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| Thread ID: 76893 | 2007-02-19 21:51:00 | 2 colour vs 3 colour ink cartridges? | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
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| 525982 | 2007-02-19 21:51:00 | what is a 3 colour ink cartridge? Can it print black aswell? Can any colour ink cartridge print black,but does it waste more ink? | lance4k (4644) | ||
| 525983 | 2007-02-19 21:53:00 | Yeah all-in-one cartridges do waste more ink. The black is composed of ink from all three of the containers within the cartridge. A four or five, or even six cartridge system is best. | Greg (193) | ||
| 525984 | 2007-02-19 22:11:00 | What Greg said. I did a full run down test a couple of years back on inkjets, and with the combo ink cartridges, you're simply throwing money away. Inks don't run out in a linear pattern. One ink will run out first and with a 3-ink cartridge, you are then throwing away an unknown amount of the remaining two inks. Four cartridge inkjets - black, cyan, magenta and yellow, strike a good balance between economy and putput. The Canon one I have has 2 blacks - one for photo printing and a larger one for standard output. |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 525985 | 2007-02-19 22:32:00 | hey i was looking at some ink cartidges called "perfect ink" that noel leeming sell. they are only $10 and they are remanufactured ink cartridges that are compatible with OEm printers. have a look here: www.noelleeming.co.nz R these any good? Do they work? and what is cyan ink cartridges and magneta ink cartridges? Is magneta black? |
lance4k (4644) | ||
| 525986 | 2007-02-19 22:47:00 | The same clause applies what the others has said. If you buy all in one, for example you may use more of the black but when that finished even when the others are not empty you need to bin them since they are all in one and buy another set. Wasting money. If you have individual color cartridges you simply replace one at a time as needed. Magenta is kinda of red. Cyan is like blue. Black is black which sometimes come in diff types if you have a fancy one like deep black, light black, photo (glossy) black or matte (paper) black. As with those off brands. Of course they work and might not work. They are cheaper but if you are printing photo's I suggest you not get them .. because you may get color shifts. Photo printers are shipped with ICC paper profiles that is for that printer for that specific original ink and original paper. If any of those factors are changed you may get color shifts in the photo's. If you are printing text then can be ok. For b/w photo's I don't suggest either. Another thing with remanufacturered inks is that they may have worned cartridges, I had a laser toner and it leaked from one side so all my pages are like that, that is our old laser so its fine for casual prints. I've also noticed they are not as fine as the original (HP in my case) laser toner. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 525987 | 2007-02-19 22:51:00 | Well, the vendors all say "don't use non-(our brand) ink" and list very good reasons for this. Everyone then assumes it is just the vendor protecting their monopoly. In this case, I'd side with the vendors. An inkjet is not a simple device - the print head and nozzles are high-tech pieces of gear and unless the ink going through them is up to spec the potential for it all going horribly wrong is there. I do speak from personal experience - I once screwed up an Espon inkjet of mine by putting no-name brand ink cartridges in it. Once you've done that and paid money to have it fixed (because the warranty doesn't cover if you put non-recommended ink through it), then you get reluctant to risk it again. Personally, I only buy Canon ink for my IP4000. |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 525988 | 2007-02-19 22:52:00 | so if i wanted a colour ink cartridge do i get the magneta or cyan or yellow? | lance4k (4644) | ||
| 525989 | 2007-02-19 22:55:00 | All in one or individual ink tanks will depend on your particular printer. If you have all in one, then that is what you need to stay with. It is money best to get individual tank, so if the black is out, you get a new black and you keep using the others. On the cheap what you can do is get 3rd party paper and makers generally will provide ICC profiles for that as well such as Ilford. Some may not and if you are also using 3rd party ink then it goes all wacko. On top you can also get modification to use bottle ink with pipes to goes into the printer. Yes it does save you money but you may need to get custom made ICC files for that particular ink and paper combo so your photo's won't be wacky. You can always try it out and see .... without it first. One thing with remanufactureed ink is that it might attribute to print head clogging. Also for photo's. Dye ink won't last long. Pigment ink will last as long or longer than prints you get at labs. Money wise home printing isn't as cheap as some deals outside even the modest prices, not the cheapest if you print larger then home printing will make sense. Best is to get some stacks of paper and ink when you are overseas they can be half price. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 525990 | 2007-02-19 22:56:00 | Is this a question about a specific printer? | PaulD (232) | ||
| 525991 | 2007-02-19 22:56:00 | so if i wanted a colour ink cartridge do i get the magneta or cyan or yellow? Well. It depends on which cartridge is empty. Your printer may have LCD or blinking lights that alert you when its getting low. The software may also have a status software that let's you know the capacity of the ink cartridges. If on the other hand you have a all in one system then they all need to be replaced. |
Nomad (952) | ||
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