Printer replacement
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@StrongBad said:
What issues have you seen with third party ink? I know that it is rarely of the same quality, but it generally saves a lot of money. I have not seen anyone have printers hurt by it.
Third-party ink is lower quality, shorter life AND is almost always put into remanned cartridges, which will ruin your printer almost 50% of the time. Maybe not the first time you use them, or even the second, but it will happen. The only time you don't use OEM ink is when you're using specialty ink, like edible ink, etc.
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50% of the time is pretty high. That means that every other cartridge ruins your printer. That seems high given the high rate of use of remanued cartridges and the low rate of failure.
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We used to use third-party ink here. I had two leaks. It didn't destroy the printer, but it was a bit of a pain (and expense) to sort out. After the second time, I banned the use of them. I've never had HP ink cause a problem. Any printer downtime costs us money, so it just seems like false economy. Fine for home use, but not work.
50% failure rate does seem a bit high though
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OK...so back on track please....
Anyone else want to toss a hat into ring?
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@Carnival-Boy said:
We used to use third-party ink here. I had two leaks. It didn't destroy the printer, but it was a bit of a pain (and expense) to sort out. After the second time, I banned the use of them. I've never had HP ink cause a problem. Any printer downtime costs us money, so it just seems like false economy. Fine for home use, but not work.
50% failure rate does seem a bit high though
It's not a 50% of cartridges. It's 50% of the time people use remanned cartridges, over the span of a year or two, it will ruin the printer, usually due to a leak. Also, most cartridges has a life on them, either by expiration or by use. So you're re-using a chip that's run it's life in a remanned cartridge. It's just bad juju...
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@technobabble said:
OK...so back on track please....
Anyone else want to toss a hat into ring?
As far as I'm concerned, either the Brother MFC-9970CDW or the HP OfficeJet Pro X576DW are your only two good options.
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@Minion-Queen and @thanksaj I appreciate your help, however their budget is for something less expensive. Any ideas for the $300 range?
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@technobabble said:
@Minion-Queen and @thanksaj I appreciate your help, however their budget is for something less expensive. Any ideas for the $300 range?
The HP Officejets or Epson Workforces would be the only options I can think.
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I have heard that both of these are really good.
Brother MFC-J6720DW $225 on amazon
Brother MFC-J6920DW $260 on amazon -
@Minion-Queen said:
I have heard that both of these are really good.
Brother MFC-J6720DW $225 on amazon
Brother MFC-J6920DW $260 on amazonThose are solid. Same class as the ones I mentioned. However, they are HUGE! They can do 11x17 duplexed. It has an 11x17 flatbed.
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Yes they are but they can do normal printing and we have a client or 2 with them and they really like them.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Yes they are but they can do normal printing and we have a client or 2 with them and they really like them.
They are rock solid. I agree.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I have heard that both of these are really good.
Brother MFC-J6720DW $225 on amazon
Brother MFC-J6920DW $260 on amazonSweet and she loves to buy on Amazon!
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@Minion-Queen said:
I have heard that both of these are really good.
Brother MFC-J6720DW $225 on amazon
Set this bad boy up yesterday along HP Pro series desktop. It was nice to see that the product is a Professional Series Inkjet. Much bigger than our previous Brother consumer printers, this one is close to the specs of the 2 we bought.
Thanks for the recommendations!
