Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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Derald <derald@invalid.net>: Nov 24 11:12PM -0500


>I bought a TN-360 cartridge for my cheap Brother laser printer for
>$20-25 in March 2012 from "25 Toner" via Rakuten/buy.com. Still using
>it (I don't do much printing) and I'm happy.
Thanks; cheap Samsung here. Seeing refurbs online and nonames
online $34-40. OEM $77-90 online AWA local B&M (Staples). Same price
range as the rakuten vendors. Haven't checked local refurbs yet.
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Derald
Derald <derald@invalid.net>: Nov 25 08:46AM -0500

>and I'd had it for at least two years.
 
>And the moral of this story is don't buy the cartridge until you're
>pretty sure you're going to need it real soon now.
Well, I'm getting the 10% warning but I print so little I've no
idea how long it will last. Have noticed that online descriptions
incude shelf life. I guess there's a reason, eh? I shall heed the
warning; thanks.
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Derald
Derald <derald@invalid.net>: Nov 25 06:01PM -0500

>dark than when the cartridge was new, but it keeps on ticking. I have no
>reason to believe it's getting stale because it's sat in the printer all
>this time.
My printer is just finishing its original limited quantity
"starter" cartridge and I think it's a couple of years old. All I know
about shelf life is that those cartridges I saw online have a clearly
stated finite shelf life (24 months). I suspect that, as a practical
matter, shelf life is irrelevant but "technically" the chances of early
failure from moisture intrusion, oxidation, etc. increase as the unit
ages in storage.
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Derald
Derald <derald@invalid.net>: Nov 25 06:50PM -0500


>I seem to remember that you can eke out a few more pages by removing the
>cartridge, shaking it and reinstalling it. This may be what we did to
>the Xerox machine back in 1994 :-(
Yeah, that's what we did with our copy machine years ago. Probably
will try it with the cart in this printer when it begins producing
defective copies butr it's not there yet. Just want to have a
replacement in-hand.
--
Derald
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-B. Franklin
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Nov 24 08:23PM -0800

On 11/24/2014 08:12 PM, Derald wrote:
> Thanks; cheap Samsung here. Seeing refurbs online and nonames
> online $34-40. OEM $77-90 online AWA local B&M (Staples). Same price
> range as the rakuten vendors. Haven't checked local refurbs yet.
 
The local refiller charges way more than that.
 
Long ago I bought a cheap Samsung printer and a spare cartridge (not
cheap) at the same time. When it came time to put in the new cartridge
it wouldn't work. Staples was sorry, but the warranty was only a year,
and I'd had it for at least two years.
 
And the moral of this story is don't buy the cartridge until you're
pretty sure you're going to need it real soon now.
 
--
Cheers, Bev
----------------------------------------------
"Luge strategy? Lie flat and try not to die."
-- Carmen Boyle
Olympic Luge Gold Medal winner - 1996
Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>: Nov 25 02:05PM -0500

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Nov 25 02:42PM -0800

On 11/25/2014 05:46 AM, Derald wrote:
> idea how long it will last. Have noticed that online descriptions
> incude shelf life. I guess there's a reason, eh? I shall heed the
> warning; thanks.
 
I ordered mine in March because I knew I was going to have to print our
tax returns in April. It may have been starting to print badly, I just
don't remember. I guessed right, though.
 
 
--
Cheers, Bev
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It is just a bicycle. It is not dedication and bugs
in your teeth and dust and rain and mud. It is not
madness and harmony and glory and rhythm. It is not
muscle and flesh and sweat and lycra and wind.
It is just a bicycle. -- Bianchi
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The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Nov 25 02:46PM -0800

On 11/25/2014 11:05 AM, Michael Black wrote:
> from buying something in July, and putting it away until given as a gift
> in December, one shouldn't expect to be able to return it after all that
> time.
 
The printer itself was flaky -- it jammed and crumpled paper frequently
(I tried several weights) and eventually printed black vertical streaks
more often than not. Product support said it was probably the
cartridge. I swore I'd never buy anything Samsung again, but I changed
my mind. Still, I replaced it with a Brother cheap laser printer which
has never given me a day of trouble.
 
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Cheers, Bev
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It is just a bicycle. It is not dedication and bugs
in your teeth and dust and rain and mud. It is not
madness and harmony and glory and rhythm. It is not
muscle and flesh and sweat and lycra and wind.
It is just a bicycle. -- Bianchi
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The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Nov 25 03:25PM -0800

On 11/25/2014 03:01 PM, Derald wrote:
> matter, shelf life is irrelevant but "technically" the chances of early
> failure from moisture intrusion, oxidation, etc. increase as the unit
> ages in storage.
 
Given that they come sealed in a mylar bag, attack from outside seems
unlikely.
 
I seem to remember that you can eke out a few more pages by removing the
cartridge, shaking it and reinstalling it. This may be what we did to
the Xerox machine back in 1994 :-(
 
--
Cheers, Bev
"It's important to never be arrogant. Especially if you're one
of the little people whose opinion doesn't matter." --Rat
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