Re: Toner refills...?
On 1/22/09 11:26 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Another reason I stick with HP printers: consumables are cheap and readily available. Cheap? In my experience, HP inks and toners are the MOST expensive! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
I'm sure is talking about the non-branded ones, those are indeed cheaper. Manuel Marques --- manuelmar...@gmail.com http://bsodblog.no.sapo.pt On 23/01/2009, at 10:45, Gerald Uhlan wrote: On 1/22/09 11:26 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Another reason I stick with HP printers: consumables are cheap and readily available. Cheap? In my experience, HP inks and toners are the MOST expensive! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Jan 23, 2009, at 3:45 AM, Gerald Uhlan wrote: On 1/22/09 11:26 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Another reason I stick with HP printers: consumables are cheap and readily available. Cheap? In my experience, HP inks and toners are the MOST expensive! You've never shopped for Xerox toners, then, have you. A prof here got a nice Xerox color laser printer pretty cheap. He dumped it when he found that refilling the toners was going to be 150% of the original cost of the printer, and they were ridiculously low page count toner packs, like 3K pages... EVERYONE sells HP compatible toners. I get mine from Office Depot, their own brand, and on sale I recently got one for my 4M for $69. That lasts me a year or more, since Im not that high volume a printer. http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/search.do?N=5+100747+310982Ne=310635 These are just the high capacity ones (8k pages), you can get one for $69. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: EVERYONE sells HP compatible toners. I get mine from Office Depot, their own brand, and on sale I recently got one for my 4M for $69. That lasts me a year or more, since Im not that high volume a printer. http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/search.do?N=5+100747+310982Ne=310635 These are just the high capacity ones (8k pages), you can get one for $69. Brother - what I use - is cheaper. Usually $29 - $39 for the compatible ones, or $10 - $15 for refill bottles. For InkJet, I use Epson, as I can get mine for $1 for black and $4 for color. $69 ain't cheap, and that's why I avoid HP printers. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
I also have a Brother (inkjet, with 4 different cartdriges). I find refilling a very nice option - about 5-6 euros per cartdrige. And compatible ones are cheap, too: I once got a 4-pack for about 15-20 euros, and they last me a couple of months! Manuel Marques -- http://vintagethought.blogspot.com On Jan 23, 2009, at 17:34 , Gerald Uhlan wrote: On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: EVERYONE sells HP compatible toners. I get mine from Office Depot, their own brand, and on sale I recently got one for my 4M for $69. That lasts me a year or more, since Im not that high volume a printer. http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/search.do?N=5+100747+310982Ne=310635 These are just the high capacity ones (8k pages), you can get one for $69. Brother - what I use - is cheaper. Usually $29 - $39 for the compatible ones, or $10 - $15 for refill bottles. For InkJet, I use Epson, as I can get mine for $1 for black and $4 for color. $69 ain't cheap, and that's why I avoid HP printers. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Jan 23, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Gerald Uhlan wrote: Brother - what I use - is cheaper. Usually $29 - $39 for the compatible ones, or $10 - $15 for refill bottles. That's largely because Brother has separated the drum and the toner cartridge. replacement cost on a drum from Brother is significantly higher. OTOH, when you replace the cart in an HP system you get a clean, new drum. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Jan 20, 6:58 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As usual my thanks in advance! *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger iBook G3 12.1/800mhz/640mb RAM/Tiger Try Inksell.com I use them a lot for refills for my ink jet printer, and they are good people. Bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Jan 20, 8:58 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As you probably know, the Apple part number for that toner cartridge is M4683G/A, and using that or your model number, I found thousands of hits on Google for remanufactured/compatible cartridges, at least as low as $62+shipping (6,000 pages @ 5% coverage), and almost all of those I checked offered refilling. So, I don't think rare really applies, but you don't have the advantage my old Laserwriter Pro 630 has of having an HP equivalent. FYI, the other printers using your cartridge include: Xerox DocuPrint P12, GCC Elite 12/1200N,12/600,1212, IBM 4312, IBM Network Printer 12, and NEC Superscript 1260,1260N. BTW, believe it or not, toner is considered a toxic material and you need to take special care not to breathe in any of that fine polystyrene powder if you do undertake refilling yourself--and follow your communities' rules on disposal of household toxic waste. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
On Jan 21, 8:29 pm, Steve from Raleigh s...@nc.rr.com wrote: On Jan 20, 8:58 pm, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As you probably know, the Apple part number for that toner cartridge is M4683G/A, and using that or your model number, I found thousands of hits on Google for remanufactured/compatible cartridges, at least as low as $62+shipping (6,000 pages @ 5% coverage), and almost all of those I checked offered refilling. So, I don't think rare really applies, but you don't have the advantage my old Laserwriter Pro 630 has of having an HP equivalent. FYI, the other printers using your cartridge include: Xerox DocuPrint P12, GCC Elite 12/1200N,12/600,1212, IBM 4312, IBM Network Printer 12, and NEC Superscript 1260,1260N. BTW, believe it or not, toner is considered a toxic material and you need to take special care not to breathe in any of that fine polystyrene powder if you do undertake refilling yourself--and follow your communities' rules on disposal of household toxic waste. Oh, I know there are cartridges out there, but if $62 plus shipping is the low price that is still mighty steep for me. That's why I'm wondering about buying the toner by itself. I have always understood that it's messy stuff, which is another reason I'm asking...how simple is the process of refilling and how tidy is it possible to be. Ink cartridges are one thing, but laser seems like a totally different kettle of fish. And I also have this notion (who knows where I got it) that the cartridge itself begins to wear after a while and I wonder if refilling one is worth it if the wear level is such that using a refilled one could affect print quality. Thanks! Bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Toner refills...?
Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As usual my thanks in advance! *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger iBook G3 12.1/800mhz/640mb RAM/Tiger --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
I got toner refill in bottles for my LaserWriter Pro from dol-auctions on eBay. They are in Montreal Canada BUT they ship to auction winners from BOTH sides of the border, from Quebec if you are Canadian and from Vermont if you are American. Very cheap postage. Very good prices it worked just fine. Two refills for about $20.00 M On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:58 PM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As usual my thanks in advance! *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger iBook G3 12.1/800mhz/640mb RAM/Tiger --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Toner refills...?
Unless I get a refill at Island Ink-jet for a ink-jet, I use http://www.printpal.com/. You might see what the price is for their toner. *Have not bought toner from them. Otherwise I have no opinion on buying toner bottles. On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 7:32 PM, MI Shaw ducati...@gmail.com wrote: I got toner refill in bottles for my LaserWriter Pro from dol-auctions on eBay. They are in Montreal Canada BUT they ship to auction winners from BOTH sides of the border, from Quebec if you are Canadian and from Vermont if you are American. Very cheap postage. Very good prices it worked just fine. Two refills for about $20.00 M On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:58 PM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: I am seeing bottles of refill toner for laser cartridges being offered, and would like to solicit views on how sensible a route that might be, rather than try to find an increasingly rare cartridge for my poor old Apple 12/640 PS. How feasible is it to put new toner into old cartridges? Messy? Reliable? Complicated? Etc. etc. As usual my thanks in advance! *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger iBook G3 12.1/800mhz/640mb RAM/Tiger --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
