NOT BAD FOR $100

I HAVE HAD THIS LASER PRINTER KNOW FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AND ITS STILL GOING STRONG. I PAID ABOUT $100 DOLLARS FOR IT AND IT STILL SEEMS TO BE THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A FOR A SMALL PERSONAL LASER PRINTER. YES IT IS NOT REALLY MADE FOR NETWORKING BUT THAT IS A FEATURE COMMONLY FOUND ON MORE EXPENSIVE LASER PRINTERS AND AS THE OLD SAYING GOES YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. THE JOB TRAY HAS TO WATCHED ON LARGER PRINT JOBS BECAUSE THE PRINTOUTS WILL START TO FALL OFF THE TOP OF THE PRINTER AND POSSIBLY GET SUCKED BACK INTO THE PRINTER ON THE BOTTOM AND CAUSE A JAM. THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MORE THAN ONCE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE MOTIONED THAT THE JOB TRAY ABOVE HAS BROKEN OFF BECAUSE OF THE FRAGILE DESIGN OF THE PLASTIC TABS. MINE IS STILL SOLID BECAUSE I NEVER EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT SO DON'T EXTEND IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO BREAK IT OFF. ANOTHER BIG ISSUE IS THE COST OF REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE WHICH I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT. I PURCHASED A FEW BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGES AT $85.00 A CRACK WHICH IS WAY TO MUCH MONEY. GO TO EBAY AND GET A TONER REFILL KIT WITH THE RESET CHIP DELIVERED FOR $26.00. I GOT MY REFILL KIT FROM WWW.TONERKITS.COM. IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR REFILL KIT FROM THESE GUYS MAKE SURE YOU GET A RESET CHIP WITH THE REFILL KIT THAT YOU DO BUY. THE TONER CARTRIDGE HAS A CHIP ON IT AND IT KEEPS TRACK OFF HOW MANY PRINTS YOU PRINTED OUT. AFTER 3000 PRINTS THE PRINTER STOPS PRINTING EVEN IF YOU JUST REFILLED THE TONER. MINOLTA DOES THIS I GUESS TO KEEP YOU FROM REFILLING THE TONER. MY TONER KIT INCLUDED A BOTTLE OF TONER WITH A SCREW ON FUNNEL, CLEANING TOOL, DIRECTIONS AND A 6000 PAGE RESET CHIP!! YUP THAT'S RIGHT DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MINOLTAS 3000 PAGE CHIP. NEXT TIME I ONLY NEED TONER NOTHING ELSE WHICH IS EVEN CHEAPER YET. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO REFILL THE TONER AND REPLACE THE LITTLE CHIP THAT IS HELD ON BY TWO SMALL SCREWS. ALSO FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD YOU CAN REFILL THE TONER CARTRIDGE 2-3 TIMES. WELL THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY FOR NOW I HOPE THE INFO HELPS YOU GUYS OUT AND MAYBE I SAVED YOU A FEW $$ IN THE PROCESS.

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