Printer ink RANT

[tRaptor]

It really is insane how much Printer Ink costs.

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I'm seriously just thinking about getting a NEW printer casue it will cost me $$60 to get new ink for mine.

 

[nater]

the printer companies suck. I thought there was a lawsuit or something charging some of the companies with some major infractions

 

[Zim Hosein]

Meanwhile, the writer of this piece picked up a $40 inkjet cartridge and made it do a little dance in the air in front of the baby.

The baby reached out a hand and shoved it away.

Everybody is a critic

Hehe

 

[tRaptor]

The costs are so close ($60 for ink, $99 for a printer) I'm not supprised we dont have disposable printers.

 

[EugeneChien]

Go buy a laser Printer.. best investment right now..

 

[Bleep]

I had one of those thermal color printers that took forever to print one page. The price of the ribbons were way more than ink carts.

Bleep

 

[cbrsurfr]

I junked my HP because of the cost of carts. I was able to refill HP carts several times but the quality wasn't that great and ink ended up leaking out. Brand new actual Canon carts cost about $11.99 for my S750 which isn't bad compared to the $30-$35 it cost for my HP. Now I just buy the cheap ones off the web for $2.99. Maybe I should buy a backup S750 and keep it in the closet incase everyone starts using these killer chips in their printers.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Epson T040120 Black Ink Cartridge
Item No. 491975 1 Business Day $27.49
Epson T041020 Color Ink Cartridge
Item No. 491978 1 Business Day $28.55


STAPLES Black ink cartridge compatible with Epson T040120
Item No. 510027 1 Business Day $25.19
STAPLES Color ink cartridge compatible with Epson T041020
Item No. 510029 1 Business Day $23.75

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Epson T040120 Black Ink Cartridge
Item No. 491975 1 Business Day $27.49
Epson T041020 Color Ink Cartridge
Item No. 491978 1 Business Day $28.55


STAPLES Black ink cartridge compatible with Epson T040120
Item No. 510027 1 Business Day $25.19
STAPLES Color ink cartridge compatible with Epson T041020
Item No. 510029 1 Business Day $23.75

This is one reason I went with the Canon i950. Each cartridge is about 7 or 8 dollars, and you only replace the colors you need. That way when I run out of magenta when I still have 2/3'ds left in the other cartridges I don't have to chuck them.

Yes I am pimping these things

 

[LS20]

epson and lexmark = RAPE on the ink... lexmark consumes sooo much

my canon s750 is seriously one of the best things ive ever purchased... fast as hell, is AWESOME with ink and they cost 10$ each cartridge

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Originally posted by: cbrsurfr
I junked my HP because of the cost of carts. I was able to refill HP carts several times but the quality wasn't that great and ink ended up leaking out. Brand new actual Canon carts cost about $11.99 for my S750 which isn't bad compared to the $30-$35 it cost for my HP. Now I just buy the cheap ones off the web for $2.99. Maybe I should buy a backup S750 and keep it in the closet incase everyone starts using these killer chips in their printers.

You are forgetting that its not 11.99 for all the colors, its 11.99 for each color so really its pretty much 36 bucks for all 3 colors which is about the same if not more as the HP carts which you do get more ink with.


It is true that HP has some of the more expensive ink carts. But they are not as expensive as Lexmark and you get more ink per dollar than with most other brands.

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: InverseOfNeo

Originally posted by: cbrsurfr
I junked my HP because of the cost of carts. I was able to refill HP carts several times but the quality wasn't that great and ink ended up leaking out. Brand new actual Canon carts cost about $11.99 for my S750 which isn't bad compared to the $30-$35 it cost for my HP. Now I just buy the cheap ones off the web for $2.99. Maybe I should buy a backup S750 and keep it in the closet incase everyone starts using these killer chips in their printers.

You are forgetting that its not 11.99 for all the colors, its 11.99 for each color so really its pretty much 36 bucks for all 3 colors which is about the same if not more as the HP carts which you do get more ink with.


It is true that HP has some of the more expensive ink carts. But they are not as expensive as Lexmark and you get more ink per dollar than with most other brands.

you're forgetting that you don't have to replace every color each time one of them runs out...

 

[Macro2]

Jeez,

Throw your Epsons and HP's and Lexmarks in the dumper. Get a Canon that uses BCI-3 or BCI-6 cartridges like a i850 or i950 (for more serious photo people but the i850 does great photos) and either buy generic cartridges for $2, refill or get a continuous feed.

I've refilled the same bci-3 cartridge over 100 times!

One word about Lexmarks, HPs and Epsons...

"Sucka" If the ink were gasoline, it would cost you $175,000 to fill your gas tank....

 

[Pepsi90919]

at my walmart a lexmark printer [which includes cartridges] costs $40 and the ink cartridges combined cost $75.

