Ink cartridges

Rick-a-Roo · 08-31-2015, 08:04 PM

The old Canon color printer finally crapped out. Damn' shame - it did a great
job for quite a number of years, out living two computers.

Mrs. R-a-R bought a poxy HP Photosmart 6520 to replace the Canon (why she
couldn't stick with a name we kinda respected, I'll never know).

The cartridges for the HP do not last very long, and are remarkably expensive
even at Best Buy, our nearest supplier (Staples recently shut down their local
store a year ago).

Looking on line, i find any number of vendors of 'remanufactured' cartridges at
affordable prices, but are they any good, that's the question.

So who do you buy your printer replacement cartridges from?

dhr · 08-31-2015, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick-a-Roo

The old Canon color printer finally crapped out. Damn' shame - it did a great
job for quite a number of years, out living two computers.

Mrs. R-a-R bought a poxy HP Photosmart 6520 to replace the Canon (why she
couldn't stick with a name we kinda respected, I'll never know).

The cartridges for the HP do not last very long, and are remarkably expensive
even at Best Buy, our nearest supplier (Staples recently shut down their local
store a year ago).

Looking on line, i find any number of vendors of 'remanufactured' cartridges at
affordable prices, but are they any good, that's the question.

So who do you buy your printer replacement cartridges from?

Can't remember who we bought our last batch of carts from on Amazon (for an HP laser printer) but they were remanufactures, work great, and are about a third the price of new ones.

JD Miller · 08-31-2015, 08:47 PM

My HP750 carts are $40 just for the black one. I dont even buy a color they cost so damn much

I dont use the printer every week lately and have to take the cart out and wipe it with alcohol to clean it and print about 5 papers before it starts printing uniform again every time I use it

Sanders · 08-31-2015, 08:47 PM

My wife has been buying them from: http://www.123inkjets.com/coupon?pcr...Ink+Cartridges

for our little HP printer.

They seem to work all right. I can't say much about longevity, because we don't do a lot of printing.

Thaddius Bickerton · 08-31-2015, 08:51 PM

its about to the point where the laser ones are as cheap as the ink jets.

On a per page basis.

I seldom print stuff, and when I want something good I get daughter to print it off for me either at work, or kinko's / etc.

What ever that place is that has a deal to print stuff at a low price for UAH students.

Konstantin · 08-31-2015, 09:06 PM

I just go to Walmart and buy another cheap printer. I can usually get one on sale cheaper than the price of just one ink cartridge.

10 Bears · 08-31-2015, 11:37 PM

Keeping the heads clean is the critical part.
The one we have you just use distilled water, for a manual cleaning.
Otherwise you use the 'cleaner function' within the printer itself.
Don't have any idea how THAT works, but it is an optional program.
It's an HP printer/copy system.
Now you know as much about it as I do.

dhr · 09-01-2015, 12:11 AM

Two types of printers we're talking about here...laser (black, white & gray only) and color (ink jet).

Laser printers use a toner cartridge, ink jet printers use (usually) 4 different ink cartridges that need to be replaced as they run out.

If you really don't need to print in color (don't print photos, colored diagrams, color coded layouts) you really don't need or want an ink jet printer...all you need is a laser printer...they're a bit more expensive up front, but you'll save money buying reman toner carts over the long haul. They get you with the color, and the cost of the color ink jet carts.

If you need color...printing high res photos, graphs, charts, color coded layouts...you're going to pay through the nose for replacement carts, even the remans...they know they have you over a barrel.

Decide what you really need. Color, or black/white/grayscale. Buy accordingly.

Railbuggy · 09-01-2015, 08:46 AM

I'm running a Canon MG5520 right now, my machine needs C and M ink. I'm looking at $55 to buy the set of four colors.

hangfire · 09-01-2015, 10:49 AM

They used to have a kit where you can refill you're own, but I quit doing it.

BBill · 09-01-2015, 02:04 PM

Buy re-fillable carts. Print-On-A-Dime used to be good...they changed owners though. I have great luck with Epson and re-fillables. Last ones came from inkproducts.com

Railbuggy · 09-01-2015, 03:09 PM

I had some leakers once with a clone brand refills. I just got 15% off at bestbuy on my Canon XL refills by signing up for my second rewards card. Wonder if they lost track of my first card?

