                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
    Re: printer purchases Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-04 09:16 +0100
      Re: printer purchases The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-04 11:17 +0100
      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
          Re: printer purchases "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-04 20:27 +0200
            Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-05 08:10 +0200
              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
            Re: printer purchases Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-08-05 08:10 +0200
              Re: printer purchases Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-09 00:13 +0000
                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
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          Re: printer purchases rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-09 21:15 +0000
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