What is going on with the price of this printer? I've been looking to buy this printer for 5 days. on the first day amazon posted the best price i could find, something like 550 with no tax and free shipping. and that was a great price and i told myself that first thing tomorrow morning i would buy it. but the next day and everyday since the price has gone up (sometimes like today by 100) . and presently amazon is at 850 (i should mention that the Brother website lists the street price of this product at 699.99 NOT 1000) so my question: what is going on with the price of this printer? Is amazon protecting it's inventory? are we waiting for Brother to post another "instant rebate"? What is going on with the price of this printer? I've been looking to buy this printer for 5 days. on the first day amazon posted the best price i could find, something like 550... » Read More What is going on with the price of this printer? I've been looking to buy this printer for 5 days. on the first day amazon posted the best price i could find, something like 550 with no tax and free shipping. and that was a great price and i told myself that first thing tomorrow morning i would buy it. but the next day and everyday since the price has gone up (sometimes like today by 100) . and presently amazon is at 850 (i should mention that the Brother website lists the street price of this product at 699.99 NOT 1000) so my question: what is going on with the price of this printer? Is amazon protecting it's inventory? are we waiting for Brother to post another "instant rebate"? « Show Less
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You're right, the price fluctuates frequently and randomly. I snagged it about 4-6 weeks ago for $550 free shipping (although not 2-day) and of course, no tax. But there seems to no reason or pattern to their price of the unit. I recommend patience to save a couple hundred dollars -- if you can wait it out.
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thanks for the quick response. could you post the link of where to learn about taping the cartridges or suggest what to google. My lexmark requires a computer chip to be replaced to refill the toner. Each chip is $20 which bumps up the refill cost to close to $250. That's almost what I paid for it. I love my old Brother B&W; MFC and have had good luck with it. So I'm looking to combine the Lexmark and old brother MFC. I'm almost sold on this unit. Just don't want to end up in the same situation as my lexmark. thanks again & enjoy the new printer!
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I must agree, the pricing is all over the map. I often leave items in my cart (the "save for later" function) and doing that I get to easily track price changes that occur over time. I've noticed many items on Amazon fluctuate on an almost daily basis by a few cents to a few dollars. However this printer seems to experience huge swings in pricing - it was $680 yesterday, today's it's down to $599.
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You got me the best price that I could find was $200 less than Amazon - delivered! At $550 I'd buy it, at this price they can keep them.
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Just bought one for $499 + tax with free shipping. Also saw one for $529.00.
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We had a problem with red streaks down our print outs with our Brother HN-4070CDW. It was a toner cartridge problem. Replacing the magenta cartridge solved the problem. This printer uses the same cartridges and so likely there was a bad batch. Brother sent us a new magenta cartridge for free after I spent an hour on the phone with tech support trying to solve the problem.
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the lowest I've seen it has been $529 and now its back up to $ 719.00the crazy thing is the MSRP is $699 on the brother website. I love amazon but this is just weird. Anyone had luck refilling the toner on this thing? I'm looking for a cheaper refill than my lexmark C534
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Purchased mine on January 25th and I'm still waiting in the backorder queue, if that gives you any indication. I'll let you know when mine shows up, as it might give you an idea about yours. Regardless, I think waiting 4 weeks or so for Amazon to restock is well worth paying the MSRP instead of the 20% to 40% markup other online retailers are charging, including some of Amazon's own 3rd party sellers. I don't fault them for charging it though. If consumers are willing to pay the inflated prices then there's no reason a business shouldn't capitalize on it. I'm just saying I won't. waiting 30 days or so for delivery is worth $200 or more in my pocket. End of rant. ;o)
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That is definately not our price for 1, but prices an Amazon do change daily --sometimes hourly -- due to automatic repricing software that othet sellers use. Also, please remember that the price from sellers who use "Fulfillment by Amazon" does not include the additional shipping charge, if your ordrr is under $35.
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Thank you for noticing! I thought I was the only one who questioned this. I would never have known if I hadn't tried to order one for my mom's birthday because she liked mine so much. I nearly dropped my teeth when it was listed at $119.00. I checked the next day and it was $249.00! In addition, there was a new seller. It appears as if the second seller bought out the first one. Other sites seemed to have their stock dried up as well. When I bought mine Amazon sold it and I used my prime membership to save on shipping. Seems like someone figured out a dirty little way to scam us. I wonder how many other low profile products are going the same way. I called customer service. I did not get a satisfactory response, so I e-mailed them just now. I hope they take notice.
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I know its ridiculous. I had been trying to hunt one down also and finally got my hands on one. My suggestion would be to try Newegg and J&R because both have options to request an automatic notification when the product comes in stock. Both retailers had units in stock last week but sold out very quickly. Last I checked Newegg had an ETA of 11/22 and J&R told me last week they'd be getting more within 1-2 weeks but they allow you to add it to cart and pre-purchase now which will ensure one of the units in that next shipment will be yours. Between these two choices I'd go with J&R if at all possible only because there'll be no tax and free shipping and as a bonus you can use Amex points if you happen to have any and purchase through shopamex.com. The strategy that worked for me was to signup for auto-alerts from both of these retailers and I also created a Google alert to be e-mailed anytime a new post appeared that included "Aspire Timeline AS1810T" as well as a Bountii alert. I know it sounds like overkill but I was concerned it would only get more difficult to get one the closer we got to X-Mas so I chose to cover all possible bases and it worked-got one of these puppies in my hands in less than a week. Anyway best of luck - I assure you its worth the wait it's a great little machine.
