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Some are good, some are bad, buyer beware. No direct experience, but I recently read[1] Brother HL-L3220CW counts printed pages, and refuses to print after a s

by cuu508 2y ago

Some are good, some are bad, buyer beware. No direct experience, but I recently read[1] Brother HL-L3220CW counts printed pages, and refuses to print after a set number of pages, even if there's still toner in the cartridge. Some models have a way to reset the page count but this one apparently does not. [1] https://spicausis-lv.translate.goog/2025/01-brother/?_x_tr_sl=lv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://spicausis-lv.translate.goog/2025/01-brother/?_x_tr_s... (I also use a Brother B/W laser printer, got it second hand for almost nothing, works fine)

debugnik 2y ago
Does the printer also refuse to print when using toners not part of the EcoPro subscription, though? Or is this just another case of people expecting their subscription toners/cartridges to last beyond their payment? I can't blame them, the marketing is sneaky about it, I just see it often on threads about HP. The post did mention the other toners that came with the printer also locked, but I think I remember reading elsewhere that those printers are cheaper precisely because they come with EcoPro-only toners in the box.
- ddingus 2y ago
  I have a L2395DW and its factory cartridge just ran out! Factory setting is to stop printing. It can be changed to basically print anyway. That worked, delivering increasingly crappy prints until replacement toner cartridges arrived. Swapped one in and the machine is back to printing fine. I did buy aftermarket, cheap as I could find for replacement. The factory cart still had 5 percent or so, when compared to the new ones, of toner in it. Haven't had the sam All said and done I am pretty happy. Toner got well used, replacement was cheap.