Speaking of ink cartridges . .

[Donna in Idaho]

Several companies have sprung up around our area that will refill ink jet
cartridges. I'm really leery of this, but it sure would save money.

I have an Epson printer that I really like, but I sure do buy a lot of ink
cartridges.

Any thoughts? Anyone used these companies?

 

[JoAnn Paules - MVP Publisher]

Yes, I have thoughts - DON'T DO IT! We tried it once years ago. It was messy
and the printer never worked right after that.

You'd be better off at looking at a new printer and comparing price per page
- if you can find that data. Not all manufacturers want you to have that data.

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

You will get tons and tons of opinions on this. I know of people that
refills ALL the time and have no issues. I don't know the warranty for all
printers, but I know some will void a warranty when using refills.

I myself lean to the cautious side and buy replacements. However, I have my
printer set to default to print "draft" and "grayscale" to save ink. I only
change the settings to color/higher res when need be to save $$.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Donna in Idaho]

That has been my feeling that I would be asking for trouble. I know I don't
spend as much money on ink cartridges on my Epson as I did the HP I used to
have. At least the colors come separately. I know I'm saving money on the
colors.

My son tried refilling cartridges ONCE - he said it was the messiest thing
he ever did!
--
Donna in Idaho
Website: www.LinusIdaho.org

You will get tons and tons of opinions on this. I know of people that
refills ALL the time and have no issues. I don't know the warranty for all
printers, but I know some will void a warranty when using refills.

I myself lean to the cautious side and buy replacements. However, I have
my printer set to default to print "draft" and "grayscale" to save ink. I
only change the settings to color/higher res when need be to save $$.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[drc023]

Brian,
I've been refilling for years and the cost savings are tremendous. But there
is a right way and a wrong way to do it. First the type of printer is
important. Canon printers, which I use, are by far the easiest and most
successful to refill since the ink cartridges are nothing more than a clear
plastic container to hold ink. Get a decent bulk ink from a supplier such as
www.hobbicolors.com - very low cost and they also supply virgin refillable
cartridges with their kits. Either email them directly or go to eBay and
search on hobbicolors. It's one of the two inks I use and it is excellent.
The only down side is that Canon printers is the only brand they support.
www.alotofthings.com sells Sensient-Formulabs ink ( www.formulabs.com ) and
has ink specifically formulated for all makes. Done properly refilling isn't
messy and is highly cost effective. A better venue for this type of
discussion is www.nifty-stuff.com which has more good refilling info than
any other source I've found and also the newsgroup comp.periphs.printers.
Unfortunately that site has been infected by one of the worst trolls I've
ever seen online.
--
Ron Cohen

You will get tons and tons of opinions on this. I know of people that
refills ALL the time and have no issues. I don't know the warranty for all
printers, but I know some will void a warranty when using refills.

I myself lean to the cautious side and buy replacements. However, I have
my printer set to default to print "draft" and "grayscale" to save ink. I
only change the settings to color/higher res when need be to save $$.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

Thanks for the 411. That's all really interesting. I haven't owned a Canon
printer...something that I planned on looking at as well on my next
purchase.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

Brian,
I've been refilling for years and the cost savings are tremendous. But
there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. First the type of printer
is important. Canon printers, which I use, are by far the easiest and most
successful to refill since the ink cartridges are nothing more than a
clear plastic container to hold ink. Get a decent bulk ink from a supplier
such as www.hobbicolors.com - very low cost and they also supply virgin
refillable cartridges with their kits. Either email them directly or go to
eBay and search on hobbicolors. It's one of the two inks I use and it is
excellent. The only down side is that Canon printers is the only brand
they support. www.alotofthings.com sells Sensient-Formulabs ink (
www.formulabs.com ) and has ink specifically formulated for all makes.
Done properly refilling isn't messy and is highly cost effective. A better
venue for this type of discussion is www.nifty-stuff.com which has more
good refilling info than any other source I've found and also the
newsgroup comp.periphs.printers. Unfortunately that site has been infected
by one of the worst trolls I've ever seen online.