CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge

Post by gnu8 » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 7:38 PM UTC

pifm_guy wrote: post #40

bombcar wrote: post #3

I would like to see cartridges designed ecologically - refillable perhaps, or at least designed to flow as much out as possible - and allowing you to override the "toner low" warning and keep printing even if it's almost dry.

Most are refillable if you follow an unofficial online guide. Beware that toner dust is really nasty stuff and gets everywhere, so however careful you are you'll still have clouds of toner dust escape and stick to every surface of your house inside and out... Top tip:. Never clean toner dust with warm water. It will stick and become permanent.

Post by jmyeet » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 7:41 PM UTC

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #36

jmyeet wrote: post #19

Never, ever, ever buy a printer that takes cartridges. They’re discounted to at or below cost where they make the money back on cartridges. They use ink to clean the heads. They say empty when they’re not. The cartridges that come with the printer aren’t full. There is a constant firmware update war to defeat third party cartridges for obvious reasons. Buy a tank printer that you fill with ink bottles.

Well - buy the printer and once it runs out of ink toss it and buy another printer :) I did that with an HP inkjet - got me out of trouble until it ran out, then I replaced with a Brother laser that was half of what the ink refills for the HP would have been. Toner for the Brother is like 20 bucks and lasts for a couple of years given my level of usage.

Post by jemmyw » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 7:45 PM UTC

salawat wrote: post #44

rohan_ wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does it? It’s a dying industry. When was the last time you printed anything?

I print standard library docs all the time to read. That includes building Table of contents/indexes. I print out pages of source code to do physical cross ref of when I get in some really gnarly code to help me physically reckon through the abstraction spaghetti. I print invoices, letters, diagrams, books, pamphlets. I mean, just because you don't do documents or have anything you want on paper, doesn't mean everyon…

Post by bityard » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 7:46 PM UTC

jmyeet wrote: post #19

Never, ever, ever buy a printer that takes cartridges. They’re discounted to at or below cost where they make the money back on cartridges. They use ink to clean the heads. They say empty when they’re not. The cartridges that come with the printer aren’t full. There is a constant firmware update war to defeat third party cartridges for obvious reasons. Buy a tank printer that you fill with ink bottles.

Post by jerry1979 » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 7:52 PM UTC

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #36

jmyeet wrote: post #19

Never, ever, ever buy a printer that takes cartridges. They’re discounted to at or below cost where they make the money back on cartridges. They use ink to clean the heads. They say empty when they’re not. The cartridges that come with the printer aren’t full. There is a constant firmware update war to defeat third party cartridges for obvious reasons. Buy a tank printer that you fill with ink bottles.

Well - buy the printer and once it runs out of ink toss it and buy another printer :) I did that with an HP inkjet - got me out of trouble until it ran out, then I replaced with a Brother laser that was half of what the ink refills for the HP would have been. Toner for the Brother is like 20 bucks and lasts for a couple of years given my level of usage.