I recently had to retire my HP 4L Laser due to a new cartridge playing up....a printer that has lasted over 7 years on ONE cart with just refill toner (the old hole in the cart method...and yep, emptying the unused toner section)
I was given 2 Brother HL 1230's, both working but both had...
Thanks so much for your reply :)
My Compatible carts are on the way...and will save me huge amounts, but i dont think i will refill myself unless i can get the right ink bottles for a decent price. (im in the UK)
MY IP5200 has been a great printer...so shame about the chips that canon have...
I have a PC business and been refilling various printers (on a real small scale) for years....most before chips but have done some resetting on Epsons etc..
having now bought an IP5200 especially for DVD/CD printing i read that the chip wasnt resetable but compatibles can be used at a risk...