Customer Reviews

Brother LC41BK Black Ink Cartridge

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Unfortunatly the Brother MFC 3240c (and other models also I believe) will not function if any of the inks run out. Also unfortunatly when the 3240c cleans its heads it does so by running ink through the print head, yes it uses ink even if you never print. Again unfortunatly it automatically cleans the print head occasionally. So even if you print you can still run out of ink and the machine shuts down. Fortunatly there is a solution. There is some kind of optical sensor in the 3240c that "sees" how much ink in in the cartridge. You can disable the ability of the sensor to see how much ink is in the cartridge by putting some dark colored tape over the clear part of the LC41 cartridge. The cartridge has one side that you can kind of see through and see the amount of ink inside. That is the side that you need to put the tape over. It is not flat so you will have to mold the tape the shape of the cartridge or it will not fit back into the printer. Once this is done the 3240c thinks you have a full ink cartridge and it will work just fine. This also enables you to use all of the ink in the cartridge. The machine will tell you you are out of ink before it is completly empty. Happy printing!

Quality and price - good deal. These are genuine Brother ink carts in original vacuum packaging, not remanufactured. Many ink carts on the web are remanufactured, but the listing does not make it obvious. This price is almost the lowest for new brand-name black, cyan, and yellow (why is magenta price much higher ??). When I tried the least expensive source, they were genuine but outdated or nearly so - probably surplus. These were very fresh, carts dated 2009.05 expiration (purchased 2007.09)

I have the MFC210C printer. It is not top of the line, but for household use, it multitasks very well. This review isn't about the printer,however, but about the ink it uses. I've been very happy with the Brother line of LC41 inks. I use my printer A LOT for a multitude of tasks including photo printing, color, and black printing in pictures and in text. I have used different types of paper, from ultra brite to photo, cardstock to regular old copy paper. The ink doesn't run, dries fast, it is bright and clear. The ink lasts a LONG TIME! I never have problems with clogging or blotching of ink or malfunctioning of the cartridges as I have had with generic inks. I noticed that the black doesn't seem as brite/clear on cheap copy paper as it does on ultra brite or photo paper. But I assume it's the quality of paper that changes the appearance of the ink rather than the ink itself, because it does very well on better paper. Yes, it indicates empty when there is still ink left in the cartridge. It also will not print if one ink runs out (if it's out of yellow, it still will not let you print out a black/white document) But this is a complaint really for the model printer itself, and not the ink quality.

This machine will not work if it runs out of ink. Does not matter what color cartridge. In this machine the ink tends to dry out very fast even if not used. When I say nothing works it means just that. No matter what button you press all you get is a beep!. You cannot use the phone/fax, copy, scan or print. Ink cartridges cannot be swapped out either. Brother say's the machine is designed that way to prevent other problems. I am faced with having to replace all the ink cartridges at a cost of about $50-60$ and like I said, they don't last.
Richard, Bonita Springs, FL

Is it true that using a Brother MFC-5440CN printer to ONLY print black text emails and word processing documents will also consume the three color ink tanks?
It seems to be true because that is the case with a friend's printer: she never printed color and all three color tanks have run dry and, unless the 3 color tanks were replaced, the printer refused to continue printing in simple black.

I ordered these printer cartridges from Amazon since they're a good deal. They used Fedex Smartpost. Using smart in any connection with the US Post Office is a joke. Lazy and stupid is a much better fit. I live in Ohio and my package according to tracking said package was delivered in FL.!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fedex would be Smart to aviod the failing relationship the Postal service has with the general public!!! Amazon did nothing wrong and love their website and all the products I received to date, except for the printer catridges I did not get yet. Thanks for the great service and products Amazon! I'll be back. Sorry I could only give one star for review since Amazon sent Fedex Dumbpost, oops Smartpost.

This review is for a NEW genuine Brother LC41BK ink cartridge. This is an excellent product, but beware of who you are buying it from. TonerPals sells a product they claim to be a new Brother cartridge, but what you will receive is a refilled generic. There will be no Brother box, nothing on the sealed packaging mentioning Brother, and you will have no idea of what the expiration date is or was. The product will contain some markings indicating it is a refill. I strongly suggest that if you want a new, genuine Brother LC41BK cartridge that you purchase either directly from Amazon (they have never failed me) or some other reseller. If the description indicates the product ships from TonerPals, move on.

Although the picture is of the Brother ink cartridge, the actual item shipped was a no-name "compatible" cartridge. It may work, I don't know, but the marketing is deceptive, and for a copy it's actually overpriced.

It is always a dilemma - genuine ink or generic. Genuine ink always works better but costs a lot more. If you want to keep your ink jet printer in top condition, you have no choice but to get robbed.

Despite the picture and description I received compatibles and NOT original carts.

Not impressed at all and stuck with them as my printer is dead without ink right now.