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Bill wrote:
> zakezuke wrote:
>
>
>>How do you define a heavy user?
>>
>>The printer has an offical duty cycle of 7,200p black (1500cpp) over 5
>>years,
>
>
> Actually, Canon defines it at 18,000 pages or 5 years of use. The 7,200
> page value is for black text pages, along with photos, graphics, etc.
>
> To me, I would define a heavy user as one who pumps out 25 4x6" photos a
> week, or an equivalent amount of text pages.

I can't agree with your equivalency figures. 25 pages of text is hardly
equivalent to 25 photos. I can print 25 pages of text in 3 or 4 minutes.
Can't do that with photos. I think I need 4 minutes just to print ONE
photo at 9600 dpi. So, from my printer's point of view, 25 photos would
be the equivalent of something like 625 pages of text.

-Taliesyn
 
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zakezuke wrote:

>>This person is totally atypical. He has an extremely high printload.
>>That is he he does not have clogs. However he did have to buy another
>>printhead.
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>People who have a normal printload have a risk of clogging especially
>>with aftermarket ink.
>>
>>
>
>How do you define a heavy user?
>
>

USUALLY THEY ARE USERS WHO DO PRINTING AND WEIGH OVER 250 POUNDS.

>The printer has an offical duty cycle of 7,200p black (1500cpp) over 5
>years, or 1440p/year or 120p a month. Now, given they are using a
>measurement of 1500 characters per page... courier 10cpi... that would
>be a max of 7,200 characters per page... a factor of 4.8x. But most
>people use margins... assuming a 5 line top/bottom and 10 on either
>side this would be 3360..... a factor of 2.24. So assuming courier 10
>cpi, a standard of measurement that only applied to the dot matrix and
>daisy wheel days... we're talking 3214p over 5 years, 640p/year, or
>50p/month.
>
>Are you saying that a heavy user is one who prints more than 50pages of
>text a month? If not, how do you define a heavy user?
>
>
>
 
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Not to dismiss anything Davy indicated, but I tend to believe he
unfortunately received two out of spec printers, and that Epson was not
very helpful in resolving this expediently. Also, although it is no
excuse, the printers were C62, low end models. Lastly, they come with a
one year warranty, and so this situation should have been resolved
during it. It seems Epson UK may have bungled things.

The Canon ip5000 is a mid priced model. It is also a discontinued
model, BTW, as Canon printers now will come with chipped cartridges as well.

When Davy mentions the printer "clogged" after 2 days or 4 days, he
doesn't mean they were clogs that couldn't be cleared through normal
cleaning cycles, BTW.

Art

Davy wrote:

> Put it this way, My Epson clogged on the 2nd day, the replacement
> clogged on the 4th day all this with Epson inks.- so I 'tossed it'
> and that was the best thing I ever did.
>
> I was even doubtful in getting the ip5000 as I thought finer print
> heads = more cloggs, how very wrong I was.
>
> I bought a Canon ip5000 over 3 months ago, not one single head clog
> nor print head test required to date, I guess the same can be said
> for the ip4000 as it's basically the same printer, note the ip5000
> will only print at 1pl resolution on 'Photo Pro' paper setting this
> facility is not on the ip4000.
>
> With the Epson I had to check the prints or documents every single
> time for defects with the Canon 100% I don't need to, it prints
> 100% all the time except for 'user cockups'. You'll find the inks
> last far far longer than the Epsons.
>
> Its not just the cost with Epson it's how many wasted bad prints and
> how many times you need to flush the heads,.
>
> Epson's ink are costly which makes people find dodges like refilling
> and using 3rd party inks, I found the Canon to be pretty reliable and
> very economical with the inks so in the meantime I will stick with
> Canon inks.
>
> The Canon carts are not chipped and easily refillable of so wished,
> one day I may venture down this Avenue, as I see it a good printer
> derserves
> good ink, a unreliable ink guzzler like Epson - well, why waste
> money.
>
> If this printer failed me I would buy another one tomorrow I can't say
> that for Epson no way.
>
> Davy
>
 
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zakezuke wrote:

>I have noticed what you are talking about on some papers, but not
>others.
>
>http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20041025/printer-09.html
>
>The 6540 isn't listed but the 7450 and 8150 are.
>Assuming one sided printing I prefer the canon personaly. I find the
>small fonts are more ledgeable. Two sided printing... really depends
>on the paper but I can see how one might choose an HP over a canon in
>this regard.

