Well it happened yesterday; I lost my Brother. Sad because he was only eleven years old. The brother I am speaking of is my Brother MFC-J825DW multi-function printer. If you have followed my blog, you will know that I have extoled the virtue of this wonderful device. For many years it has performed flawlessly as I faxed documents across the country, scanned and digitized pictures, made a quick copy for a friend and printed countless documents.
It happened quickly. So quickly that I am not sure what happened. I was moving the printer from one side of the room to the other. When I plugged it in at its new location instead of coming up ready, an error occurred. It was the dreaded “Failed to Init: 48” code.
I searched the internet for a cure. There were dozens of articles on the meaning and repair of this fault, none worked. Hour after hour I tried every possible procedure with no success. Despite all my best efforts to revive the unit, including a forty-minute wait with Brother Technical Support, I realized it could not be saved.
After a good night’s sleep, I resigned myself to say goodbye and move on. It took several hours to find a suitable replacement. There was plenty to choose from. But at what cost? Which one would both meet my needs and preserve my bank balance?
I finally decided on an Epson Workforce 4820 multi-function printer. This unit compared favorably to my old friend in terms of features and cost. Once the decision was made, I began to search for availability and price. Not surprisingly most stores, both online and brick-and-mortar, were in short supply. COVID-19 has done a number on the availability of the product, at least that is the excuse they gave me.
Luckily, I found one at a local office supply house, in stock and at the price I wanted to pay. I ordered it for curbside pickup (another new opportunity courtesy of COVID).
A few hours later my new partner is sitting proudly on its throne. It seems to be every bit as capable as the Brother it replaced. Time will tell if it can survive eleven years of abuse at the hands of a demanding hoard of users or abdicate before its time. One can only hope.
Long live the king!
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