Peripherals forum: If you use an inkjet printer, what do you use?

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I have refurbed HP laserjet 4+. Online I got refill stuff, I get 1400 pages laser quality b/w prints for about $10 toner. initial outlay for cartridges, but I had them already, and for the cutter tool, but that was trivial.
A site will provide lesser cost cartridges for this "obsolete" printer.

I have a new HP Deskjet F4480 that works great. I may find it a slightly more expensive to buy HP ink cartridges but the convenience makes the difference as I buy them on line and HP has them delivered to me the next day in my mailbox or mail service they use.

Cheeper

Have you ever been to a reputable place to get your cartridges refilled? I've gone to Cartridge World to get new ink for the printer where I work-we haven't bought a new cartridge for the past 5 years (SUPER CHEAP)! Your lucky to have HP. Dell printers (my home printer is Dell) refuse to work with refilled cartridges.

OEM cartridges are very expensive. One full set can cost as much as the printer! I bought some after-market cartridges for about 1/3 the price. No issues with print quality. The only minor inconvenience is that I can get a little ink on my finger when I pull the tape that covers the breathing hole. A worthwhile trade.

I tried twice to refill a HP inkjet black cartridge and twice it would not work.
Now I buy the original, and even then ,the last one had to be sent in for a trade in,as it stopped 1/2 full.

After reading the other posts about printer failure with refills, I realized
my own printer's demise MIGHT have been connected with using the refill?? I had assumed it was just "Old age", but there was abundant ink slime near cartridge idle position---exactly where the mechanical failure occurred.

...mostly because of the high cost of new cartridges. I can get a $40 inkjet cartridge refilled for $10, and the quality is as good as the original manufacturer's cartridge.
I do a lot of high-color graphics-intensive work and the print quality is very important, but I find no difference between the new and a refilled cartridge. Sadly though, I may have to move up to a new printer before long, mine is over 10 years old, it's still working great, and I really like it, but it's no longer supported by the manufacturer and I'm afraid supplies for it will soon become extinct.

I have used remanufactured cartridges for several years in a Canon MP160 which is now 9 years old. There are two firms offering these in my town, either of which perform very well, except that the ink level reporting does not work as expected. The difference in cost of the ink makes the inconvenience well worth the hassle.

I had an Epson years ago and used aftermarket ink no problem.
Two lots of aftermarket and you have saved enough to replace the printer!
Current Brother (MFC-215 all in one) collapsed in a screaming heap within hours of first set of aftermarket ink.
Went back to original and it works fine again, but over $100 AU for a set of inks hurts, especially when they need replacing every year even if you don't do much printing- watch that daily self test.
I also have a HP Deskjet 460 where ink lasts forever because it doesn't self test and lets you print at draft.

I've had trouble finding remanufactured cartridges, especially if I need them right away. The reman's that I've bought on-line have worked fine. However, I've found it difficult to compare them, and there's also a shipping charge. I don't waste ink(using draft etc.), so I don't need to replace them often.

I/we use 5 Epson IJ printers and 1 HP all in one. All the Epsons have Continuous Ink Supplies and I purchase ink in bulk. It's relatively cheap. The HP doesn't have a CIS and it is expensive. Printer breaks, buy a new one, they are cheap. The Epson C88+ costs around $80.00 on sale and a new set of inks almost that much from Epson, so buy a new printer when the inks in the new one runs out.

BTW, the printer tells you the ink is gone long before it really is in order to encourage you to purchase more. Thought Epson was sued and lost over that Marketing ploy. Naughty naughty Epson. Buy someone elses ink!!

Previously had a Cannon & tried a DIY refil kit and the print head blocked up - no ammount of flushing owuld clear it & eventually had to scrap the printer - hence the switch to HP

I have used HP printers for the past 10 years, now on my 3rd "all in one". I use remanufactured ink cartridges as Hp are so expensive and seem to be half empty!

I'm happy to do this as the print head is in the ink cartridge and if it gets blocked I just replace it.
Beware as not all remanufactured units are the same - I've had instances of units not working or pertially blocked.

I have been using 4inkjets online now for 3 years. They have never once let me down. I receive my print cartridges in a few days along with a prepaid envelope to drop my old ones in the mail. I get the remanufactured lexmark catridges (high yield) and they last me just about as long as the originals did. I don't normally review online companies, but this one has earned my loyalty. I actually switched to another online company (TFP International) just to try because their cartridges were a little cheaper. BIG mistake. See the thread on TFP International on CNET. Anyway, that's my personal consumer story and I have been very happy with the remanufactured cartridges. The trick is finding the right company. I ruined a previous printer I had trying to refill my own cartridges. All was well for about 4 months and then the cartridge leaked all over my printer and ruined it.
PS; Love my Lexmark Printer and will never buy another brand again.