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stuck with toner cartridges

15 years ago

My black toner wasn't printing properly on my Samsung laser printer, so I bought a new one and it's still the same. I now know that it's the printer that's defective.I now have 5 toner cartridges that are all full and can't use. Do you think it's worth having the printer fixed or should i just scrap it.Do you have any idea what the repair would be...

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
you might try finding a model that uses the same cartridges?
or sell them on craigslist. No clue what a repair may cost.
DA_Mccoy
15 years ago
Except for upper end models, printers now-a-days are pretty much disposable.

DA
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steve_fl
14 years ago
List the model # of the printer and cartridge-
I may be able to help you get rid of them!
homebound
14 years ago
Years ago (8?) I had an Epson 600 inkjet that was "spitting" because a head was clogged. I did this a few times: put a few drops of rubbing alcohol down into the jet location, followed by test printing. After a few rounds it printed like new. Maybe your printer is similar. Try some googling if your problem is similar.
owbist
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This might be the problem but as Steve says if Clairdo had listed a model number help could be better provided.
homebound
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Oops, just noticed you have a laser. Disregard my comment.
mikie_gw
14 years ago
I have a samsung laser printer.
I could use a new toner cart.
chas045
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I think ravencagun's compatible approach is probably the easy route, but you might want to try and fix it yourself with help from the fixyourownprinter website. There are a lot of simple repairs, and a lot of hard ones.

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