I'm sorry, but unfortunately the test samples on the page you mention do
not reflect blackness level at all - they all appear to have the exact
same darkness. But when you compare real pages side by side, the
difference is quite striking - the HP ink is very much "blacker",
especially when printing anything with lines or blocks in it.

They also don't mention the type of paper they used, but from the
results shown I'd say they used some kind of coated inkjet paper, not
plain paper where the Canon ink bleeds into the paper really bad
compared to the HP ink.

As for legibility with tiny fonts, I agree the HP isn't as good as the
Canon since HP 94/96 printheads use 15pl droplets. But then no one in
their right mind would use such a small font, so I don't see the point.
At realistic font sizes the HP is easily a match, if not better.

And I don't know where Tom's Hardware gets their figures from for cost
per page (no one does since they don't elaborate), but it's _WAY_ off
the mark.

For starters, they don't say anything about getting a black ink
cartridge for the HP models, because when you buy a PhotoSmart printer,
it doesn't include a black cartridge since they're intended for six
colour photo printing. But if they used the small 94 black cart, I can
see where the black text price would be so high. Using the much more
economical 96 cart easily cuts the cost in half, so roughly 4 cents per
page.

And again, their colour costs are _WAY_ too high. I can only conclude
they're using an unfair comparison model since the Canon printers are
4-colour models but the HP are 6-colour printers. The HP costs are much
higher and it must be because they're using the costs of the TWO ink
cartridges with six colours (95 & 99) compared to only four colours in
the Canon. Likely they just used what came in the box and didn't widen
the comparison to include the more cost effective options. Nor did they
level the playing field and limit the HP to just 4 colours and compare
costs from that point.

They also don't say what kind of paper was used for colour or photo
printing. In my comparisons, the cost of paper is not included because
the prices vary a lot depending on what you choose to use. Prices can
easily soar to 2x higher with a simple paper change.

Anyway, I found my HP 6540 prints MORE four colour graphs and photos for
LESS than the cost of CMY ink tanks from Canon when using the HP 97
tri-colour cartridge. For instance, the HP 97 costs $49 CDN, and the
three Canon BCI-6 CMY tanks cost $57 CDN. But the HP cartridge prints
more pages. Some people will say the individual tanks save ink, and
while that may be true in some circumstances, it's a negligible amount
with typical use, and the cost savings will even that out.

Granted, my results are based on Canadian costs of various cartridges
where Canon costs are a bit higher. But even at US prices, the HP is
nowhere near as costly as Tom's Hardware suggests. I've also seen cost
per page results from other tests in the past that compare 4-colour inks
only, and those tests are more in line with Canon costs and my own
results.
 
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On 23-Aug-05 18:24, Larry wrote:
> Having read the opinions on the Canon ip4000 (and 5000), they look good to
> replace my Epson C86. But, what are the downsides of the ip4000. Cost per
> photo, general ink costs etc. Have not been able to find much about them
> from a user perspective
>
> many thanks
> Larry

I almost cannot believe my eyes that someone would switch from Epson
to Canon! Of course its your call, however as long Canon will not
go beyond their dye ink technology (BCI-6), you might be up to a
bad surprise...

http://www.pbase.com/phototalk_thh/2004_10_12_s9000_fading

The problem described on this web page relate to the Photo Paper Plus,
not to the Pro, not even to the Photo Matte paper. But, why bother
in the first place if Epson offers their leading technology with
pigment inks?

Thomas
 
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> the real problem there are no brands. a brand is a product that is made by a
> mfg/formulator and is sold under a name he chooses through a varity of marketing
> channels under that name. soon customers will either respect or disrespect that
> product name.

While it's true the large majority of companies that sell 3rd party ink
don't disclose the mfg/formulator... there are indeed at least a few
brands on the market, even two that i'm aware that meet measekite's
strict requirements.

> in this <ink> industry we have all of the dorks you talked about
> selling who knows what they bought from who knows who and will not tell you who
> made it. this is even more true when buying prefilled carts. the
> chances are very high that you get the same thing from multiple <venders> so you
> unknowingly repeat your mistake several times.
<corrections mine>

This is actually somewhat true. The several venders may indeed might
be buying their ink from the same source. For example I can lookup on
the web WJ797, Image Specalist yellow for the bci-6. And boom
http://www.google.com/search?client=measekite-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=WJ797+&btnG=Google+Search
I can see that several venders are selling WJ797 which would sugest
it's the same thing. Another means of establishing if two venders are
selling the same product is to request a MSDS from them.

