Should I try to fix my printer?
July 1, 2009 9:26 AM Subscribe
Is it worth trying to get a 3 year old Brother HL-5250 printer fixed? I broke it when trying to install a Rosewill toner cartridge.
Our HL-5250 has been awesomely trouble free for three years. We have always used Brother toner cartridges. Yesterday I tried to install a Rosewill replacement toner cartridge - which cost less than 1/2 of Brother's - and it looks like I broke the printer in the process. (I'm not sure it's the cartridge's fault, but even if it is, I doubt Rosewill would do anything about it.) Specifically, I can no longer close the front cover. It doesn't seem like any pieces actually broke, I think I just shoved something out of place.
In this age of disposable electronics, is such a device worth trying to fix? I could get the same printer in an open-box at newegg for something like $120. I'm especially reluctant to change models because we have the extra paper tray for this one and that's expensive to replace.
Our HL-5250 has been awesomely trouble free for three years. We have always used Brother toner cartridges. Yesterday I tried to install a Rosewill replacement toner cartridge - which cost less than 1/2 of Brother's - and it looks like I broke the printer in the process. (I'm not sure it's the cartridge's fault, but even if it is, I doubt Rosewill would do anything about it.) Specifically, I can no longer close the front cover. It doesn't seem like any pieces actually broke, I think I just shoved something out of place.
In this age of disposable electronics, is such a device worth trying to fix? I could get the same printer in an open-box at newegg for something like $120. I'm especially reluctant to change models because we have the extra paper tray for this one and that's expensive to replace.
Seconding wfrgms. Printers are give-away items these days. Soon they'll be in boxes of cereal or with a Happy Meal.
posted by jgirl at 11:06 AM on July 1, 2009
posted by jgirl at 11:06 AM on July 1, 2009
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Do you still have the old cartridge? Does it fit properly? If so, then you possibly have the wrong cartridge, which would explain the poor fit.
Get a flash light and study the interior closely. If you've bent or broken something you maybe able to fix it yourself.
posted by wfrgms at 10:02 AM on July 1, 2009