Philips PFA 351 - print cartridge (PFA 351)

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This Philips ribbon comes with a number of disadvantages and advantages.

On the bad side, these ribbons come with a plug and play card that you have to put in the fax before you can use the ribbon in the fax machine. This isn't a negative, but it does mean that you will have to buy the Philips original since there are not really any compatible ones available on the market.

The second thing to ...
...to 140 pages. Now, this actually means it will print 140 pages. The fax rolls the ink around whether it prints anything or not.

So if you print 140 pages of nothing, that's the roll fully used up. Of course fax transmission errors are printed and there goes a page each time.

The ribbons are not too expensive to purchase and seem to always be readily available. I have used many of these, quite easily into the hundreds ... more

So a review on a fax ribbon, doesn't sound interesting does it?

Well, you should always work out how much the ink or toner will cost in any printer or fax machine before you buy, since this will be the biggest expense in running the machine.

This Philips ribbon comes with a number of disadvantages and advantages.

On the bad side, these ribbons come with a plug and play card that you have to put in the fax before you can use the ribbon in the fax machine. This isn't a negative, but it does mean that you will have to buy the Philips original since there are not really any compatible ones available on the market.

The second thing to note is that Philips state that this can print up to 140 pages. Now, this actually means it will print 140 pages. The fax rolls the ink around whether it prints anything or not.

So if you print 140 pages of nothing, that's the roll fully used up. Of course fax transmission errors are printed and there goes a page each time.

The ribbons are not too expensive to purchase and seem to always be readily available. I have used many of these, quite easily into the hundreds and this is where the good news arrives: I have never had a faulty one. Not once.

Very reliable ribbon. 

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