STARTS AGAIN 5/20 - TWO Brother TN450 Toner Cartridges - $48.96 FS AC PM AR - Staples YMMV

Quote from dj-3lusion : the amazon link [amazon.com] and instructions if you want to head to the $13 route with 100% money back guarantee thru amazon.. possibly free toner if the vendor barks for you to ship back!

My toner light came on 2 days ago on our 2280DW. I've tried the shaking, the tape trick, and the reset instructions. It continues to show low toner and I get two pop ups on all my laptops daily. It's driving me nuts. I've read the printer will continue to print, but the pop ups will drive a man insane.

I'm coming from a Brother 2140 that worked flawlessly with the Meritline cartridges and tape tricks. I think Brother figured the 2280DW out on now to get around the tape trick. Hopefully the Meritline cartridges reset the low toner pop ups.

My scanner also quit working, even after a complete reinstall of the software. I've been less impressed with the 2280DW compared to the 2140. The print quality on both is still excellent, but the quirks are maddening on the new model.

If anyone has another work around, let me know.

Thanks OP! No complaints on the PM in chat for me. Can't beat the price for OEM cartridges, very happy right now

Thanks and repped OP...easiest thing ever...bought a 25 off 75 coupon, even applied two rewards of 12 bucks..submitted the rebate...don't have to deal with any non OEM tones now for the next few years!

Quote from bigpimpatl : nice rant, but unless you can provide some kind of study or link proving OEM cartridges are more reliable than non-OEM parts, I'm going to go ahead and dismiss the OEM "quality" argument. It sounds nice though.

Quote from bigpimpatl : yea, that's kind of how discussion works. Oh the humanity, asking someone to show basis in their opinion! but since you asked, here is information from a known source about remanufactured inks: link [cnet.com]

That is your random sample double blind study? LOL. That's a 2002 cnet article written by a consumer advocate who provided his OPINION about non-OEM toners. That doesn't mean the cnet writer studied or tested anything scientifically because he didn't! Your defending your position and opinion and presenting it as fact based on someone else's opinion. That is not how the scientific method works but thanks for playing. "F" for you. Fail.

As for your continued comments touting non-OEMs in a deal thread for OEM toner, it's a joke. We get it. You prefer non-OEM toner. Let it go. Do you really have to shove that opinion like a broken record on everyone here who wants OEM toner? You remind me of the trolls who harp on buyers who choose to buy a new Macbook or Ipad. Rather than discuss that deal, they repeatedly urge them to buy a refurb because in their opinion it is"just as good." Here's a novel idea. Go start a thread about $15 non-OEM reconditioned toner cartridges if you love them so much. I'm sure there are others out there who do to, hence the market for them. Then you can leave everyone else here alone.

Quote from xtrabad : That is your random sample double blind study? LOL. That's a 2002 cnet article written by a consumer advocate who provided his OPINION about non-OEM toners. That doesn't mean the cnet writer studied or tested anything scientifically because he didn't! Your defending your position and opinion and presenting it as fact based on someone else's opinion. That is not how the scientific method works but thanks for playing. "F" for you. Fail. As for your continued comments touting non-OEMs in a deal thread for OEM toner, it's a joke. We get it. You prefer non-OEM toner. Let it go. Do you really have to shove that opinion like a broken record on everyone here who wants OEM toner? You remind me of the trolls who harp on buyers who choose to buy a new Macbook or Ipad. Rather than discuss that deal, they repeatedly urge them to buy a refurb because in their opinion it is"just as good." Here's a novel idea. Go start a thread about $15 non-OEM reconditioned toner cartridges if you love them so much. I'm sure there are others out there who do to, hence the market for them. Then you can leave everyone else here alone.

I think you missed some of the highlights of that article, most notably that the industry has standards and is working to implement them from a governing body. I never said I had a random double blind study. That article, even though from 2002, is still from a reputable source. I didn't cite wikipedia or ezine.

And it sure is his opinion but it is also supported by fact. Do you disagree there are standards? do you disagree that recyclable ink is not good for the environment? do you disagree that it is cheaper? You can have an opinion so long as it's based on fact.

