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Advice on printer ink cartridges

  • 29-10-2009 12:00pm
    #1
    glanman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭


    Hi I (my office) have a Brother 4040cn laser printer. It needs ink soon. What is my best(cheapest but still good quality) option

    A
    New cartridges: takes 4 (3 colour 1 black). What are reconditioned like, are there generic brands, who should I buy off?

    B
    Refill: Do it my self or take to refill store

    C
    Buy a new printer because it is as cheap

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    bandit197
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bandit197


    try inkjet.ie very good service


  • #3
    FloatingVoter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    Just installed black ink for my Epson sx105 from inkjet.ie. A complete waste of time. Even though the cartridges look like the real deal, the quality of the printout is barely readable. Avoid.


  • #4
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    glanman wrote: »
    Hi I (my office) have a Brother 4040cn laser printer. It needs ink soon. What is my best(cheapest but still good quality) option

    A
    New cartridges: takes 4 (3 colour 1 black). What are reconditioned like, are there generic brands, who should I buy off?

    B
    Refill: Do it my self or take to refill store

    C
    Buy a new printer because it is as cheap

    Thanks
    A) I used this crowd https://www.inkmaestro.ie/, got a 'compatible' cartridge for a HP Colour laserjet.
    Works fine.

    B) Not sure how easy / straightforward it is to re-fill laser toner, it's not the same as refilling an inkjet cartridge.

    C) When you buy a cheap laser printer, the cartridges are only partially full (Generally 25% I think).


  • #5
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    FloatingVoter wrote: »
    Just installed black ink for my Epson sx105 from inkjet.ie. A complete waste of time. Even though the cartridges look like the real deal, the quality of the printout is barely readable. Avoid.
    Run the cartridge cleaning thingy (if there is one, otherwise print out a picture with a 3" square of solid black).

    Then run the cartridge alignment thingy.


  • #6
    FloatingVoter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    Gurgle wrote: »
    Run the cartridge cleaning thingy (if there is one, otherwise print out a picture with a 3" square of solid black).

    Then run the cartridge alignment thingy.

    Did both already. No joy. It was printing perfect with the epson brand ink just before I changed....so not a printer issue. Thanks anyway.

    Besides..OP is looking for advice on a laser. I've gone off topic with the inkjet stuff.


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  • #7
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    ive never had luck with refill services. ive pretty much come to loathe ink altogether.

    Anyway if its a laser doesnt it take toner? Not ink.


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