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lilelvis2000 · 19th July 2008, 20:43

[quote=Fred Bloggs;588672]I had a Brother MFD that did it all. I used about 2 sets of inkjet cartridges in a year, so it wasn't heavily used. 1 month outside of the 1 yr warranty it gave a error message on the LED screen. To cut a long story short the message meant "give us a load of money", more than the cost of a new machine. Brother would not sell me the part to install myself. I chucked it and bought a HP that has been trouble free so far. It grieved me to throw away such a complex piece of kit for a relatively minor fault.

(I should add here to be fair that the 4 toner cartridges for the HP (laser) machine will cost more to replace than the cost of a new machine when the time comes. Ho hum......)[/QUOTE]

Yeah, and some want the fuser and belt changed after a while as well...about £500!

We'd go with a mono laser as we have no need for colour. So I think for Brother..you only replace the ink which is quite cheap.

19th July 2008, 20:43	#3
lilelvis2000 Contractor Among Contractors Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: the centre of the world - according to Jack Straw Posts: 1,564	[quote=Fred Bloggs;588672]I had a Brother MFD that did it all. I used about 2 sets of inkjet cartridges in a year, so it wasn't heavily used. 1 month outside of the 1 yr warranty it gave a error message on the LED screen. To cut a long story short the message meant "give us a load of money", more than the cost of a new machine. Brother would not sell me the part to install myself. I chucked it and bought a HP that has been trouble free so far. It grieved me to throw away such a complex piece of kit for a relatively minor fault. (I should add here to be fair that the 4 toner cartridges for the HP (laser) machine will cost more to replace than the cost of a new machine when the time comes. Ho hum......)[/QUOTE] Yeah, and some want the fuser and belt changed after a while as well...about £500! We'd go with a mono laser as we have no need for colour. So I think for Brother..you only replace the ink which is quite cheap. Last edited by lilelvis2000 : 19th July 2008 at 20:46.