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cmyden · 01-09-2020, 11:41 PM

A well reviewed Brother laser from Amazon in the $150 range seemed to be the way to go when I was buying one recently.

One thing to watch out for, it's apparently common for printer manufacturers to put chips in their cartridges. Something I hadn't really heard about the last time I bought a printer, which was who knows when. Then they can do things like monitor the ink levels and annoy you to buy more. And try to make it more difficult to buy cheaper third party cartridges.

I went with one of the Brother models that was slightly older and not chip-enabled. Not sure how big a deal it really is, just felt like going with the option least likely to annoy me.

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01-09-2020, 11:41 PM	#23
cmyden Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2007 Exp:	A well reviewed Brother laser from Amazon in the $150 range seemed to be the way to go when I was buying one recently. One thing to watch out for, it's apparently common for printer manufacturers to put chips in their cartridges. Something I hadn't really heard about the last time I bought a printer, which was who knows when. Then they can do things like monitor the ink levels and annoy you to buy more. And try to make it more difficult to buy cheaper third party cartridges. I went with one of the Brother models that was slightly older and not chip-enabled. Not sure how big a deal it really is, just felt like going with the option least likely to annoy me. - __________________ Sign up for YYC Deals alerts if you want to be the first to know when I post a deal! Flight deals from other cities: Vancouver - Edmonton - Saskatoon - Regina - Winnipeg - Toronto - Montreal - Ottawa - Halifax Last edited by cmyden; 01-09-2020 at 11:52 PM.