Printer ink

[Bunkermagnet]

I have a Brother multifunction printer I use for work, and once again I need more ink cartridges.
Do I bother keeping with the Brother stuff, or risk going to the non branded copies?
I did do that a few years ago with an Epson printer, but the ink blocked the printer heads.
Your thoughts if I may please.
Cheers

 

[HampshireHog]

Go non-branded it’s cheaper to replace my Samsung Printer than go with their cartridges.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Go non-branded it’s cheaper to replace my Samsung Printer than go with their cartridges.

If that were the case with the Brother I have, I would....but it's not by a long way.

 

[BrianM]

You’re right about the cartridges, lots don’t work with the non branded now, they have obviously caught on.
We have been cheaper buying a new printer with the cartridges in the past, which is hard to believe

 

[rulefan]

Many years ago I took a chance with a non branded ink. Had to have my HP printer cleaned. Never chanced it since and have had no issues. But a few friends have used non manufacturer ink without problem.
No help there then.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

We had problems with a couple of printers, blamed on non branded cartridges. Too much of a pain so we now have HP printers with the proper cartridges. Costs more but never had a problem since.

Ultimately, we need the printers to work, can't be fagged messing about with bad printing, messy printing, no printing etc

 

[Bunkermagnet]

We had problems with a couple of printers, blamed on non branded cartridges. Too much of a pain so we now have HP printers with the proper cartridges. Costs more but never had a problem since.

Ultimately, we need the printers to work, can't be fagged messing about with bad printing, messy printing, no printing etc

That is my thoughts really, but wanted to see if I were being silly. It is a business expense, and neccessary business tool.

 

[backwoodsman]

StinkyInk.com

Never had a problem with their stuff.

 

[Ross61]

Buy yourself a printer with Ink tanks. Far more economical than cartridges.
The “low on ink” messages are a thing of the past.
Just look at the amount of ink they hold compared to the pathetic amount in a cartridge.
Refill of ORIGINAL hp ink 135 ml for £12

I got 2 bottles of black ink + 3 colours included with printer.

Hp xl cartridge a pathetic 4 ml !!!

 

[OAP]

Another one for Stinkyink here, never had a problem

 

[The Squirrel]

Bought an (Epson) inktank printer at work and it's excellent. Slightly more upfront cost but ink replacement prices are now the tiniest fraction of the cost of using cartridges. I'm sad enough to have worked it out and it will reduce costs by a 4-figure sum vs cartridge use over its likely working lifetime.

Unless it's just a once-a-month printer for very occasional jobs then ink tank is the answer.

 

[CliveW]

Printer ink... One of the most expensive liquids in the world!

 

[rulie]

Gillette marketing - give them the razor, sell them the blades!

 

[nickjdavis]

Gillette marketing - give them the razor, sell them the blades!

and then reduce the quality of the blades so they only last one shave.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Gillette marketing - give them the razor, sell them the blades!

How well do they print though?

 

[cliveb]

That is my thoughts really, but wanted to see if I were being silly. It is a business expense, and neccessary business tool.

Do you do a lot of printing? Is black & white OK? If yes to both, then why not get a laser printer? Toner costs are far lower than inkjet.

I use an old HP Laserjet 4000 - must be over 25 years old now, and is still going strong. (Have had to replace some paper pickup rollers, but that's easy enough).
Can still get 10,000 page toner cartridges for it for about £25.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Do you do a lot of printing? Is black & white OK? If yes to both, then why not get a laser printer? Toner costs are far lower than inkjet.

I use an old HP Laserjet 4000 - must be over 25 years old now, and is still going strong. (Have had to replace some paper pickup rollers, but that's easy enough).
Can still get 10,000 page toner cartridges for it for about £25.

No, I don't do a lot of printing in the scheme of things, mainly for my own records and such. I had a laser printer before, but the multi function printer I have now (I need to be able to scan and print) connects to my wifi to make it able to print either fromo my desktop or my phone.
The costs of new ink cartridges are a little high compared to previous printers but to dispose of an excellent printer that wasn't cheap isn't going to happen. Whilst I appreciate the comments, it's only been the ink cartridges that have been in question with change, not the hardware.