So, what would be the best printer for refilling today...

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The pos ts8120 I bought is almost outta ink, with no resetter in sight. Need a new plan.

We hardly print anymore, the kids have grown and are outta the house, but we still want a multi-function printer for occasional printing/scanning.

Looking of course for the best cost to quality ratio of course...

Thanks...!!
 

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The pos ts8120 I bought is almost outta ink, with no resetter in sight. Need a new plan.

We hardly print anymore, the kids have grown and are outta the house, but we still want a multi-function printer for occasional printing/scanning.

Looking of course for the best cost to quality ratio of course...

Thanks...!!
TS5050 selling for a song in UK (TS 5020 in US). You could always use refillable ink cartridges with ARC chips
 

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I wonder why the TS5020 is so inexpensive. I actually picked up two to add to my reserve. Why? 270/271 and the availability of ARCs and rear feed.
I have not tested them but hope they are not lemons.

Do realize they do NOT HAVE USER REPLACEABLE printheads. Hence lower cost. This is the reason. I found out afterwards when I did open it up but did not fire it up.
 

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Hmmm, our local Walmart has the 5020 at $60. CDN

I think we have a winner.....

Thanks guys....
 

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OK, $60 is not bad. I got one from Canon Canada for $50 CAD and then a couple weeks later Best buy Canada at $40 CAD.
Since the 5020 don't have removeable printheads there is added onus to keep the printer running more frequently since clearing up real clogs will be more work.
 

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Why don't you dump ink and go with laser? very cheap, no ink spills.

I'm using a Dell H625cdw, loving it!
 

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Lasers can be cheap, if you use third party consumables (i.e.toner carts). Otherwise, the cost of running these machines is higher than any inkjet. For instance, I paid 105 Euro for my Brother HL-L5000D monochrome laser. After the original starter toner was exhausted, I faced my options :
1- Brother OEM toner cart for 8000 pages : 115 euros. More than the printer itself !.
2- third party toner cartridges for 8000 pages: aprox. from 10 to 40 Euros.
3- Bulk toner powder : from 6 to 15 euros per refill of 8000 pages.
I ended up buying bulk powder from China and it works quite well, although not 100% like Brother original, but the cost per page compared to OEM is 20 to 1.
Of course if you want to replace totally an inkjet with a laser, a B&W only mahcine won't do, You need a color laser, with 4 toner cartridges, much more expensive and also more prone to give trouble, unless you use only original consumables.
 

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Good point but I thought that was obvious :)

Amazon has a set of 4 colors for $45 for the high-yield toner, so for the occasional printing (which is what I assumed from the OP) it can't be beat.
 

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Yea yanno I have never even considered a laser printer, largely because I know nothing about them. Maybe down the road though, if in fact they are easy to "refill".... I just have this thing about being hosed by greedy corps....

So, I now have my brand new ts 5020 all set up....$59.CDN off Amazon, cheaper than buying new carts...!!

What's today's "go to" place for inks...?? Or is there one. Been using "Precision" all this time, but their prices seem a little high these days.

Thoughts..??

Thanks.
 

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