But not all venders will refuse to disclose that information.

Measekite is very wise in sharing this observation... and I can't
stress that one should consider getting a review of any product before
buying it. But at the end of the day the major factors in selecting an
ink are

1. How much is it
2. How does it look
3. how long will it last
 
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> They also don't mention the type of paper they used, but from the
> results shown I'd say they used some kind of coated inkjet paper, not
> plain paper where the Canon ink bleeds into the paper really bad
> compared to the HP ink.

If you are really curious you could ask. I would agree they probally
used an inkjet bond paper which is reasonably priced.

> And again, their colour costs are _WAY_ too high. I can only conclude
> they're using an unfair comparison model since the Canon printers are
> 4-colour models but the HP are 6-colour printers. The HP costs are much
> higher and it must be because they're using the costs of the TWO ink
> cartridges with six colours (95 & 99) compared to only four colours in
> the Canon. Likely they just used what came in the box and didn't widen
> the comparison to include the more cost effective options. Nor did they
> level the playing field and limit the HP to just 4 colours and compare
> costs from that point.

Hey... valid points.. you should reccomend this to them. I can only
assume that it is possible on the HPs to choose between 4 color and 6
color printing. I was not aware of this.

> As for legibility with tiny fonts, I agree the HP isn't as good as the
> Canon since HP 94/96 printheads use 15pl droplets. But then no one in
> their right mind would use such a small font, so I don't see the point.
> At realistic font sizes the HP is easily a match, if not better.

The lowest font I typicaly use is 6point. That to me on my other hp,
which is I admit an older model, is the point where it starts to become
too fuzzy to read. There are times when I go lower for disclaimers
and such on the discs that I make (warning this is a fair use backup
bla bla bla).

> For starters, they don't say anything about getting a black ink
> cartridge for the HP models, because when you buy a PhotoSmart > printer,
> it doesn't include a black cartridge since they're intended for six
> colour photo printing. But if they used the small 94 black cart, I can
> see where the black text price would be so high. Using the much more
> economical 96 cart easily cuts the cost in half, so roughly 4 cents per
> page

I know a question that's always been on my mind is whether you can use
a #96 in a printer designated #94 only. At the time this review was
new and I was considering printers I know I looked up those models and
asked if they would accept a #96... and I didn't know. If they made an
error in this regard I understand because the #96 wasn't listed at the
time as being used in those printers.

> Granted, my results are based on Canadian costs of various cartridges
> where Canon costs are a bit higher. But even at US prices, the HP is
> nowhere near as costly as Tom's Hardware suggests. I've also seen cost
> per page results from other tests in the past that compare 4-colour inks
> only, and those tests are more in line with Canon costs and my own
> results.

>From my understanding they are just going with the MFG published yields
and the MSRP of the ink tanks. For example

BCI-6 (3x($11.95))/280p=13c/page
(to be fair one should add the black in)
BCI-6 (4x($11.95))/280p=17c/page
(note black is listed as 500p yield, the above reflects the assumption
of 280p yield)
HP97 $39.99/450p=9c/page
HP98 $29.35/133 p=22c/page
#97+98 = 31c/page
BCI-6 (6x($11.95))/280 26c/page

Assuming the yields are 100% accurate it looks like for 3 color
printing the HP might actually be cheaper. To be fair one should take
the BCI-6 black into account making it cost a tad more. But assuming
US prices it looks like the canon might be cheaper than HP 6 color
printing. What I don't know is how accurate the yields are for the #97
and #98. As it's sold in a single tank they could be reporting 150
cyan, 150 magenta, 150 yellow pages. I honestly don't know.

I can say my printing costs have gone down assuming I was spending MSRP
on inktanks since switching from the PSC 950.

> I'm sorry, but unfortunately the test samples on the page you mention do
> not reflect blackness level at all - they all appear to have the exact
> same darkness. But when you compare real pages side by side, the
> difference is quite striking - the HP ink is very much "blacker",
> especially when printing anything with lines or blocks in it.

I'll have to evaluate this further... To me the blackness level of the
ip3000/mp760 is roughly equal to that of my old laser. But this is not
a matter I'm ultra critical about. When printing off B&W diagrams I
vote for clarity over contrast.

