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More info?)
Popular...not with me I cannot afford the ink...printer was free with a
computer order...free but I will go broke buying ink...I`ii stick with
canon...Black cart...about $8..color $24.print quality good....Photo quality
way above average...Dell is in the closet...peace,Harry
"Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> you picture of the dell a920 cartridge is the correct replacement
cartridge
> for that printer, but the one for the lexmark x1150 is not. a picture for
> the replacement cartridge for the x1150 can be found here
>
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2193976&sourceid=0100000030660804302498
> if you enlarge it and look closely and compare the two cartridges you can
> see that they are nearly identical, except for the top. because of the
> different tops, they can not be installed interchangeably between the two
> printers (the door will not lock down and hold the cartridge in place if
the
> wrong cartridge is inserted). on the positive side, the dell cartridges
are
> typically less expensive than the equivalent lexmark once (but no the
clone
> ones like nutone and rhinotek which are not made for dell models) but that
> is little consolation if you happen to run out of ink wile trying to print
> out something that is time sensitive and you can't wait for cartridges to
> arrive in the mail... in that case it is good to know that the dell
> cartridges can be refilled with the same refill kits meant for the lexmark
> cartridges. i suppose if the dell printers ever become popular enough the
> clone makers will offer cartridges for them too.
>
> "Rerat/Rich" <no.spam@isp.com> wrote in message
> news:hpKdndwvh-92Fh_dRVn-jg@comcast.com...
> Gonzo,
> The Dell A920 Inkjet cartridge design is slightly different than Standard
> Lexmark Inkjet cartridge design. It seems that the Dell cartridge is
deeper
> and thinner, than the Lexmark one. Compare the images at the following
> sites, and compare.
>
> Dell A920 Inkjet cartridge design:
>
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?category_id=&k=&mnf=&brandid=&prst=&prEnd=&sku=310-4143&mnfsku=&SearchType=&Page=printerconfigproductlisting.aspx&spagenum=1&Pageb4Search=&InStock=&items_per_page=25&orderby=&mnfname=DELL&brand=A920+All-In-One+Inkjet+Printer&SubmitSearch=&image_flag=True&refurbished=&c=us&l=en&cs=19&iCompatid=162245
>
> Standard Lexmark Inkjet cartridge design:
>
http://store5.yimg.com/I/supermediastore_1789_4901142
>
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> Rich/rerat
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> "Ogden Johnson III" <oj3usmc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Gonzo Lagonda" <newsgroups-NOSPAM@REMOVETHISBITsundaeclub.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know if the A920 printer/scanner can use all the different
> sized
> >cartridges for the Lexmark X1150. I gather it is a clone of this machine,
> >but there seem to be mixed opinions as to whether the Dell can use the
> large
> >capacity cartridges (and cheap clones of these)...
>
> Every feedback ever seen here has said that the Dell versions of
> Lexmark printers use Dell proprietary cartridges, and that
> standard issue Lexmark/Lexmark clone cartridges won't work. But
> since that's just Usenet talk, why don't you buy a couple [color
> and b&w] of those clones, standard or high capacity, and tell us
> if you find out they work.
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> OJ III
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