Peripherals: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use?
- 7/17/09 1:27 PM
"3rd party ink+refill carts" best method to save on printing
by cisinksystem - 9/8/09 8:09 PM In reply to: OEM VS Refill by bbiocchiwe know,to use 3rd party ink and their refill carts,it's the best way for saving cost on printing,especially for large format printer.But 3rd party ink and refillable cartridge have different price and quality,how to know which one is best? where to find a better online shop to buy not just ebay?
Aftermarket ink works for me.
by jmousso2107 - 7/22/09 6:46 AM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Some years back I used Epson printers and found I could refill the OEM cartridge only once before they would clog. I am now running a Canon ip4000. I have used 3 different brands of aftermarket cartridges in this printer and have had only the yellow clog one time in several years, fixed with clean head utility. I would guess that this printer is very forgiving in what ink it uses. I have found that unprotected photos will fade quickly if exposed to sunlight. I am paying about $2.50 for a ink cartridge. See www.blankmedia.ca
I prefer to use Willett 430 Small Character Inkjet Printer
by dean86 - 8/17/09 2:13 AM In reply to: Aftermarket ink works for me. by jmousso2107For so many years, I have used Willett 430 Small Character Inkjet Printer which was purchased from FuZhou Zero Automation Equipment Co.,Ltd .The 430 is for industrial users who need a competitively priced printer whilst demanding the latest in ink jet technology. The 430 incorporates a new patented printhead design which delivers class leading reliability and print quality.I am quite satisfied with the quality and the price,if you need more detailed information,you can visit their website www.zeroautomation.com. I hope the information I offered can be useful to you!Good luck!
It depends on ecomies of scale.
by Carsto - 7/22/09 1:54 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Several discussions point out only personal circumstance. There are several types of market in this printer business. If printer houses would tailor their products more to suit these different markets, they would make much more money. Right now they sell the entry point printers at very low cost and make it up in the inkpots.
One has to decide on preference between colour quality and cost. If you're in the printing business both the seller and buyer get the benefit of "production runs". My home based business does regular 1-3 page prints in black and infrequent colour jobs (regular dummy jobs to keep the jets wet).
I use refill kits and am willing - on cost calculations - to buy a cheap inkjet every two years when the inkwell is full. My last Canon i80 (ZAR2000)worked well with good colour, but I was forced to buy a new one anyway. Ostensibly the paper detection micro switch went. Never had a problem with it. The new i100 - as a repair = would be ZAR3300!
The single inkpots (combined colour) was about ZAR200. I could get 1 litre of colour(about 1.76 pints and around 500 refills) for ZAR800 and black for ZAR600 and about 170 refills. GBP/ZAR between 11 & 15.
Canon is my printer of choice, single ink and ease of operation. The "repair" was quoted by a third party agent. Funnily enough I spoke to a retail salesman a week later and he mentioned how many defunct printers were stacked up in their technical support area.
Something is decidedly rotten in the State of Denmark, methinks!
Been using after-market cartridges for years w good results
by Lightning George - 7/23/09 12:48 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been buying after-market cartridges from InkjetCartridge.com for years, first for my now-retired Epson Stylus Photo 890 and now for my HP Officejet Pro L7680. The printers have never complained.
I started using OEM ink cartridges with the Epson and continued doing so until a friend urged me to look into the after-market. With fingers crossed I purchased and installed a set of cartridges from InkjetCartridge. The printer accepted the cartridges, photos and other documents printed just fine, nothing caught fire or exploded. I replaced the Epson with the HP AIO when my fax machine died. When the original set of OEM cartridges ran dry I replaced them with after-market ones and have never looked back.
Thank you, will research.
by Carsto - 7/23/09 1:37 PM In reply to: Been using after-market cartridges for years w good results by Lightning GeorgeAs far as I know we don't have InkjetCratridge in this country, South Africa, but I will research on price and delivery. Could even be cheaper, courier costs included.
Thanks again.
Both
by bob1spencer - 7/24/09 9:38 AM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The ink is where the printer manufacturers get you. For example, Tiger Direct is advertising an HP wireless, all-in-one printer for $69, but if you buy two ink refills for it, you could have bought another printer. And HP is not the only company of which this is true.
I got a cannon ip5000 1 picolitre
by magnusfl - 8/28/09 7:30 PM In reply to: Poll: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Canon PIXMA iP5000 and I been using generic ink for the past 3 years and the only time it clogged up was last spring were I unplugged it for a few days while I tore my bedroom apart for new paint and carpet after a week went by I had everything back in place and found my printer head was clogged after looking at some web pages I found this is an issue with a lot of ink jet printers as they got a micro heading element to keep the ink from clogging.
so Ii took the print head out and cleaned it with alcohol and it back to working flawlessly
Ps this printhead is 1 picolitre compared to most printer with a min of 2 picolitre so generic inks are just fine however most printheads are linked to the ink cartrage so the electronics many be a real issue in those printers
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