HP inks are too expensive,somebody talk to them

[darcotech]

Hi, I was using HP printers for more than 10 years, and while quality of prints were good, inks were just too expensive. Even the cartridges filled by other companies costs more than originals from Canon. Why I am mentioning Canon. Simply because, some years ago,I wouldn't even look at an Canon printer because of their printing quality, but they changed. Not just they got good, they are practicly better thap HPs. Add to that that they have separate cartridges for every color and that they are cheap ( 1/3 of printers price while complete set of cartridges for HP are very often same price like printer itself!!!)

So guys at HP, while I do respect your products, I would like that you respect us as customers and stop charging us so much for inks like they where made from gold. And don't sort that thing that you give new printerhead with your cartridge, I DO NOT NEED one every 500 pages !!!.
Thanks.
Just don't like when they take me for a fool.(Which one HP salesman tried to do yesterday).

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[folken]

I love my canon i950. I can get ink replacements for around $12 per tank and they last a fairly long time. The photo prints are VERY good.

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[hammerhead]

Have to agree. After using Canon and Epson products for years I settled with HP, becaue they were more robust and simply lasted longer.

Of what value is longevity though? Last week I needed new black and colour cartridges for my HP7260, at a cost of $80 (Aus). The printer itself retails at only $90 (Aus) and some rivals for even less, for which the cartridges are cheaper.

I'd hate to throw away a perfectly good printer but when it doesn't make economical sense to keep buying consumables...

Mind you I've had my HP Photosmart 1215 for nearly four years. It never mis-feeds, it's fast and quiet, and it's outlived every other inkjet printer I've owned. So I'll keep that one, but try not to use it too often :frown:

 

[RichPLS]

HP inks seem to bleed or smear less when smudged or gotten wet. They do have quality ink.

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[smitbret]

Smear and smudge less than Epson????? You haven't tried any of the current Epson printers, then. They're practically waterproof.
-Brett

 

[blah]

Well, I've bought refill kit at Costco for a whooping $16.99 which is good for almost any type of printers, and guess what, I mostly use black ink for business paperwork, so that thing has two bottles of black ink which will be enough for 8 (that's EIGHT) refills at least.

So, considering ONE HP cartridge cost about $20+ bux I am saving more than $160 just on black itself, and am very happy customer of HP's quality prints (by the way, my HP930C is pumping Laser quality prints up to this day)

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[threekids]

I feel the same way I have a HP Photosmart 1500 I love it and does a great job but I do not like the price I try not to used it is much and don't let the kids used it either since the cartridges are expansive.

 

[Mr_Coke]

Last I heard, HP printers were made by Canon. At least that's what the canon service guy said to me when he came to service the company printers (which were hp).

lexmark is made by xerox btw.

The guy told me that they purposely make the hp printers worse than the canon printers because it is not part of their direct product line. Canon's focus is more on their large $10,000 photo copiers that they sell to large companies and their cameras.

i believe hp mainly focuses it's r&d on computers and other peripherals. They leave the printers to canon.
Correct me if I'm wrong on this one, but this is what I've been told.

the fact that hp outsources their printer development to canon would also explain why their ink is more expensive when compared to canon ink, and why ink marked with the canon label would be better.

It's like any company. If I were to make a product for another company (that in essence competes against me), I would make their product a little worse than my own. Although it is not good business sense, it happens everywhere.

 

[palmerg]

HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark all manufacture their own printing devices. Lexmark manufactures DELLs line of printers.