[KLUG Members] copier toner

[Eric Beversluis]

You've all convinced the risk-averse part of me and I've gone and ordered a
new cartridge from Amazon.  Thanks for the input.

EB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael W. Holdeman" <lists at ptfd.org>
To: "The main KLUG mailing list." <members at kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] copier toner


> On Sunday 05 September 2004 02:15 am, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > > I've got a Canon  PC 310 copier that needs toner. My question is
whether
> > > it is safe to buy reconditioned toner cartridges and, if so, if some
> > > sources are more reliable than others?
> >
> > Only if it won't break you heart to replace the copier.  Refab toners
are
> > russian roullete.   Some place will make good reliable ones for awhile
and
> > then the quality will eventually slide down to total crap;   I can't
even
> > figure how many times this has happened.   If you NEED it to JUST WORK -
do
> > NOT but refurb cartridges.
>
> Exactly my experience with reman cartridges for my HP 6P printer. They
seemed
> to be fine but my first 6P only printed about 115,000 pages before it
began
> failing miserably, constantly giving me headaches, the one I have now is
at
> 329,627 pages and I have used only original HP cartriges, I have replaced
1
> fuser rolls and it is still a very fine and strong printer!
>
> Mike
>
> my .02
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