Re: Brother's simulation

["Fredric Gross" fredric.gross@xxxxxxxx]

Polly --

My old NECs got close to 30,000 copies per cartridge (and some mag rated
them the lowest cost-per-page laser printers). A 15 ppm printer goes
through 6,000 copies rather quickly, at least in my office.

I have found toner refill kits which are simple to use for about $15, but
you must get a new cartridge after 2 or 3 refills.

Otherwise, the 1440 seems just fine. Indeed, I just bought a spare ($157
delivered from www.AMatterofFax.com).

Fred


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Subject: Re: Brother's simulation


>
> Hi, Fred -
>
> I'm interested in what you say about the brother hl-1440. I recently
bought an HP 5650 and finally got it up and running with both my XP and
Win98 machines, only to find that it is hugely expensive to print with it -
and I do a LOT of printing. So I'm wondering what the replacement parts
situation is with the brother - does it require replacement of parts other
than the toner and drum kit? Also, you say the toner cartridge needs
frequent replacing, but I"ve just read reviews by people who say they're
getting 6,000 pp per cartridge. Am I missing something?
>
> And is anyone interested in my old and wonderfully reliable Panasonic KXP
4420? I retired it only because it needed all new parts, and new printers
are so much less expensive ...
>
> Polly
>
> The Brother HL-1440 is out of production, but is still available from a
few
>          remainder stores. Its big disadvantage is that it has a
fairly small toner
>          cartridge, which frequently needs refilling or
replacing. I previously had
>          NEC SilentWriters, which worked off the same XY3
LaserJet fonts, and had
>          relatively huge toner cartridges. The older models,
such as 660, were
>          workhorses. Newer models, such as 860, had delicate
paper feed systems.
>          That is why I switched to Brother.
>
>          Fred Gross
>
>