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| Thread ID: 123129 | 2012-02-05 08:33:00 | Printer and Printer Ink | stingray68 (7305) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1257566 | 2012-02-06 20:03:00 | There's always this (en.wikipedia.org) as an alternative ... heard they're bloody amazing ... :D | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1257567 | 2012-02-06 20:22:00 | If you go to cartridge world, they are cheaper but the quality is not the same.. even b/w toner - the blackness is not the same and less professional. Inkjet uses more than lasers. We have never had a inkjet other than a printer when i travelled away for study. The cheaper inkjets uses all in one cartridge for colours. When one ink is depleted but not the others, the whole thing needs to be replace so .... I have a injket A3 that is for photography. Consumables are $$$ here. I import them overseas and they cost approx half price - either the inks or the photo paper - this is comparing to Consumables Company but they are pretty good in terms of NZ prices go ... |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1257568 | 2012-02-06 20:58:00 | There's always this (en.wikipedia.org) as an alternative ... heard they're bloody amazing ... :D If by amazing you mean amazingly bad then sure. The aftermarket ones you can buy appear to be very hit and miss for success when you read up on the forums. I bought one myself for my Epson Multifunction, and recently threw the whole thing away (printer included and fully functional) with 90% of the ink unsused. It's tricky to fit, prone to problems if you don't fit it perfectly, makes the printer a problem to move, has been known to spew excess ink all over everything, requires (at least in my case) physical modifications to the cartridge assembly, can jam the printer if everything isn't 100% right, and basically is a hassle. Don't misunderstand, I got mine working well after some mucking about and it is very cheap on a price per page basis. I just don't think it's worth the hassle over cheap replacement cartridges if they are available for your printer. When I first installed it the printer used to jam and make horrendous noises at random and to fix it I had to remove the plastic arm that retains the normal print cartridges, which isn't designed to be removed. Then when I got it working perfectly I had to move it a few feet across the room, which stopped two of the ink colours from flowing and I had to get the supplied syringe and suck the air out of the lines, very messy. Whenever I went to print something I would spend a few minutes getting the printer working first. It was a low specced Epson multifunction printer a few years old, throwing it away and buying a newer better model and a full set of cartridges is cheaper than getting cartridges for the old model. For now I'm just using my photo printer that I had as well with inkvenus cartridges, waiting until I need to scan something or this printer runs out of ink before replacing the old one. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1257569 | 2012-02-06 21:27:00 | Ive heard some horror stories about some of the continuous ink systems.....dumping the ink all over the floor etc Many aftermarket ink carts are unreliable & poor quality But I still use aftermarket ink carts, 1/5 of the price so I dont mind if a few fail on me. The company I used to work for was importing NEW generic ink carts for less than 50c each !!! |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1257570 | 2012-02-06 21:29:00 | One of the things I found wrong with Inkjet printers was that when you have not used it for a week the ink dries up and you have to go through a cleaning process. This tends to use up or waste ink. Using an Inkjet printer for printing addresses on envelopes can be dicey especially if the postie gets caught in a shower of rain as the ink can be washed off. I am happy with my new laser printer which is working well. I am not looking forward to having to fork out a few hundred dollars to replace the toner. I do however think that in the long run that it will be cheaper to run than an Inkjet printer. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1257571 | 2012-02-06 21:31:00 | Yep ... should have used the "sarcastic" smiley ... they're bloody amazing at not working, leaking ink everywhere and destroying printers. Although, to be quite honest, I never tried one personally ... the information provided by PF1 members, TV programs like Fair Go and Consumer reports were enough to give hints that they may not actually be effective as made out by the manufacturer / distributor. | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1257572 | 2012-02-06 22:03:00 | I use a HP Officjet Pro L7380 all in one injet which has served me well for 3 years and is very economical on ink which i buy at PB Tech, not as good as a laser but close | PeterQ (16315) | ||
| 1257573 | 2012-02-06 22:07:00 | In the days of dot matrix printers it did not cost too much to buy a ribbon but who wants to go back to dot matrix. I have bought a laser printer but have not yet had to replace the cartridges. I wouldn't mind an old Dot-matrix printer for a laugh. The looks I'd get while the printer screeches would be priceless! :lol: Laser printers generally have much bigger cartridges than inkjet, and they also have a much bigger price. You may find when you need to get a new cartridge that the price will make you want to have a lie down. It certainly did for me. Luckily I was able to get a cartridge on eBay for *only* $150. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1257574 | 2012-02-06 22:17:00 | I still have a dot matrix printer stored in a container. It is not a priority of mine to find. I can remember how the noise could be heard around the neighbourhood. I do expect to pay more for laser cartridges but I expect them to last a longer time and be cheaper in the long run. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1257575 | 2012-02-06 22:20:00 | I'm still stuck with a dot matrix printer at work. It's right by the phones, so it's squealing in the background while folks are dealing with clients. Very bad form! But I've learnt never to expect deep thought or common sense from the various departments that have influence over these things at work. I'd also like to condemn the CISS (continuous ink supply systems). My one foray into them was just disaster. Black ink constantly dripping, cyan ink constantly blocking the jets. Waste of time and money. Have always been happy with the regular aftermarket inks, and was very happy with Calidad, however it's disappeared from the local stores (probably due to some influence from Brother, Canon, HP, Epson). |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
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