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I've noticed that the price on AMAZON seems to vary mostly based on inventory. When you see "only X left in stock" on an item, the price is usually a bit higher. You'll also see a higher price when the source is outside AMAZON, rather then buying directly from AMAZON. Now as far as the $219 price ($269 with the $50 rebate) over Christmas 2011, that was actually an AMAZON "Gold Box" price for only that short time. I only know because I know several close friends who bought units during those exact few days. They saw the "Gold Box" price, and jumped on it. So I really don't think it's "gouging", just inventory based pricing.
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I brought this printer from Amazon at the lower price and it has been great. There should be no difference between the two, so why pay more. I am very happy with mine.
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Amazon had the entire line of Canon printers 50% off on Black Friday... for one day only. :-(
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Update! Rebate form was in the box. You may have missed it, it was in with all the other advertisements. When I called Amazon I had to click on the product then the more info button, then a price comes up showing the rebate price of $20.00 with a form button next to it, I clicked that and it gave me the form to print HOWEVER you can not send this form in it has to be the original from the box. That's when I went back through everything that was in the box and found the form.
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I was gonna buy one of these today and they raised the price by $350?! WT_?!Yesterday I noticed that it was being shipped from TigerDirect and today it's from Amazon. Are they gonna switch the price again?
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Amazon has a long history of outrageous MSRPs on Canon products and thereby presenting rediculous discount %s. I understand about listings being confused with foriegn currencies, etc, but ya think ya might take a quick look at the Canon website to see if you're even close? The 580 EX II is not new to the Canon product line nor is it an upgrade. I will again point out this oversight by Amazon to Amazon and probably receive the usual obigatory lame excuse. It's annoying, misleading and somehow amazing that this particular type of frequent mistake never appears to hit lower than the correct MSRP! Amazon has a long history of outrageous MSRPs on Canon products and thereby presenting rediculous discount %s. I understand about listings being confused with foriegn currencies, etc, but ya think ya might take a quick look at the Canon website to see if you're even close? The 580 EX II is not new to the Canon product line nor is it an upgrade. I will again point out this oversight by Amazon to Amazon and probably receive the usual obigatory lame excuse. It's annoying, misleading and somehow amazing that this particular type of frequent mistake never appears to hit lower than the correct MSRP!
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I noticed that. I think the normal price for this machine is $299 and amazon has it listed wrong. I bought it elsewhere on sale for $199 and the original price listed for it from that place was $299. Amazon has some great prices on machines but I don't think this is one of them.
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Third party sellers. Amazon probably doesn't have any in stock. If they get any more in, the price will go back to msrp.
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Thanks for the information. But still I have a confusion. I can see the Maximum Allowable cash back for this model in T&Cs; of 2010 is $200. So if the purchase price is 180 and the regular price is 488 , will this offer still apply to this printer since the difference is more than 200(488-180 =308 ) ? Thanks
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I checked around for prices on Amazon and other places. I have one that I got 6 years ago. Doesn't seem to be available at regular office supply stores. I was a teacher at the time...There is no way I paid that kind of price. It had to have been on sale and well under $100 when I bought it or it wouldn't have been purchased by me. They were not available on Logitech's website except for support. Sorry, It looks to me like scarcity on a good product has driven the price up, but I did find it on ebay for under $300. I know probably not a lot of help. Contact Logitech, maybe they can help.
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Thanks Bobster- I was also wondering where the link to the rebate had disappeared to. Why is the price of this item so labile? Yesterday, when I ordered it, it was $299 and today it's $364!
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Now this thing is up to $1606? is everyone seeing this same price? Why in the world is the price rising like this in $50 chunks? It's like they are trying to make us buy the LNA46750 ($1630 or so). Makes no sense to me...there are apparently many TV buyers at the ready if Amazon wasn't jerking the price all over the place. If they don't get things straightened out shortly, I'll buy it over at Newegg. They're pretty reputable from what I understand, and the Newegg price of $1529 (free shipping) is looking better by the minute - though product appears to be on backorder or something over there. Patience will be a virtue here I guess. Now this thing is up to $1606? is everyone seeing this same price? Why in the world is the price rising like this in $50 chunks? It's like they are trying to make us buy the LNA46750 ($1630 or so). Makes no sense to me...there are apparently many TV buyers at the ready if Amazon wasn't jerking the price all over the place. If they don't get things straightened out shortly, I'll buy it over at Newegg. They're pretty reputable from what I understand, and the Newegg price of $1529 (free shipping) is looking better by the minute - though product appears to be on backorder or something over... » Read More Now this thing is up to $1606? is everyone seeing this same price? Why in the world is the price rising like this in $50 chunks? It's like they are trying to make us buy the LNA46750 ($1630 or so). Makes no sense to me...there are apparently many TV buyers at the ready if Amazon wasn't jerking the price all over the place. If they don't get things straightened out shortly, I'll buy it over at Newegg. They're pretty reputable from what I understand, and the Newegg price of $1529 (free shipping) is looking better by the minute - though product appears to be on backorder or something over there. Patience will be a virtue here I guess. « Show Less