Brother Genuine Drum Unit, DR223CL

I went with a toner based printer to invest more money up front but i was hopeful that this would pay off with toner being less expensive than ink. I wonder however if they make that cost up in the drums. My drum lasted only a few months before the quality went to unreadable. It's very disappointing as these drums are incredibly expensive.

I am on my third (black) drum. Large areas where black ink will not print to the page, in the exact same location on every page, has been the bane of my experience. The issue is always immediately rectified when i purchase a new drum unit, however the new drums don't last more than 1000 pages. I see similar experiences. This is false advertising. The quality control does not match the promises from this printer's description. I have now had to put more money into this printer than I paid for it, on this third drum. This is not lawful and I am entitled to recovery for my costs and the time spent reprinting and printing at .25 cents per page at the local office supplier, for my legal documents, that have been disrupted by this quality malfunction. I have been tallying up my losses and if it reaches a certain amount I will be providing Brother an invoice, and subsequent small claims filing in the event they do not rectify this. I invite Brother to take measures to remedy in advance however. I have no choice but to purchase the 3rd drum, however I expect compensation.