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[redelitev6]

  been having a bit of trouble with my printer ,put it down to the fact that it hadn't been used for ages,so i thought the ink cartridges may have become clogged up,in my "enthusiasm" to unblock the cartridge i put a hole in the bottom of it,no ink running out so i assumed it was empty,"took" the top off to have a look inside only to find a FOAM SPONGE that had been soaked in ink,be lucky to have a tea spoon of ink in a cartridge,not bad for £25!!, how much profit are these sods making out of us?

[Mr Skrunts]

What make/model printer?

[Nickbat]

Equivalent cost of a gallon of ink is.....£5,200, which I understand is greater than the cost of a gallon of human blood.

Yep, it's a racket.

Now you know why printers are so cheap to buy.

[redelitev6]

What make/model printer?

A lexmark Z617

[Debs.]

I`ve got to the stage of simply chucking printers away when they run out of ink....I usually can find a replacement 'of some sort' for half the cost of a couple of new carts.......I know it`s madness, but consumer electronics is a mad world.

There are bargains:
Presently running an H.P all in one (printer/scanner/copier); bought online recently for £18.....which included two ink carts. a ream of paper and free delivery.

[Plomien]

try here I find them good on price and service http://www.choicestationery.co.uk/printer3_o.asp?printer_selection=4817&group_selection=9&manu_selection=30

[raywilb]

i use this company " ink2u " mines a lexmark  & for genuine ink i pay a lot less than my local outlets. never had a problem. 








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[Kevin Wood]

Epson are getting nothing from me. I use one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_ink_system

First fill lasted about 2 years including plenty of photo printing. Can't remember what it costs to refill, but it's peanuts.

Kevin

[Mr Skrunts]

Epson are getting nothing from me. I use one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_ink_system

First fill lasted about 2 years including plenty of photo printing. Can't remember what it costs to refill, but it's peanuts.

Kevin

I could do with one of those for my R300, sold out last time I looked and now I cant remember the link.

[zirax]

Another idea is if you do mostly b&w printing then get a cheap samsung laser printer. They come with a trial cartridge that you can then get refilled for peanuts.

Alternatively I've stuck with Epson because you can get replacement inks really cheap (with no faffing). Like so:-
http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer-Hardware/All/Printers/Cartridges

[zirax]

I could do with one of those for my R300, sold out last time I looked and now I cant remember the link.

86p each on scan?

[Mr Skrunts]

I could do with one of those for my R300, sold out last time I looked and now I cant remember the link.

86p each on scan?

What, for a continuous ink system?

[PhilRich]

Epson are getting nothing from me. I use one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_ink_system

First fill lasted about 2 years including plenty of photo printing. Can't remember what it costs to refill, but it's peanuts.

Kevin

Yep, i've been running a CIS for over 6 years now, firstly on my R300 (best printer i'd EVER owned!) & now on my R360. I couldn't afford to refill it with even cheapo cartridges given the amount of photoprinting I do. Buy ink in bulk & save an absolute fortune!

[zirax]

I could do with one of those for my R300, sold out last time I looked and now I cant remember the link.

86p each on scan?

What, for a continuous ink system?

Nope, that is for generic cartridges to fit the printer. Depends on how much printing you do.

[TheBoy]

The amount of ink is always stated. HP, for eg, are 15ml or 25ml normally.

If you don't like it, there is plenty of consumer choice


For info, a general rule of thumb is the cheaper the printer, the more expensive the ink.  Also remember than consumer printers are sold at a loss (in a similar way to games consoles etc), with the ink (or games in case of consoles) being the money maker.