On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:43:30 +0100, Lobster
wrote:

I've heard good and bad reports of using recycled cartridges but never
seemed to be able to get a concensus on it... is the quality down to
that of the recycled hardware? the way it's refilled? the quality of the
actual toner used? Any/all of the above?

I'm on my third recycled one now. I had two with the previous Laserjet
IIID that lasted 15 years and now I've got one (7000 pages) in the
P2015D. I was dubious to begin with, but needs must when cash is
tight.

As a slight aside, does anyone know is it possible/usual for recycled
cartridges to be sold with the sealing strips in place?

Mine have always been just like the genuine article. No difference in
installing at all.

Just that I
once bought one from ebay, sold as genuine new HP, which was 'proved'
said the seller, because the strip was still in place. Am I a bit naive?
(not that I'm complaining particularly, as whatever it was, it was a
good price and printed perfectly for ages).

David

Perhaps it's just that laser printers have been around now for a
couple of decades at least and compatible-cartridge manufacturers know
that they only need one batch of dodgy cartridges to lose customers in
droves. The fact is that the genuine cartridges, e.g. HP, are
significantly overpriced so a market is created for cheaper
alternatives. When I saw the price for the genuine replacement
cartridge for my old Laserjet IIID, then compared it to the
compatibles, well, there was NO comparison! By the way, the brand I
have used successfully is Inkrite, e.g.
http://www.aprmedia.com/product.php?pid=4605

MM