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Costco Members: Brother INKvestment Tank All-in-One Inkjet Printer (MFC-J4345DWXL)
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Rare or infrequent use is a massive problem with inkjet printers that I learned about the hard way. The printer is NEVER ready to print at the time I need it the most - always requiring around 30 mins of fiddling, purging, and cleaning cycles and a dozen wasted sheets of paper before I can get anywhere with my actual print job. In addition, with INKvestment, the large cartridges end up sitting in the printer for years and probably contribute even further to drying issues, as the ink ages and degrades.
If you are an infrequent user, paradoxically, a more expensive laser printer will be far less headache and peace of mind. I finally caved last month after the inkjet was horribly and seemingly irreversibly clogged and bought a $500 Brother color multi-function laser. This one should be perfectly happy to sit idle for long periods - toner has no concept of drying out.
Incidentally, I've also managed to revive my inkjet after running countless cleans and switching to new off-brand ink from Amazon. I've now set up a weekly print job on my PC so that the inkjet will be used at least once a week to print a simple CMYK test pattern and hopefully avoid drying and clogging.
If you are set on buying an inkjet and you predict low usage, you'll probably want to set up something like this. Or you'll be wasting valuable time and sanity - I can guarantee it from personal experience. Let be know if you need instructions.
Or better yet, buy a laser printer!
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The ink seems to cost ~$25 per ~1000 pages
The printer itself should come with alot of ink (advertised it's good for ~5,000 pages)
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Agree, though not a big fan of Epson print quality and those printers typically run 50-100$ more expensive in upfront cost. Ecotank ink dries up much quicker if not used regularly.
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OEM high yield refills cost $39 & $65 for black and color cartridges respectively. Though there are lots of cheaper third party options on amazon and walmart running around $45 including high yield b&c cartridges. Overall this printer has low cost per print compared to other similar price inkjet refillable AIO printers.
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Rare or infrequent use is a massive problem with inkjet printers that I learned about the hard way. The printer is NEVER ready to print at the time I need it the most - always requiring around 30 mins of fiddling, purging, and cleaning cycles and a dozen wasted sheets of paper before I can get anywhere with my actual print job. In addition, with INKvestment, the large cartridges end up sitting in the printer for years and probably contribute even further to drying issues, as the ink ages and degrades.
If you are an infrequent user, paradoxically, a more expensive laser printer will be far less headache and peace of mind. I finally caved last month after the inkjet was horribly and seemingly irreversibly clogged and bought a $500 Brother color multi-function laser. This one should be perfectly happy to sit idle for long periods - toner has no concept of drying out.
Incidentally, I've also managed to revive my inkjet after running countless cleans and switching to new off-brand ink from Amazon. I've now set up a weekly print job on my PC so that the inkjet will be used at least once a week to print a simple CMYK test pattern and hopefully avoid drying and clogging.
If you are set on buying an inkjet and you predict low usage, you'll probably want to set up something like this. Or you'll be wasting valuable time and sanity - I can guarantee it from personal experience. Let be know if you need instructions.
Or better yet, buy a laser printer!
Rare or infrequent use is a massive problem with inkjet printers that I learned about the hard way. The printer is NEVER ready to print at the time I need it the most - always requiring around 30 mins of fiddling, purging, and cleaning cycles and a dozen wasted sheets of paper before I can get anywhere with my actual print job. In addition, with INKvestment, the large cartridges end up sitting in the printer for years and probably contribute even further to drying issues, as the ink ages and degrades.
If you are an infrequent user, paradoxically, a more expensive laser printer will be far less headache and peace of mind. I finally caved last month after the inkjet was horribly and seemingly irreversibly clogged and bought a $500 Brother color multi-function laser. This one should be perfectly happy to sit idle for long periods - toner has no concept of drying out.
Incidentally, I've also managed to revive my inkjet after running countless cleans and switching to new off-brand ink from Amazon. I've now set up a weekly print job on my PC so that the inkjet will be used at least once a week to print a simple CMYK test pattern and hopefully avoid drying and clogging.
If you are set on buying an inkjet and you predict low usage, you'll probably want to set up something like this. Or you'll be wasting valuable time and sanity - I can guarantee it from personal experience. Let be know if you need instructions.
Or better yet, buy a laser printer!
Do you have those problems with your Brother? I have a J825(DW?) With 3rd party ink. It stays on all the time in rest mode/eco mode and every now and then it runs a self cleaning cycle. It's always ready to print without issues. But it does burn thru ink. The nice thing about my 3rd party ink is that it's cheap. Very cheap. Last batch I paid $20 for 4 black cartridges and 6 colored (2 of each color) it was 2 years ago or maybe 3. But the ink still works without issues. It's the main reason why I recommend neither inkjet to others. I'd been very reliable for many many years. If it breaks I might switch to laser but so far it works.
Sorry to hear yours has issues
Rare or infrequent use is a massive problem with inkjet printers that I learned about the hard way. The printer is NEVER ready to print at the time I need it the most - always requiring around 30 mins of fiddling, purging, and cleaning cycles and a dozen wasted sheets of paper before I can get anywhere with my actual print job. In addition, with INKvestment, the large cartridges end up sitting in the printer for years and probably contribute even further to drying issues, as the ink ages and degrades.
If you are an infrequent user, paradoxically, a more expensive laser printer will be far less headache and peace of mind. I finally caved last month after the inkjet was horribly and seemingly irreversibly clogged and bought a $500 Brother color multi-function laser. This one should be perfectly happy to sit idle for long periods - toner has no concept of drying out.
Incidentally, I've also managed to revive my inkjet after running countless cleans and switching to new off-brand ink from Amazon. I've now set up a weekly print job on my PC so that the inkjet will be used at least once a week to print a simple CMYK test pattern and hopefully avoid drying and clogging.
If you are set on buying an inkjet and you predict low usage, you'll probably want to set up something like this. Or you'll be wasting valuable time and sanity - I can guarantee it from personal experience. Let be know if you need instructions.
Or better yet, buy a laser printer!
Which laser one you bought?