Computer newbies: Ink Cartridges....Refill vs Remanufacrured vs New Vs ??

Hi, There ! My Daughter & I Both Have Epson C62s.....

(our 2nds after previous ones died after good service) additionally I have a HP all in one (older PSC500).
I have used both new Epson cartridges in both Black & Color, and remade ones by Correctype & Staples . Either seems satisfactory for usual office type uses and rendering photocopy in B or C. I don't use for printing High Quality Photos. Went this route after carts for new machine were 2+ times the price of previous Epson printers carts.
My daughter uses new Epson black & color carts but refills only the black one (since as student she uses tons) having it done at an Island Ink kiosk in mall. She figures 4 refills before buying new black.
HP has had only new and doesn't get much use.
All are now out of warranty period. Correctype claims theirs meets manuf.warranty specs.
Island Ink showed daughter a Epson shipping box claiming they actually do use manuf. ink for refills.
Could be a con but black has worked well.
I feel that color mixing of inks to render proper color shade is so critical that its risky to do refil route.
Additionally, several manufacturers are trying to use tech to create a non-copy market by using ultra small jets that will clog without their ultra fine particle inks or other methods to prevent you using other after warranty expires. What about a 4,000% markup?? Perfume producers: Eat your hearts out!!

Inkjets are expensive, period!

Inkjet printers work best with new ink carts from the OEm, but since even OEM can sooner or later the inkjets themseleves generate problems. Remans are best from a trustd source, so once you find one stay with it. A refill will work fine provided the ink used is OK and the refiller is doing the proper refill method. I suggest no more tha 5-6 refills or after poor print output to pitch the ink cart(printhd?). Alot depends on the printer used some use inkcart with printhd. and others can replace ink carts alone and last the printhd. can be replaced while others can on an end-user basis as easily as a new ink cart. I found HP and Canon to be the easist to work with. Xerox is the most expensive, while Epson has the best output. Epson will usually be problematic after sometime, But HP usually the recovers quickly from a simple cleaning. Canon too depending on the model and overall isn't that expensive to operate.

I do have a complaint about "all-in-one" printers that have fax, copy, print modes, they can be very hard to fix and since they in general tend to work more are easily brought into a crisis as problems arise. So if you do alot of one mode it better to get something that's designed for such.

tada -----Willy

OK..OK...Pipe down everyone..Dragonbiker..

by jackintucson  - 11/22/05 8:06 AM

If you are looking for something for the every day run of the mill copy go ahead and get off-brand ink and paper. But remember one thing...they will only last a few years as opposed to 100yrs as flaunted by HP. Enough said here. I'm going to find another problem where I'm REALLY needed. and get into more trouble..expecially with Grif around.

and life goes on...

Jack

(NT) Yep...a hundred years...no kidding...really..100 yrs

by jackintucson  - 11/24/05 8:48 AM

I use no-name ink cartridges @ ebay for $ 2.45 each, great.

Their last as long as OEM and look just as good. No mess as refilling ink causes.

oops i did that

... kept printing on the last two cartridges, after getting low ink warning. Then third replacement tank is printing faint from day one. Does it need repair or something i can do myself? Thank you! I have a Canon MP Pixma 780.