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Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn
Would you care to elaborate on how Brother inkjet printers are "terrible"?
My opinion is based on my personal experience with the Brother for three years, printing hundreds of pages of notes and reports for school. I do get the occasional paper jam, but nothing has broken on the printer.
A Lexmark multifunction inkjet that I had before my Samsung laser on the other hand, broke within a year of use when a plastic component in the print head mechanism broke. I didn't bother with Lexmark after that.
A new Lexmark with $5 cartridges? I'd be interested to know what model(s) they are, though I wouldn't buy one personally, after my experience. IMO.
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Out of the 3 Brother inkjet MFP that my Aunt has bought, all 3 have broken within 2 years of use. One of them broke 6 months in. It was varied problems. ADF failure, printhead/mechanism failure, and one was demon-possessed.
I have used Canon printers and HP printers a lot (that's what our family owns) and they have been dead reliable for us. My MX320 is 4 years old and still working strong. I had a 10-year old HP MFP that was still alive and kicking but really expensive on ink. We traded it in on a laser MFP that's working good so far, but it's less than a year old so we'll see.
My Samsung laser B&W printer has seen roughly 2 cases (10,000 pages) of paper through it in the last year, and it's done terrific. I refill it myself for $10/refill, and change toner cartridges every 3rd refill for $30 each. Bought the printer for $40 on Craigslist.
The Lexmark with the $6 500-page black cartridge is the Pro901. It's a pretty good printer, and with a 5-year warranty from Lexmark it's a long-lasting one. One of the more popular printers we sell at work.