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I use a Brother laser with non-oem cartridge. That is what Brother is known for.

by sgc 3y ago

denton-scratch 3y ago
I learned to hate HP inkjets. I decided never to buy HP again. When I eventually gave up on inkjets altogether, I bought a Samsung laser. It didn't cost much more than an inkjet, toner lasts for ages, doesn't dry up, and it works fine. But as soon as I googled the support pages, it turned out Samsung's printer division had been acquired by HP, the website was impossible to navigate, and there wasn't any documentation. So my one-man boycott failed.
- mcv 3y ago
  Same here. I would never ever buy anything from HP, but now my Samsung printer gets its support from HP. I feel betrayed. And I don't know if it's related, but my Samsung wireless network printer does not print from the network anymore.
  - ryao 3y ago
    My Samsung printer does not support networking. If I want to put it on the network, I need to put it behind a print host. That being said, at least Samsung toner is cheap: https://www.aaatoner.com/blreto4.html https://www.aaatoner.com/blreto4.html I can get 1kg of toner for my printer for $35 before shipping. The cartridges only hold 90 grams. There is even a third party chipless update to disable the chip: https://inkchip.net/laser/ https://inkchip.net/laser/ Unfortunately, the imaging drum is integrated with the cartridge, is not meant to last and HP is not making new ones. I do not know how many refills I will get out of it. However, the starter toner cartridge lasted 8 years and I replaced it with a regular cartridge at that time, so it will be a long time before I need to refill its replacement. That said, I felt betrayed when Samsung sold its printing unit to HP too. :/
    - mcv 3y ago
      I was not aware of any of this. Thank you! I've just been buying on- or off-brand toner cartridges for way more money than this. (The off-brand ones work fine, the on-brand ones are certainly not perfect; this thing is terrible at photos.)
jbaber 3y ago
I buy authentic Brother toner cartridges out of gratitude. I was so happy after years of HP's bad treatment.
ryao 3y ago
They started cracking down on that a year or two ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mfc_firmware_update_nongenuine_toner_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mf...

I use a Brother laser with non-oem cartridge. That is what Brother is known for.

by sgc 3y ago

I use a Brother laser with non-oem cartridge. That is what Brother is known for.

I learned to hate HP inkjets. I decided never to buy HP again. When I eventually gave up on inkjets altogether, I bought a Samsung laser. It didn't cost much more than an inkjet, toner lasts for ages, doesn't dry up, and it works fine. But as soon as I googled the support pages, it turned out Samsung's printer division had been acquired by HP, the website was impossible to navigate, and there wasn't any documentation. So my one-man boycott failed.

mcv 3y ago
Same here. I would never ever buy anything from HP, but now my Samsung printer gets its support from HP. I feel betrayed. And I don't know if it's related, but my Samsung wireless network printer does not print from the network anymore.
- ryao 3y ago
  My Samsung printer does not support networking. If I want to put it on the network, I need to put it behind a print host. That being said, at least Samsung toner is cheap: https://www.aaatoner.com/blreto4.html https://www.aaatoner.com/blreto4.html I can get 1kg of toner for my printer for $35 before shipping. The cartridges only hold 90 grams. There is even a third party chipless update to disable the chip: https://inkchip.net/laser/ https://inkchip.net/laser/ Unfortunately, the imaging drum is integrated with the cartridge, is not meant to last and HP is not making new ones. I do not know how many refills I will get out of it. However, the starter toner cartridge lasted 8 years and I replaced it with a regular cartridge at that time, so it will be a long time before I need to refill its replacement. That said, I felt betrayed when Samsung sold its printing unit to HP too. :/
  - mcv 3y ago
    I was not aware of any of this. Thank you! I've just been buying on- or off-brand toner cartridges for way more money than this. (The off-brand ones work fine, the on-brand ones are certainly not perfect; this thing is terrible at photos.)

jbaber 3y ago

I buy authentic Brother toner cartridges out of gratitude. I was so happy after years of HP's bad treatment.

ryao 3y ago

They started cracking down on that a year or two ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mfc_firmware_update_nongenuine_toner_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mf...