[GRLUG] Good multifunction printer...

[Michael Glaske]

Alright! Pretty sure I'll get one, thanks for the details. I was kinda
hoping to print on toilet paper though.. easy to recycle.. :)  Last
question, do you know if the cartridges expire after a time? (like for my
home usage, a set would probably last me all year).

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org
> wrote:

> On Wed, 2012-10-17 at 14:26 -0400, Michael Glaske wrote:
> > Cool!  Do you know what the conditions are for replacing the toner
> > cartridges?
>
> We have numerous of these [MFC-9970CDW] in an office environment; we
> have not experienced anything related to 'paper curl' or significant
> toner issues [only if people buy discount non-OEM crap, but there is no
> better way than that to destroy any printer].  Also don't try to print
> on toilet paper.
>
> I've been happy enough with these that I purchased one for myself.
>
> We do see paper curl all the time for users who print on the same page
> repeatedly - you have to buy more expensive paper for that to work -
> regardless of the printer.  And they are always doing it because they
> are the cheapskates who bought the cheapest paper in the first place and
> are reprinting on the page to try to save money [let us not factor in
> the time consumed in this effort].
>
> > Looks like Amazon users (who I know are probably just the
> > complainers), seem to indicate problems with paper curl, and the toner
> > cartridges expiring after a few months, one even said they did without
> > printing color to it..
>
>
>
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