Posted by Ndwa on 11/1/06 8:28pm
Msg #156767

Brother printers consumable questions

How much would it cost you in drum replacement for having printed 200,000 pages?
How many pages do you get per toner cartridge? and how much?

Reply by MistarellaFL on 11/1/06 8:35pm
Msg #156769

I have just had to replace a drum in a Brother HL 5140, after 1 1/2 years.
I refill the toner, $12.95 + shipping (about $18) and one refill goes about 3000 pages.
If I bought a new cartridge, that costs about $55 - $75 at Office Depot. I do that about every 5th time I refill.

Reply by DM_FL on 11/1/06 8:39pm
Msg #156770

I have a HL-5150 and for 200k pages, I would go through 5 drums at 40k pages each. I have bought $80 40k page drums and $40 20k page drums--all remanufactured or generic. Check on Ebay. I buy ink refills at tonerkits.com for about $18 including shipping which covers about 5k pages. Cartridges can also be refilled in my area at Cartridge World for about $35, and they'll change all the moving parts in the cartridge. I've never used them though. I just bought a new printer--different brand--so now I'll be using the Brother mainly as a backup.

Reply by Larry/Ca on 11/1/06 8:41pm
Msg #156771

Costs are about......

$2000 for 200,000 pages in drum and toner for my brother 5150D. About $.01 per page. How does that compare with HP and others.

Reply by Ndwa on 11/2/06 9:41am
Msg #156821

Well, that's enough for me to say

at 200K pages, it would cost a Brother printer owner (not including cost of printer) approximately
$500 in drum replacement
$600 in toner (assume $15 per 5Kpg refilled)

HP printer do not require drum replacement but toner. My HP4100 average cost at 200K is a little less than $400 ($17 per 10Kpg refilled) plus a maintenance kit $200 is still only about 1/2 the cost of a Brother printer.

Are you making a wise longterm investment for your business?