Peripherals: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use?
- 7/17/09 1:27 PM
Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 7/17/09 1:27 PM
If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use?
- Original manufacturer ink cartridges. (Why you choose to do so?)
- Remanufactured inkjet cartridges. (How has it worked out? Any recommendations?)
- Aftermarket third-party ink cartridges. (How has it worked out? Any recommendations?)
- Do-it-yourself ink cartridge refill kits. (How has it worked out? Any recommendations?)
- I get my cartridges refilled by reputable retail stores. (How has it worked out? Any recommendations?)
- Others. (What is it?)
It's cheap enough and easier than other methods.
by GradyPhilpott - 7/17/09 6:12 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
And I get the desired results.
the Dell monopoly
by HighDesertDiva - 7/17/09 6:16 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a Dell AI0 printer A940, and really the only issue I have with it is that I cannot by cheaper ink cartridges or refill the Dell cartridges (I tried). If I could just get black generic cartridges and save the $$ for the brand name color ones it would still be a big money saver. Those little suckers are expensive.
Replacement ink cartridges
by CompuJohn - 7/17/09 9:07 PM In reply to: the Dell monopoly by HighDesertDivaHi,
I agree the cartridges for your Dell Printer are outragosuly high, try going to www.meritline.com to buy your cartridges.
Good Luck.
OEM Only
by russtuttle - 7/17/09 6:30 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am a Canon printer user. I use a Pixma 6000 for my best print jobs including pictures and an MP830 combination business printer/fax/scanner for faster printing. Because the cartridges in my MP830 are lit up to show when one is empty, I have not looked for aftermarket brands. I have tried aftermarket replacement cartridges on my old Canon and in my Pixma with no luck. None that I have tried seat completely in the holder and they are always popping out of place. A major inconvenience in a large print job.
For me, I'll pay the extra dollars for the correct fit and proper color mix.
We use only HP original cartridges
by leohifi - 7/17/09 6:40 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My wife's first inkjet was an HP 500C so we go a long way back. We have only used original carts on the dozen or so printers we've owned. I have seen too many people have jams, spills, sudden loss of printing, etc with refills. We depend on our photo printers and don't want to sacrifice print quality to save a little money.
Warning: I worked for HP but not in small printers for a long time.
Go Continuous if you print a lot.
by sourbeer - 7/17/09 6:40 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The cheapest way is to buy a continuous ink system and buy bulk ink from anyone you like I installed one on a canon ip4200 inkjet 2 and 1/2 years ago,replaced the printhead last year and it is trouble free.Just look at the 100ml clear plastic containers for the ink levels.They each hold 100ml of ink
Refilling Your Own Inkjet Cartridges
by glengtaylor - 7/17/09 6:43 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I did this for my Epson Printers.
Never again.
It clogged up the printer heads.
I use refill kit
by bob_hewson - 7/20/09 8:58 AM In reply to: Refilling Your Own Inkjet Cartridges by glengtaylorI have been refilling my own for years and use mostly HP printers (and their cartriges). I get 6+ refills on a B&W cartridge, then have to buy an new HP cart and then refill again until it won't work any more. I don't use a lot of color but they are easy to do too, jut take a little longer and the color looks comparble to me...
I have never experienced a printer problem from the refill ink. I ignore the ptinters periodic out of ink warnings and ink levels.
Doing it yourself can be messy, but I don't have trouble any more and can do a refill in under 10 minutes with no mess and save $$$.
Bob
3rd party ink jet cartriges
by donernst1 - 7/17/09 6:46 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
About 20 years without a problem.
HP printer HP ink
by ringash - 7/17/09 6:53 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Because there are no other cartridges available.
But they are mighty expensive and I would use cheaper ink if I could find it.
The ink cartridges cost more than the printer.
Mostly what I print is crossword puzzles so quality is not important
Remanufactured/3rd party
by Irelands child - 7/17/09 7:02 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The way my wife prints docs, I need to go 'cheep'. For whatever reason, she will not print only the pertinent page or pages she needs - and sometimes that makes for a lot of use!!!
I use a supplier I found on eBay as well as Cartridge World for my inks. Both of my printers are old but still churning out paper with words and photos printed on them. My Epson 880 (see what I mean about old) would probably print with colored water. The multifuntion Epson 6400 doesn't really like some cartridges and tells me that they are wrong, but after a click does it anyhow.
But......if I'm doing quite a few photos, and neither printer is a great picture printer, I'll pick up a set of Epson (platinum plated!!!) cartridges for that job as the 3rd party carts have never been true to my photo colors.
Canon printers - I recently did some research to replace the 880, and found that besides the "normal??" OEM recognition problems with the PIXMA line, they really don't work right with other then OEM carts so I still am clunking along with the 880 - and it's still working fine after a head cleaning
HP 6180 Printer use OEM cartidges
by Ron Geiken - 7/17/09 7:10 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The OEM cartridges are readily available at about $10 each, and for the little bit I print, they last for 3 to 6 months each. The HP 6180 printer is an all in one. This not suitable for anyone that has usage rates for a printer. Haven't been able to find anyone locally that will provide refilled cartridges. Costco refills other HP and other manufactures Cartridges, but not the 02 types used in this printer.
Printer cartridges
by danny604 - 7/17/09 7:32 PM In reply to: HP 6180 Printer use OEM cartidges by Ron GeikenI've used refills from Inksmile.com for years with no problems with the printer which is an HP 5850
Danny
Third party cartridges
by ny2nv - 7/17/09 7:51 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
After going through Canon pixma cartridges too fast, I decided to take a chance with a re-manufactured cartridge listed on Amazon (Sophia Global) the shipping cost as much as the cartridge but still was less then half Canon's price. Better deal if you buy packaged sets.
Well I was pleased with the results, they were shipped fast, even worked with indicator lights.
FYI: Kept wishing someone would market a black only ink-jet, but never happened. So I bought a used HP Laser printer for gray scale printing, original cost $400, paid $30 with a cartridge, prints lightening fast.
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