On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:42:17 -0400, wrote:

What EVERYBODY forgets is when you buy a new printer you do NOT get
full ink cartridges. You get "starters" Buying the replacements, even
when it excedes the cost of the printer MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

That is correct. You can also get more out of a toner cartridge by
searching the web. The cartridges and/or printers have something that makes
them stop before they are out of toner. This means you never get streaky
output, but you lose many copies.

Some you put tape over a sensor. With my Brother there is a sequence to key
into the keypad. That keeps it going until you get the streaks, but then
you take the toner catridge out and shake it back and forth. That gets you
a little more.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).