I did a few minutes research and did find a couple more articles, one from printworld (a trade magazine) and PCworld where they actually did test OEM vs non-OEM. And this is the conclusion they came up with

Quote : Depending on your printer, you may be able to find cheaper, third-party inks that perform as well as or better than the brand-name stuff. In our study we found that third-party ink cartridges usually cost less and often yielded more prints than their manufacturer-made rivals. On the other hand, in most cases, we confirmed the printer manufacturers' claims that their own inks produce better-looking images.

I did say, that if you rely on high accuracy digital color prints then you should probably stick with OEM. But for something as simple as text? And since you love to track dates, that was in 2008 and the industry keeps moving forward technologically. I think now manufacturers have reverse-engineered the chips on some of the inks eliminating some of the issues this article cites.

The PrintWorld article also discusses some of the merits of non OEM ink (i've attached both articles btw).

Quote : But what people don't realise, says Wallace, is that the market situation has changed - while there are still cheap, poor-quality inks out there, a lot of third-party inks are now just as good as the OEMs

I'm going to respectfully discontinue this argument with you for obvious reasons. You seem bent on protecting yourself and not actually discussing the merits of the topic (quite ironic since you say the same thing, then call proceed to call me a troll and blaming me for "shoving opinion down people's throat"). And besides your anecdotal personal experience and attacks, you haven't introduced any meaningful points to merit further discussion. It's just me defending myself.

Oh man, I wish I had waited to buy my replacement cartridge. I bought one of the generics off Amazon, but lots of them have really bad reviews. I would have paid the little extra here to get Brother carts.

I have used generics in my inkjets, they were decent enough that I could not see much difference from the OEM carts.

Ordered two toners and had them price match Amazon. Also applied $26 in Staples rewards (from the recent Duracell AA/AAA batteries deal), and the CSR also put in a request to credit me back $25 (for using a $25 off $75 coupon) to my credit card, after I had completed the order. Submitted the Staples Easy Rebates right after that and I'm all set. Finally, did the whole order through e b a t e s for an additional 2% cash back.

Thanks, OP!

Thanks OP! TU, I got them to PM Walmart on the TN-420 for $31.88 each. Link [walmart.com]

I also used a $25/$75 on the original purchase. The chat rep said no problem with the PM they didn't even mention that it brought it under the original $75. So I ended up with 2 cartridges for $38.00 before tax. Can't beat it for two OEM cartridges. Now off to file that rebate.

Quote from mcdrng : Thanks OP! TU, I got them to PM Walmart on the TN-420 for $31.88 each. Link [walmart.com] I also used a $25/$75 on the original purchase. The chat rep said no problem with the PM they didn't even mention that it brought it under the original $75. So I ended up with 2 cartridges for $38.00 before tax. Can't beat it for two OEM cartridges. Now off to file that rebate.

I was originally considered buying 2 TN420s instead, but since the TN450 is rated for 2600 pages and the TN420 is only rated for 1200, I figured it was worth the price difference. Glad it worked out for you though!

Got two for around $55 total, great deal.

Quote from t_shertz : I was originally considered buying 2 TN420s instead, but since the TN450 is rated for 2600 pages and the TN420 is only rated for 1200, I figured it was worth the price difference. Glad it worked out for you though!

We had an issue with a different model of printer and the extended ink so the other half freaks(completely illogically) when they get purchased. I know for the amount of pages it made more sense but I didn't want to "discuss" it again...lol

I was glad to get the regular ones at a discounted price, with as little as we print (have had the starter one for 5 months now and it's still not out) I may not have to buy anymore for quite sometime.

OP, thanks again for the great deal. PM took less than 3 minutes via online chat. Submitting the SER took less than that.

Got both today, no issues. SER filed, total spent: $54. Almost makes me want to do it again... toner ever go bad? lol

Quote from EdMcK515 : I was not a fan of the cartridge I got from meritline. Mine's streaking after about 500 pages. YMMV.

i agree. same with a Merit sansung toner