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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Laser Printer Cartridges Rebuilt
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Date: Tue, 10-Mar-87 09:26:21 EST
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In the interests of honesty, it might be noted that the following was a
serious exaggeration:

> ... that a replacement toner cartridge costs $125 or more and 
> will only last for approximately 2500 prints.

Typical cartridge lifetime in fact is 4500 prints, and I would think that
anyone who is paying US$125 per cartridge is probably being ripped off.
I'm not up on current retail prices, but that sounds high to me.

This is not to say that cartridge refurbishing isn't of interest, just that
this particular press release was overselling it a bit.

				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry

[I tend to agree with Henry.  It is still probably a good deal.  -mod]