High Cost of Ink cartridges

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High Cost of Ink cartridges; Tips to Save Ink
Topic Started: Jan 23 2012, 02:32 PM (134 Views)
azure74	Jan 23 2012, 02:32 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 689 Group: Members Member #224 Joined: May 20, 2011	While the cost of Domestic Printers had come down considerably the cost of Printers Ink has not, apart for Kodak which is the most economical on the market. If you prefer another make of printer some of the cartridges cost Ł14.99each unless discounted. Substitutes are on offer at considerably reduced prices but the quality is much reduced and can clog you Printer, although I have found W H Smith and P C World’s to be quite Good You can buy Software on the market that will apparently save ink but not significantly. One way to save ink is to set your printer on Draft which is adequate for most documents unless they are important. Also the font makes a difference: Gerund uses less ink and many famous Books are printed using that font. ‘ Justinkpaper.com’ … sell genuine well known name Ink Cartridges at one third discount: i.e. RRP Ł14.99 down to Ł9.99. azure S-un



frehley	Jan 23 2012, 03:09 PM Post #2
Unregistered	Good Advice .... I have used an Epson Office BX300F for 2 years now Black cartridges (Original Epson - Ł6) Colour ( Original Epson - Ł9 ) Best printer I have ever had - ( and it copies / scans / faxes too !) Hard to find - EBay :- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epson-Office-BX3...=item35b8dd32c7 5 Stars Recommended!
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voice	Jan 23 2012, 05:40 PM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 25,983 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 3, 2008	I also have an Epsom. I told my son that when buying a printer never look at the price. Check out the price of cartridges. The con is that they sell printers ridiculously cheap and make their money on the cartridges. I had a Dell printer previously and their cartridges cost Ł25 each. The other con is some - like Dell - you can't refill. Epson you can.



Ron55	Jan 23 2012, 06:42 PM Post #4
Unregistered	I have a Cannon Pixma MP150 all in one scanner/copier and printer whitch is PictBridge compatible. Great machine but the ink is expensive. One cartridge for B&W and one for colour. Kodak are the cheeper but the quality of printing is low, something to remember if you like to print your own photos.
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frehley	Jan 23 2012, 08:18 PM Post #5
Unregistered	Laughing man http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers Laughing man
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azure74	Jan 23 2012, 08:59 PM Post #6
Member Posts: 689 Group: Members Member #224 Joined: May 20, 2011	frehley Jan 23 2012, 02:09 PM Good Advice .... I have used an Epson Office BX300F for 2 years now Black cartridges (Original Epson - Ł6) Colour ( Original Epson - Ł9 ) Best printer I have ever had - ( and it copies / scans / faxes too !) Hard to find - EBay :- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epson-Office-BX3...=item35b8dd32c7 5 Stars Recommended! HI freshley I quite like the EpsOm Office B1100 A3 printer as I have many documents and Art-work that size A3. Must look round for a bargain. azure S-un



azure74	Jan 23 2012, 09:09 PM Post #7
Member Posts: 689 Group: Members Member #224 Joined: May 20, 2011	voice Jan 23 2012, 04:40 PM I also have an Epsom. I told my son that when buying a printer never look at the price. Check out the price of cartridges. The con is that they sell printers ridiculously cheap and make their money on the cartridges. I had a Dell printer previously and their cartridges cost Ł25 each. The other con is some - like Dell - you can't refill. Epson you can. Hi voice You are correct about Printers. At present there are Companies giving Free Printers /Fax Machines so that you will but their expensive ink cartidges. Howerever I would not touch refills with a barge pole.What a palaver! It is so messy and the only time I tried it got Black ink down my finger nails which took ages to get rid of, and the cartirdges then leaked into my Machine so I had to call the Engineer who did not reccomend refills. A costly business. azure S-un



azure74	Jan 23 2012, 09:15 PM Post #8
Member Posts: 689 Group: Members Member #224 Joined: May 20, 2011	Ron55 Jan 23 2012, 05:42 PM I have a Cannon Pixma MP150 all in one scanner/copier and printer whitch is PictBridge compatible. Great machine but the ink is expensive. One cartridge for B&W and one for colour. Kodak are the cheeper but the quality of printing is low, something to remember if you like to print your own photos. Hi Ron I have a Cannon Pixma MP 610 and it is very reliable. Now three years old and no problems. If I change it it will be for an A3 printer which is an advantage for Art-work azure S-un



voice	Jan 23 2012, 09:44 PM Post #9
Administrator Posts: 25,983 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 3, 2008	azure74 Jan 23 2012, 08:09 PM voice Jan 23 2012, 04:40 PM I also have an Epsom. I told my son that when buying a printer never look at the price. Check out the price of cartridges. The con is that they sell printers ridiculously cheap and make their money on the cartridges. I had a Dell printer previously and their cartridges cost Ł25 each. The other con is some - like Dell - you can't refill. Epson you can. Hi voice You are correct about Printers. At present there are Companies giving Free Printers /Fax Machines so that you will but their expensive ink cartidges. Howerever I would not touch refills with a barge pole.What a palaver! It is so messy and the only time I tried it got Black ink down my finger nails which took ages to get rid of, and the cartirdges then leaked into my Machine so I had to call the Engineer who did not reccomend refills. A costly business. azure S-un Hi, I am not talking about doing them yourself, but going to a refill shop. You get them cheaper. But I agree with you about doing them yourself.



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