[Gllug] Anyone tried toner refill

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 11:52:05AM -0400, Andrew Farnsworth wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Tethys <sta296 at astradyne.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >
> > "Richard W.M. Jones" writes:
> >
> > >Has anyone tried these extremely dodgy looking toner refill products?
> >
> > Yes, I have. Against all my expectations, it worked rather well.
> > Making the hole in the cartridge was easy enough, and the print
> > quality was indistinguishable from a new cartridge for 3 refills
> > or so.
> >
> > Tet
>
> Generally, this is my experience as well.  Fourth or Fifth refill and the
> cartridge showed signs of wear.  My general rule for personal use is refill
> until wear shows in printouts, then finish the cartridge and either dispose
> of or trade for a refurb unit from a vendor who refills them.

Another question, possibly stupid.  What does "3K yield" "4K yield" etc
mean?

Rich.

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Richard Jones
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