On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 08:53:02AM +1100, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> It's not just ink - powder too.
> I thought I'd get a cheap monochrome laser printer for the studio as they
> were selling for between $60-80. In the past, a new printer came with a
> 'starter' cartridge which was identical to a proper one but only had half a
> load of toner, enough for about 2000 typed pages compared to 4000 for a
> regular one. I always consider that to be an outrageous rip-off as the cost
> of the extra toner would be bugger all.
> Things have changed. Now the starter cart. will do 750, the replacement cart
> 1500 and a high capacity cart. 2600! (Brother). For the Samsung I already
> own, suddenly a 2000 capacity cart. is 'standard'. I can get one refilled
> with a heavier load of 'eco-friendly aren't we responsible' toner but my
> experience with those has not been good - won't fuse properly and smears.
> Add to that a $78 printer has a replacement cart. that costs $75, or the
> so-called 'high capacity' cart. for $130.
> I mean , this is just evil, right? It would be cheaper to buy a whole new
> printer every time the cart. runs out. How eco-friendly is that?
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
It just goes to show how little they really cost to make- & how much
markup there is on the consumables.
Looking at the ones that 0ff1ceW0rks just ran out, it's really, really
screwy:
Printer: $ 64.77 (includes 12000 page drum & 1500 page toner)
Consumables:
1500 page toner cart: $ 60.77
12000 drum: $208.00
2500 page toner cart $ 90.40
davidt
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