Pogo · 09-04-2015, 01:20 PM

I have a Xerox brand laser color printer. It is several years old and still works great. I buy replacement toner cartridges online and even though they are more expensive than inkjet, they last much longer.

08-31-2015, 08:04 PM	#1
Rick-a-Roo Gaw' Blimey Limey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road Posts: 25,905	Ink cartridges The old Canon color printer finally crapped out. Damn' shame - it did a great job for quite a number of years, out living two computers. Mrs. R-a-R bought a poxy HP Photosmart 6520 to replace the Canon (why she couldn't stick with a name we kinda respected, I'll never know). The cartridges for the HP do not last very long, and are remarkably expensive even at Best Buy, our nearest supplier (Staples recently shut down their local store a year ago). Looking on line, i find any number of vendors of 'remanufactured' cartridges at affordable prices, but are they any good, that's the question. So who do you buy your printer replacement cartridges from? __________________ zulu6 out

08-31-2015, 08:47 PM	#3
JD Miller Fake Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 39,219	My HP750 carts are $40 just for the black one. I dont even buy a color they cost so damn much I dont use the printer every week lately and have to take the cart out and wipe it with alcohol to clean it and print about 5 papers before it starts printing uniform again every time I use it __________________ .......

08-31-2015, 08:47 PM	#4
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,567	My wife has been buying them from: http://www.123inkjets.com/coupon?pcr...Ink+Cartridges for our little HP printer. They seem to work all right. I can't say much about longevity, because we don't do a lot of printing. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

08-31-2015, 08:51 PM	#5
Thaddius Bickerton Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,627	its about to the point where the laser ones are as cheap as the ink jets. On a per page basis. I seldom print stuff, and when I want something good I get daughter to print it off for me either at work, or kinko's / etc. What ever that place is that has a deal to print stuff at a low price for UAH students. __________________ Thad III

09-01-2015, 08:46 AM	#9
Railbuggy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Taylor Creek,Ohio Posts: 7,279	I'm running a Canon MG5520 right now, my machine needs C and M ink. I'm looking at $55 to buy the set of four colors. __________________ Im not a wannabe,Im a has-been. We already lost the war. You are the resistance.

08-31-2015, 09:06 PM	#6
Konstantin Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 782	I just go to Walmart and buy another cheap printer. I can usually get one on sale cheaper than the price of just one ink cartridge.

08-31-2015, 11:37 PM	#7
10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Keeping the heads clean is the critical part. The one we have you just use distilled water, for a manual cleaning. Otherwise you use the 'cleaner function' within the printer itself. Don't have any idea how THAT works, but it is an optional program. It's an HP printer/copy system. Now you know as much about it as I do.

09-01-2015, 12:11 AM	#8
dhr Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,237	Two types of printers we're talking about here...laser (black, white & gray only) and color (ink jet). Laser printers use a toner cartridge, ink jet printers use (usually) 4 different ink cartridges that need to be replaced as they run out. If you really don't need to print in color (don't print photos, colored diagrams, color coded layouts) you really don't need or want an ink jet printer...all you need is a laser printer...they're a bit more expensive up front, but you'll save money buying reman toner carts over the long haul. They get you with the color, and the cost of the color ink jet carts. If you need color...printing high res photos, graphs, charts, color coded layouts...you're going to pay through the nose for replacement carts, even the remans...they know they have you over a barrel. Decide what you really need. Color, or black/white/grayscale. Buy accordingly.

09-01-2015, 10:49 AM	#10
hangfire Home on the range Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 17,287	They used to have a kit where you can refill you're own, but I quit doing it. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure of the universe" -Albert Einstein-

09-01-2015, 02:04 PM	#11
BBill Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Indy Posts: 8,064	Buy re-fillable carts. Print-On-A-Dime used to be good...they changed owners though. I have great luck with Epson and re-fillables. Last ones came from inkproducts.com

09-01-2015, 03:09 PM	#12
Railbuggy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Taylor Creek,Ohio Posts: 7,279	I had some leakers once with a clone brand refills. I just got 15% off at bestbuy on my Canon XL refills by signing up for my second rewards card. Wonder if they lost track of my first card?

09-04-2015, 01:20 PM	#13
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 82,005	I have a Xerox brand laser color printer. It is several years old and still works great. I buy replacement toner cartridges online and even though they are more expensive than inkjet, they last much longer. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*