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Re: compatible laser cartridges?

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In article <l3iu9t$k74$1@dont-email.me>, M. John Matlaw
<nouser@invalid.com> wrote:

> On 10/15/13 1:54 AM, Your Name wrote:
> > In article <l3hm96$8s1$1@dont-email.me>, M. John Matlaw
> > <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 10/14/13 4:45 PM, Your Name wrote:
> >>> In article <l3hiiu$gef$1@dont-email.me>, M. John Matlaw
> >>> <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a Brother all-in-one MFC-7360N that finally needs a new toner
> >>>> cartridge.  Looks like Amazon has one from INK4WORK for $14.68. Does
> >>>> using the real thing matter or will any old compatible cartridge do?
> >>>
> >>> I would never use a "compatible" nor a "refilled" cartridge in ANY
> >>> printer, unless forced to by real cartridges no longer being sold.
> >>>
> >>> One place I worked for a few years ago decided to use "compatible"
> >>> toner cartridges on an HP laser printer to save money, and the quality
> >>> of the print was horrible.
> >>>
> >>> I was forced to use "compatible" ink cartridges in my old Epson inkjet,
> >>> and I'm certain they were partly responsible for hastening it's death
> >>> due to permantly blocking the nozzles.
> >>
> >> Thanks for the input.  Guess I'll spring for the extra $20.  I don't
> >> print too much so over the long haul it's probably not worth it to go
> >> with el mondo cheapo.
> >
> > That is of course my experience. There are other people who happily use
> > compatible cartridges with "no problems".
> >
> > I don't know about where you are, but here in New Zealand Brother
> > currently give a free extended warranty period if you use proper
> > cartridges.
> >
> > BTW, at a price of $14.68, I'm guessing that's not a toner cartridge,
> > but an ink cartridge for an inkjet printer. Toner cartridges (used in
> > laser printers) cost a LOT more than that.
> >
> I checked the Brother site at
> 
>
> <http://www.brother-usa.com/supplies/accessorylist.aspx?Model=MFC7360N#.Ulz4zR
> Ydu2w>
> 
> to come up with the part number.  Don't know what the high yield toner 
> means but a search on amazon for tn420 came up with a USD 12.19 
> compatible at
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Brother-TN450-Cartridge-2270DW/dp/B0062ZNYFK
> /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381824772&sr=8-1&keywords=t420+toner+cartridge>
> 
> I'm in New York City.

By coincedence there was a junk flyer in my mailbox last night that had
ink and toner shop advert which included this cartridge.

    Original Brother TN240-BK       NZ$106.89

    InkPost Compatible Cartridge     NZ$80.44

Which seems to suggest that cartridge on Amazon (actually sold by
someone else via Amazon) at nearly one-quarter the price of an original
Brother one seems even more peculiar.

It could be a perfectly fine and legitimate cartridge, but with
something that cheap it screams "too good to be true" and "you get what
you pay for".

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compatible laser cartridges? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2013-10-14 16:01 -0400
  Re: compatible laser cartridges? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-15 09:45 +1300
    Re: compatible laser cartridges? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2013-10-14 17:04 -0400
      Re: compatible laser cartridges? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-15 18:54 +1300
        Re: compatible laser cartridges? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2013-10-15 04:27 -0400
          Re: compatible laser cartridges? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-16 09:42 +1300
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