 

[0roo0roo]

laser is your friend

 

[Kev]

i will never buy a printer again. if i need something printed i can either print it at work or pay my school 10c per page

 

[FoBoT]

buy a laser printer

 

[FuZoR]

go laser or buy refill!!!!

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: Macro2
Jeez,

Throw your Epsons and HP's and Lexmarks in the dumper. Get a Canon that uses BCI-3 or BCI-6 cartridges like a i850 or i950 (for more serious photo people but the i850 does great photos) and either buy generic cartridges for $2, refill or get a continuous feed.

I've refilled the same bci-3 cartridge over 100 times!

One word about Lexmarks, HPs and Epsons...

"Sucka" If the ink were gasoline, it would cost you $175,000 to fill your gas tank....

I agree.... this coming from the self proclaimed "Staples printer god" .. the 3 series cartiages are very ecominical... heres a breakdown on what use them

-S750 - long gone - great printer though
-I550 - just went on clearance today... 79.90, awesome price
-F30 all in one, long gone
-F60 all in one, long gone
- 7130? Cannons new all in one - avaiable

6 series

-I850
-I950

The thing that sucks is that Canon, Epson, HP and Lexmark are all switching to smaller style cartiages. For example the HP 45 had 42 ml of ink in it. The new HP's only have 17 The newer Canons use the OLD style BCI-24's which are even more insane. Its 8 bucks for 9 ml. Its tough to say what to look, but just stay the hell away from Lexmark.

-Bubbadu

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: bubbadu
I agree.... this coming from the self proclaimed "Staples printer god" .. the 3 series cartiages are very ecominical... heres a breakdown on what use them

-S750 - long gone - great printer though
-I550 - just went on clearance today... 79.90, awesome price
-F30 all in one, long gone
-F60 all in one, long gone
- 7130? Cannons new all in one - avaiable

6 series

-I850
-I950

The thing that sucks is that Canon, Epson, HP and Lexmark are all switching to smaller style cartiages. For example the HP 45 had 42 ml of ink in it. The new HP's only have 17 The newer Canons use the OLD style BCI-24's which are even more insane. Its 8 bucks for 9 ml. Its tough to say what to look, but just stay the hell away from Lexmark.

-Bubbadu

where is the i550 on sale for 80$? i know someone who is looking to buy one. its the replacement for the s750, btw...different looks but, to me, identical specs

 

[Wuffsunie]

Hee, I think I know what you're talking about.

A friend of mine lives near a Staples outlet. They have a printer there, some model of Lexmakrk I believe, that sells for around $50 with both colour and black cartridges.
The ink for this sucker goes for $60 for both a colour and black cartridges.

That's right! The world's first disposable printer!

-- Jack

Gigli is so horrible I had to go cleanse my palate afterward by watching Glitter.
-- Danny Minton, KBTV-NBC (BEAUMONT, TX), Rottentomatoes.com

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: LS20

Originally posted by: bubbadu
I agree.... this coming from the self proclaimed "Staples printer god" .. the 3 series cartiages are very ecominical... heres a breakdown on what use them

-S750 - long gone - great printer though
-I550 - just went on clearance today... 79.90, awesome price
-F30 all in one, long gone
-F60 all in one, long gone
- 7130? Cannons new all in one - avaiable

6 series

-I850
-I950

The thing that sucks is that Canon, Epson, HP and Lexmark are all switching to smaller style cartiages. For example the HP 45 had 42 ml of ink in it. The new HP's only have 17 The newer Canons use the OLD style BCI-24's which are even more insane. Its 8 bucks for 9 ml. Its tough to say what to look, but just stay the hell away from Lexmark.

-Bubbadu

where is the i550 on sale for 80$? i know someone who is looking to buy one. its the replacement for the s750, btw...different looks but, to me, identical specs

The I550 is the replacement for the S750... it just went on clearance yesterday for 79.90 at Staples. I would highly recomemnd it. It is indentical to the S750, just a different casing and possibly slightly faster.

-Bubbadu

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: Wuffsunie
Hee, I think I know what you're talking about.

A friend of mine lives near a Staples outlet. They have a printer there, some model of Lexmakrk I believe, that sells for around $50 with both colour and black cartridges.
The ink for this sucker goes for $60 for both a colour and black cartridges.

That's right! The world's first disposable printer!

-- Jack

That lexmark is the biggest joke on the market.. it uses the TINY 16/26 cartiages, which are 33 dollars each. When someone tries to buy one at Staples, I litteraly grab the thing out of there hand to make sure what they are geting into.

-Bubbadu

 

[ElFenix]

yeah, ink prices suck.

 

[IGBT]

Is it true they fiddled around with the cart.so you can't refill em any more??