Keep in mind i'm not a raving canon fananitic... I picked them up
because the text quality was more than acceptable, the black printing
was cheap, and it did DVD printing.
 
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> I almost cannot believe my eyes that someone would switch from Epson
> to Canon! Of course its your call, however as long Canon will not
> go beyond their dye ink technology (BCI-6), you might be up to a
> bad surprise...

Reasons to switch from Epson to Canon

1. Epsons clog, the heads foul, and they stop printing
2. Epsons clog, the heads foul and they stop printing

Granted this is only one reason but if a user's primary concern is
trouble free operation i.e. hitting print... at least the base level
epsons are not exactly a great choice.

In all fairness to canon you are talking last years ink. The current
generation of ink is Chromalife100 available in bci-7 or cli-8 tanks.
In all fairness I must also say you can only order the bci-7 from Japan
nears as i'm aware, and te cli-8 won't fit in current generation
canons. I suspect you could if you desired mail order the bci-7s and
put them into current generation canons and set them via service mode
to the corisponding japanese model (pixus 3100/4100/6100 etc etc) but
i've not actually tried this. Now this only raises the bar a little
bit assuming photo paper plus, the spendy canon stuff... 25 years vs 20
years. But you are not mistaken that the stock canon inks fade more
quickly other options, including other dye options. I have observed
this my self.

I would agree, it's annoying that Canon doesn't offer pigment inks in
their consumer line of products. They do offer them in their pro-wide
printers but the price mark is several grand. I'm told the prowides
are also bubble jets, so I have NO clue why they are not an option on
the consumer line. Not that pigments are the end all be all of
everything, HP does a great job with dye.

My choice if it matters was my primary application was CD printing.
Cost per page for black entered into the equation as well. I tried the
r200 as was so displeased with it that I bought a ip3000... while I
agree even epson's dye offers longer life, less wicking, and the color
rendering of even their consumer printers is better than that of
canon... I voted for a lack of head fouling over outright quality.

I didn't consider the c84 or c86, whatever their base model is for
durabrite inks, as much as I might have liked to. These printers and
the r200 I see in 2nd hand shops with either head clogs... dislodged
head gaskets, and generally give me the impression that these are not
quality products that are likely to last beyond their warranty.. or
hell even the 1 year warranty.
 
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:58:53 -0700, ThomasH wrote:

> On 23-Aug-05 18:24, Larry wrote:
>> Having read the opinions on the Canon ip4000 (and 5000), they look good to
>> replace my Epson C86. But, what are the downsides of the ip4000. Cost per
>> photo, general ink costs etc. Have not been able to find much about them
>> from a user perspective
>>
>> many thanks
>> Larry
>
> I almost cannot believe my eyes that someone would switch from Epson
> to Canon! Of course its your call, however as long Canon will not
> go beyond their dye ink technology (BCI-6), you might be up to a
> bad surprise...
>
> http://www.pbase.com/phototalk_thh/2004_10_12_s9000_fading
>
> The problem described on this web page relate to the Photo Paper Plus,
> not to the Pro, not even to the Photo Matte paper. But, why bother
> in the first place if Epson offers their leading technology with
> pigment inks?
>
> Thomas

You must be kidding! Apparently you do not read the posts on this forum.
Epsons clog, clog, clog, clog !
--
r.s.nevin@att.net
 
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> ie If I want a Nikon camera I can buy the same model in many different
> places.

A better analogy would be film as it is a consumable. In fact...
consumer reports actually did a report some years back about the best
vender labled film available. Given the fact that there are a limited
number of manufacturers of film and the manufacturer is etched on the
film after developing it's not all that hard to establish the who.

Buy why would you care if you could buy the same model Nikon from
multiable places? You could buy a Nikon in a big retail shop, small
specality shop, or mail order warehouse for example. Big shop is
likely to have a limited selection of models, a lack of knowlege of the
product, but might offer a good price.
A specality shop is likely to have more models and more accessories and
what they don't have they are likely to get via customer customer
fulfillment. Prices tend to be higher but tend to make up for that
with technical support from people who are experenced.
Mail order warehouse is less likely to offer support but tends to be
best on price and selection. Customer fulfillment is less nessicary as
anything you want you can get from an online dealer.

-Major concerns-
1. How much is it
2. How does it look
3. how long will it last
-Minor concerns-
> 4. Who made it

This information without context or experence is meaningless. I don't
know who makes canon ink. But still that information is available from
some places.

