why is this machine more expensive than the Brother 1500s? They look like the same machine.
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I don't want to knock knock-offs. This Jukii is much the same design as the old Brother 1500. In fact, in the old days, Juki made them for Brother. However, I have a friend who has the Pfaff knock-off of the Juki 2010Q but it doesn't have the three speeds. She always wants to use mine for free motion quitting. I like having the speed choices. Now that Juki is making home sewing machines (they used to just do commercial ones), they may not want to make the others exactly identical to their own.
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Julie, do you know the ballpark cost of the PE-780D? I'm doing my research on embroidery machines before I make a decision. There's not too many distributors in my area so I wanted to make sure I get a good price.
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I ordered and mine was OEM. Some comments stated they weren't OEM, but that was awhile ago. I got a Brother Brand Toner... I think the price is low because there's no overhead in selling in a store, etc. It's just a toner so it can't possible cost them that much to manufacuter. No idea but it was much much less than in stores.
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As far as I know, this machine is strictly a duplicator going one to one. The amount of data determines the processing time. You should have received an email from the manufacturer when you received the machine. In it they have their phone number to answer any questions. If you think I'm wrong or you want more info, call them. They do want you to be happy with their product.
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Seems to be the same machine. They're using the same photo. Just sold by a different seller on amazon. I still love ours. Hope they make one for really big bugs one day. We've had ours for over 5 years at least now.
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I'm not sure why aftermarket brand is cheaper, but it works great for me. Just as good as the brother brand.
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Since we bought the printer for our engineering office last October, we have printed 1495 pages, 1116 of which had at least some color content, though only about 150 of those had large color pictures, the rest were mostly black and white drawings with a few color graphics and lines. We are still using the original color toner cartridges that came with the printer, and they are are all 2/3 full. We used up the black starter toner cartridge that came with the printer, plus we have used up about 45% of a TN-221BK black toner cartridge. Brother claims that the TN-221BK cartridge will print 2500 pages, and the TN-225C, M and Y cartridges will print 2200 pages. I paid $283 for a four pack of toner cartridges, one black and three color high-yield Brother brand cartridges. But it looks like I will mostly be buying black toner cartridges at $60 each. While not cheap, it is a heck of a lot cheaper per page than using ink jet printers, plus the printer is faster and quieter than ink jet printers, and the print quality is great. Plus there are no print heads to clog, which eventually killed most of the ink jet printers I've owned. Also, if the toner is not completely used up when the printer says it is you can reset the cartridge and keep printing until the cartridge is empty.
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Thats debatable, though they do offer a good value in b&w; laser multifunctions. Some of their software has been dodgy, but thats been the case for others as well, especially HP. Its a crap shoot with anything these days. Buy from somewhere that will take returns (not very common for printers) or wait until unbiased reviews are available.FYI, HP also has new machines just released. They are more $$ than Brother but thought you should know. Look at the higher end 3390 or the entry level 3055 or 3052 if you don't need fax.
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It is cheaper because it is not the 2500 copy toner. It is the starter toner which comes with the printer when you first buy it. I won't buy from them again. The genric one works better and is alot less.
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J, I contacted Brother and then Buffalo Technologies directly. I found that the Buffalo/Techworks part number had changed. It is now PM133-512 and can be found using the memory configuator on the middle of the page at: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/memory/ It costs about $114.75 plus shipping there. However, after MUCH searching (including EBay, Amazon, Newegg & MANY others), I also found a guaranteed compatible memory module for about 1/2 the price. goto: http://www.oempcworld.com Then search for 512M-SO133 or (all on one line) its: http://www.oempcworld.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Category_Code=144pin&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=512M-SO133 There its about $69.85 plus $1 insurance and free shipping. Before ordering, I spoke to OEMPCWORLD and they guaranteed that their chip would work or my money back. I ordered it, got it a few days later, installed it and it worked PERFECTLY. I even called Brother to see how I could be POSITIVE it was working and after several tries, they figured out the instructions to get the printer to print out its memory report. Prior to installation it showed 128mb (on lower right of page at bottom - hard to find, but its there) and after installation, it showed 640mb so the machine recognized the new 512mb SODIMM module and its been fine ever since. By the way, the Brother 9840cdw is a really GREAT Machine, too. I love using it and the print quality is pretty awesome.
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I think the initial printing was sub-par, after one months use it seems to be ok. I went with this machine because I have a Brother laser as well and it fit my footprint
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According to the specs, they both seems to be the same product. Probably the marketing strategy? lol
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Like others, I've only bought the Brother version, so I can't vouch for the aftermarket ones. Brother version works just fine, and since I don't do heavy printing with it, the price difference isn't important.
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It' $297 right now on Amazon. I've been watching it for a while and this is the lowest that I've seen it so far. (Price includes a $50.00 instant rebate from Brother.)
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Because it is a cheap machine that is all about hype and marketing. Pls avoid. It is 2-3 times more expensive than all the others and not worth $100!
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I only went by the machines listed when I bought the foot. I have a brother Ultd embroidery/sewing machine.
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I have not done a comparison (I have the SF), but other than color and logo, they look the same. I have also seen them noted on woodturning forums as the same machine made in same factory.