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| Thread ID: 94839 | 2008-11-14 04:29:00 | Refilling inkjet cartridges | Bryden (4161) | Press F1 |
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| 720166 | 2008-11-14 04:29:00 | Hi There I have a Canon IP4500 and am wondering about getting the cartridges refilled as at $25 for the small ones and $29 for the large black, it seems very expensive for a few drops of ink.... I live near Hamilton - any comments or suggestions please? TIA Bryden |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 720167 | 2008-11-14 04:49:00 | Not if you don't want clogged up jets on your printer and less quality in your colours. Voids your warranty if it is still under warranty. I have two Epson 8 colour inkjets and both use at least a full set of cartridges every two weeks, even at that cost I would never use refilled or non Epson inks. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 720168 | 2008-11-14 04:57:00 | Stay with the original Canon cartridges, you will have less trouble. You may have been able to get away with it once but modern printers are not very forgiving. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 720169 | 2008-11-14 04:59:00 | If you can't afford genuine ink, you should look for a cheap printer with cheap genuine ink - it will save you a lot in the long term & you obviously aren't that worried about print quality if you are looking at getting your ink refilled. I think that epson has cheap genuine ink, and other brands might too - look at the prices for genuine ink from all brands | Greven (91) | ||
| 720170 | 2008-11-14 05:06:00 | If you are printing a lot of Black & White get a Laser they are way cheaper to run. Just use your Inkjet for colour work. You can get a Brother Laser printer reasonably cheaply they are good lasers. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 720171 | 2008-11-14 05:07:00 | Well I have owned a Canon Pixma MP500 for the past 3 years and all I use is refilled cartridges from Cartridge World. Never had any problems. I am not into printing pictures - thats what proper photo places are for. I am a student so the printer gets used alot. And why throw away the empty cartridges when a refill works. Thats the Tree Hugger gene expressing itself. My 2c. |
dotbond (7154) | ||
| 720172 | 2008-11-14 05:14:00 | I got one cartridge from Cartridge World a few years ago and the colour was crap. I threw it out after 2 prints. | Bantu (52) | ||
| 720173 | 2008-11-14 05:30:00 | Well I am not that fussed about quality to be honest - I used to refill my earlier Canon with Calidad ink and had no issues at all.... I have a Cartridge World in Hamilton so might give them a whirl.... The warranty has expired so that is not an issue and with the current price of printers if this one gets binned - so be it... | Bryden (4161) | ||
| 720174 | 2008-11-14 05:45:00 | I have been using Ink Post for the past 5 years .No problems at all with my canon IP2000 printer | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 720175 | 2008-11-14 06:45:00 | Some prints crap out quick if you use refurbished or refilled cartridges - Seen many people who have had problems with different cartridges, either " compatible" or refills- put in a genuine cartridge and no problems. Take my own HP OfficeJet V-40, 5 years old and works like a charm- try putting in any Non hp cartridge and it spits the dummy and simply refuses to print anything, even refilled HP cartridges from Cartridge world - wont work. As Bantu said If you are printing a lot of Black & White get a Laser they are way cheaper to run :thumbs: The laser I have is Lexmark E120N Toner is about $120, lasts about 4.5 - 5 reams of paper Per cartridge. |
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