Ink cartridges

[tvfreak]

Hey guys do you know where I can get a good deal on ink for my printer? The model is HSC 750 hp (black 15 and color 78). I tried looking on the net but so far the deals arent' that great. Any help would be great.

Well I found a link that sells remanufactured ink. The price is really good. I just called and they say it has the original cartridges but they use a different ink. I'm a little worried using remanufactured stuff. Do you guys have any problems using different quality ink for your printers? Here's the site

http://www.atlanticinkjet.com/recycled-cartridge-HP-PSC-750.asp

 

[badge]

Hey guys do you know where I can get a good deal on ink for my printer? The model is HSC 750 hp (black 15 and color 78). I tried looking on the net but so far the deals arent' that great. Any help would be great.

Well I found a link that sells remanufactured ink. The price is really good. I just called and they say it has the original cartridges but they use a different ink. I'm a little worried using remanufactured stuff. Do you guys have any problems using different quality ink for your printers? Here's the site

http://www.atlanticinkjet.com/recycled-cartridge-HP-PSC-750.asp

Good question. I have a really old Xerox P12 Laser printer I am still using. The cartridge still has ink from 3 years ago 😀 8O I looked around the net and a new cartridge is $150ish. I'm going to ditch the P12 and get something new for my $150. If the cartridge will ever run out of ink! 8O

 

[tvfreak]

The best you're going to find is at a local retailer. Otherwise you will pay the same price on the web then you will be adding shipping to that. Bottom line is most ink isn't cheap. Although i've been able to get my hands on a Canon multipass MP360. It only cost me $28 to get both the black and the color ink.

Well I was on ebay and found some ink for my printer for about 30 bucks for the color and black ink. Its one of those refurbished, but with the same cartridges. I dunno if I want to take my chance but i might. By the way this is going to sound stupid but how do you know which ink runs out first? I tried testing but I dont know if I did it right.

 

[nobly]

They (the printer manufacturers) usually say that remanufactured ink can clog your printer nozzles and such. Which is technically true.

For me it all boils down to how much i like my printer. If its an expensive printer, I'd rather use the brand-name ink. If its some cheapo printer, then I'm more willing to experiment with it.

HP's ink is massively too expensive IMO. It used to be at the point where it was just cheaper to buy a new printer instead of the ink.

I like Canon's where it has separate ink tanks for each color. Usually for canon ink, I can find the best deal at amazon.
For HP, newegg also sometimes has the best price, even after shipping. Also if you have costco, they have it like 2 cartridges in a box for cheaper per unit.

 

[schwinn]

I just read an interesting article on HP defending its ink patents here: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060830-7622.html

More important than the legal stuff, was the link to the report from an independent study of inkjet ink/paper qualities. Very interesting to see that the OEM inks perform so much better than the refills. I have always felt this was the case, but this time it's shown in the data, too...

 

[nobly]

Yeah that was a really interesting read, thanks for the link!

I find that true too, in my case it was staples photo paper. The canon paper is much more resistent to fading than the staples ones. I find that the staples ones can fade in a month or two if just left there, whereas the canon ones last much longer.

In the end though, I think if I had just a cheapo black-and-white text printer, I'd use the cheaper inks - especially if it was a printer under $50. But for photo printing and expensive printers, its definitely OEM for me.

 

[shalpin]

Try Target. They have some good pricing on HP ink

 

[rodney_ws]

Many people view companies like HP/Epson in the same way they view drug cartels... those companies will do ANYTHING to keep you buying their overpriced products (not the printers... the inks/toners) You should always do a cost-per-page comparison before buying a printer... sometimes the cheapest to buy is the most expensive to supply... if you don't absolutely have to have color... SKIP IT... buy a cheap laser... the cost/page should be drastically lower and unlike ink, a toner cartridge has a virtually unlimited life as it will not dry up.

Just to give you an idea of how ridiculous this is... the organization that I work for scored an HP 2600 N color laser for $299 (this was after a $100 instant savings from HP) So we have this nice color laser printer for $299... came with 4 FULL (not starter) toner cartridges... what a deal!!! Well, to replace all 4 cartridges costs $320+. Had we known that we might have just bought a 2nd printer so we could throw the first away once the cartridges were emptied. Yes, these are real numbers and yes HP is making a killing off of consumables.

There. I'm off my soap box.

 

[bliq]

Of course they make a killing on consumables- they sell the printers at a loss and make it back in consumables. No one can engineer a printer and market and sell it for the $19.99-79.99 I've seen some printers cost. There's a Canon in today's Fry's Ad for $19.99. While canon is generally pretty good about consumable costs, this one must have monumental ink costs...

 

[cafuddled]

My company used to deal in ink, if you want cheap a deal on ink go for Epson. The printer will cost you about £35 and the ink would cost (this is distribution price mind I don’t know what the retailers would charge) 44p that’s about $0.80 for the Americans here, for each ink cartridge.

NOTE: That is the price on compatible ink.

 

[SciFiMan]

Try your local office supply store. My local OfficeMax has an elaborate ink refill station behind the counter. I didn't price it yet but I plan on using them to refill my HP black this weekend to try them out.

 

[jbravo14]

Among the three options; original equipment manufacturer (oem), ink refill or compatible cartridges, the last one is the ideal option. Taking into consideration the cost---hands down refill and compatible cartridges trump over the OEM. But most users claim (due to ink refill), that they experience consequences. i think this would be due to the refill (rule of thumb: only refill a cartridge ONCE. More than this and you risk diminishing the quality of the printout and damaging the cartridge and/or the printer itself)

I get my HP ink cartridges online. You can also find a variety of compatibles like epson inkjet cartridges, cartridge laser minolta toner, bowes pitney ink cartridge, phaser 1235 and phaser 6200 toner. Luckily, I have yet to go through any of the consequences that other consumers have experienced with regard refilling and compatibles.

With these items raised, my money would be with the compatible cartridges.

 

[Onus]

PC Mag did a comparative review of ink quality, I think it was this summer. Bottom line, for everyday prints, refills can be a good deal, but where quality and/or longevity are important, OEM cartridges are best.
I have personally bought OEM, used refill kits, and bought compatibles. Usually I've had no problems, although one compatible "may" have been the reason a Brother printer I've got quit printing Magenta entirely; there was a little on tests and then none, so I think it plugged. I didn't get it unclogged or repaired or whatever so I don't know for sure, but I know I'll be more careful in the future.

 

[Idonno]

I know this thread is old but, in case someone stumbles across it looking for answers here's A link to my tutorial.