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crashoverride@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Yes, but they usually last a few years before they completely dry out to where you can’t use them. I’ve been using the same ink cartridges in my printer for going on 3 years now and it still works

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Dark_Arc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
True, but they require a lot of test prints until you get back to an acceptable print quality in my experience

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- veng@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Think I’ve bought 4 cartridges since getting mine six years ago, so about £120. £20 a year isn’t bad… We don’t print much, but getting a laser mono is 5x the cost of our printer for the cheapest brother…
  
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  - Dark_Arc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    The cheapest brother is $120 (USD) www.brother-usa.com/products/HLL2300D
    
    If you want color, sure that’s more ($250). Still not a long shot from what you paid for your HP, plus that ink (and I’d wager you’d still be going without a single follow up purchase of toner).
    
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    veng@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That’s in the US, but to be fair I’m comparing the cheapest 3-in-1 brother to the my 3-in-1 HP printer. So £178 vs £50, 3x more. That’s forgetting the fact that I’d no longer be able to print in colour. I do understand that if I printed more often a laser would absolutely be cheaper.
    
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