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It's possible to have talent, but limited experience, isn't it?
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I've known some people with loads of experience and no talent as well ... 
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HEY! I resemble that remark! 
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I just filled my Bingo card.
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Hi all,
like the subject states...
In our printers we always used the original toner cartridges, they cost a small fortune compared to the compatible ones from "who knows their brand"...
Do you always use the original ones (same brand from the printer itself)?
If you use the non original ones... what has been your experience?
Thank you all!
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Compatibles - but I'm only on my second set of toners anyway, so ...
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Me too, same Samsung laserprinter, similar experience with compatible cartridges, no problems so far 
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I use originals, but since I only replace the toner about once every year or so, it's not a big issue
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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I replace them maybe all 3 or 4 years and I'm pretty surprised that everything works well 
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My mono I used knockoffs and had good luck with them.
A while back I got a color laser printer and haven't yet had to replace but I'm sure I can't afford the originals.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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I think if you compare it to the cost of inkjet even originals work out cheaper unless you are printing quite often - the number of inkjet cartridges I threw away because they dried out a bit and just wouldn't purge properly ever again ...
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I haven't had an inkjet printer in many moons because of the problems I had with not using them often.
Lasers are so cheap and more economical in the long run.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
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Yep. Inkjet: turn it on, swear for half an hour, change one or more cartrigdes, swear, purge, swear, print, swear lots, repeat until you need to order more cartridges.
Laser: turn it on. Print. Turn it off.
No contest!
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The only problem I had with my previous mono laser was that, if I remember correctly the manufacturer had a peephole that it used to measure toner and I had to put a piece of tape over it to be able to use the remaining toner. It wasn't completely empty!
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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The only reason I still have an inkjet printer is that I print on a CD surface every once in a blue moon. And incidentally, because of that, every time I need to do so my blood pressure rises. Meanwhile, my two lasers (one mono, one color) just keep going.
I've looked around. Printing on CDs with laser is just not feasible. Or at least, nobody's working on that problem.
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If I manage to get my act together, picking up my old hobby of photography, I need to buy a new printer. Photo printing takes a lot of ink. A friend of mine pointed out that Epson makes a series of printers that do not use cartridges, but have a tank that is filled from fairly large bottles. My friend claims that this has reduced his ink costs dramatically. (Look for the term EcoTank at Epson's web pages to get more information. I believe that there are other printer manufacturers with similar solutions, but Epson is a well recognized name in printers!) The photo quality is excellent, when printing on high quality photo paper. It is somewhat dependent on paper quality, though: Photos on plain typewriter paper are not what you would send to a photo exhibition. I guess lasers are similar.
My impression is that most tests show inkjets to generally provide better photo quality than lasers. Professional photographers (and photo labs, to the degree they still exist) generally use inkjets. You will find a greater selection of large format inkjets than in lasers. To make photo prints of suitable size to hang on a wall, I will probably by an A3 size one - or rather, one that can handle both precut sheets and rolls of A3-short-edge width to print, say, a 30 by 80 cm panorama image.
Things may have changed about the photo quality of laser printers. I'd gladly take references to newer tests of laser vs. inkjet printout quality, preferably in A3 size. Are there laser printers that can handle continuous paper rolls? I can't remember ever seeing any.
I guess I am aiming for the upper end of home/amateur printers, bordering to the semi-pro. Still, the printers are not that expensive. The ink savings are so significant that it pays back even if you have other hobbies besides photography ...  If your photo hobby is currently at a low, the ink cost of printing a dummy page every week or so to keep the nozzles open, is so small that it won't ruin you.
I haven't yet settled on a printer model. If you know of any laser printer that could be an alternative to those bottle-fed Epsons, there is still time to affect my choice!
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I bought new inkjets since they cheaper than cartridge's. That's ages ago, I just stopped printing.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
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I've always used generic replacements without a problem. However, as a personal user, I don't use enough to tell if there's a difference.
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No, whatever is compatible here.
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I buy RechargeX replacement toner. I usually get 3-5 recharges per cartridge before the drums get scratched. Then I buy a manufacturer original replacement. I try to avoid refurbished since they have usually been refilled already.
One trick I recommend: buy one replacement toner load for your exact model. Mark the toner level in the exact refill before you use it. Save the bottle. Next time order the refill for a network printer which has a better price point. Use the original refill bottle and level for subsequent refills.
Choose a printer manufacturer that does not put chips or the like in their toner cartridges!
The only reasons I ditched my original laser was that it had a parallel interface and they stopped providing the driver on newer windows versions.
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So cold. -15/-32 F with wind chill.
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Currently -24F/-31C here in Ottawa (-38F/-39C with wind chill). 🤮
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I can't compete: it's just a bit above freezing here - which is a little unseasonably warm - but the lowest I can remember for here is around -5C during the day.
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Can't compete? I'd say that's an outright win compared to what we have.
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Yeah, that is uninhabitable IMHO. I really don't know how you guys do it.
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