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yes you have got me thinking now with them big ink bottles which are easy to fill with none of them silly chips
but i would need an A3 as thats what i've got now and don't want to downsize

Ian M;37540 wrote:When I have to buy a new printer for my dye sub work well I'll also be going the Brother route too with one of Paul's custom profiles. :biggrin:

If you're printing photos with the £10 dye ink, you may want to invest in one of Paul's profiles. While my £10 ink wasn't too bad with standard profiles, the new profile does produce markedly better results for photo printing.

smitch6;37568 wrote:yes you have got me thinking now with them big ink bottles which are easy to fill with none of them silly chips
but i would need an A3 as thats what i've got now and don't want to downsize

That's what I've earmarked my MFC-5890CN for. One slight disadvantage is that the Brothers only do up to A3 - not A3+ - so, if you print 13" wide a lot, it may not be your best option.

I have enough Epsons here that I can reserve one for A3/A3+ with its tiny ink cartridges, while doing everything else on the Brother. I love not having to faff around with a CISS or constantly top-up thimble-size cartridges.

JSR;37572 wrote:If you're printing photos with the £10 dye ink, you may want to invest in one of Paul's profiles. While my £10 ink wasn't too bad with standard profiles, the new profile does produce markedly better results for photo printing.

Jonathan I would use the dye sub ink that I have been using for the last few years which I consider to be a lot better than anything Sawagrass has to offer. If I'm in Staples & see anyone looking at inkjet printers I always tell them to have a look at the Brother printers & everyone of them have said they never even considered one till I said something. Everyone seems to just look at the Epson & Cannon printers but, I'm trying to spread the word in my own little way.

smitch6;37568 wrote:yes you have got me thinking now with them big ink bottles which are easy to fill with none of them silly chips
but i would need an A3 as thats what i've got now and don't want to downsize

Steve you would be amazed at how much better the Brother's are with the refill cartridges. You'd also be amazed at how much money & stress you'd save aswell. The Brother printers don't have any nasty chips to go wrong on the cartridges. Remember it's good to love your Brother.

Ian M;37597 wrote:Remember it's good to love your Brother.

It's also quite lightweight, too, that's why they always say "he ain't heavy, he's my...". No? Oh well, please yourself... :biggrin:

JSR;37602 wrote:It's also quite lightweight, too, that's why they always say "he ain't heavy, he's my...". No? Oh well, please yourself... :biggrin:

Jonathan, 'the road is long with many a winding turn'..........shall I get your coat as I get mine mate? :biggrin:

just brought another clx2160 off ebay for 32 quid
20 for printer - 12 for delivery
gotta be worth a shot even if for spares.

Is a guy on ebay selling a clx2160 for 180 yet i paid 150 for mine brand new.............cheek of it

you not gonna believe this

other night was on ebay

seen a clx2160 at 20 pounds BUY it now price - but it had error saying empty toner
I paid for it (12 delivery) and it arrived today

Emptied the toner tray which was empty so repostioned it - and still same error
So i took the full central unit out of mine - inserted it into this printer and Bingo

Working fine and printing perfect

all for 32 quid really - cant beat that can u (check listing - well worth the money to me anyway)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160721475032? ... 1497.l2649

Sounds like you got a great deal there.