5. What is the reputation of the BRAND

Even in the retail world not everyone buys "brand named" prodcuts. You
could buy Kelloggs Rice Krispies or you could buy rice puffs. I for
example buy Trader Joe's Raisin Bran... this is a vender label for a
breakfast cerial. No idea who makes the stuff, but I know it's very
tasty.

Milk is a better analogy. You could buy name brand milk, or you could
buy the store label milk. I'm very picky about milk but you can look
at the bottles and see the code for the dairy the milk came from... and
often see that the milk at the very least came from the same place.
Ultimatly for me I find that how the vender chooses to store the milk
is my deciding factor. I don't typicaly buy milk from mini-marts as
some choose to kill their refrigerators at night and the product goes
slightly rancid to my taste. Others don't notice or care.

The smart manufacturers make both a branded product and a generic
product that are essentally the same thing. Those with brand loyality
get what they want, and the more fruggle shopper is still buying your
product rather than a lost sale.

> 6. Can you buy it in multiple places.

This is even more meaningless. But as you pointed out as in the case
of ink it's common for many venders to buy ink from the same source.
According to you this is common and I would agree. As the case with
media street... they list dealers of their brand on their website.
Priterite does not, not that i'd reccomend it but they are a very well
known brand sold in such volume that such a database would be massive.
The US market though typicaly gets this brand sold under a house label.
Europe on the other hand can spy this at their local shop with ease.

For example I liked the Arizona Jeans Wear leather vests. I could only
buy them at... either Sears or J.c. pennies... a place that had an
exclusive contract for their products. The fact that I could only buy
that product in one place didn't bother me at all, I could go to my
local sears or mail order it.

> 7. Does the BRAND have a reputation for clogging printers.

Well... this would be covered under "is it any good". Something that
clogs would be "bad".

Besides, I don't believe clogging is the biggest issue users should be
concerned about. Not that it isn't important, but I don't see it
happen as often as people like your self claim.. not in canon anyway.
Lightfastness seems to be the most common trait that some 3rd party
solutions lack.
 
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zakezuke wrote:

>>the real problem there are no brands. a brand is a product that is made by a
>>mfg/formulator and is sold under a name he chooses through a varity of marketing
>>channels under that name. soon customers will either respect or disrespect that
>>product name.
>>
>>
>
>While it's true the large majority of companies that sell 3rd party ink
>don't disclose the mfg/formulator... there are indeed at least a few
>brands on the market, even two that i'm aware that meet measekite's
>strict requirements.
>
>
>
>>in this <ink> industry we have all of the dorks you talked about
>>selling who knows what they bought from who knows who and will not tell you who
>>made it. this is even more true when buying prefilled carts. the
>>chances are very high that you get the same thing from multiple <venders> so you
>>unknowingly repeat your mistake several times.
>>
>>
> <corrections mine>
>
>This is *actually *somewhat *true*. The several venders may indeed might
>be buying their ink from the same source. For example I can lookup on
>the web WJ797, Image Specalist yellow for the bci-6. And boom
>http://www.google.com/search?client=measekite-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=WJ797+&btnG=Google+Search
>I can see that several venders are selling WJ797 which would sugest
>it's the same thing. Another means of establishing if two venders are
>selling the same product is to request a MSDS from them.
>
>But not all venders will refuse to disclose that information.
>
>*Measekite is very wise *in sharing this observation... and I can't
>stress that one should consider getting a review of any product before
>buying it. But at the end of the day the major factors in selecting an
>ink are
>
>1. How much is it
>2. How does it look
>3. how long will it last
>
>
4. Who made it
5. What is the reputation of the BRAND
6. Can you buy it in multiple places.

ie If I want a Nikon camera I can buy the same model in many different
places.

7. Does the BRAND have a reputation for clogging printers.
 
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Bob@see-below-for-address.com wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:58:53 -0700, ThomasH wrote:
>
>
>
>>On 23-Aug-05 18:24, Larry wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Having read the opinions on the Canon ip4000 (and 5000), they look good to
>>>replace my Epson C86. But, what are the downsides of the ip4000. Cost per
>>>photo, general ink costs etc. Have not been able to find much about them
>>>from a user perspective
>>>
>>>many thanks
>>>Larry
>>>
>>>
>>I almost cannot believe my eyes that someone would switch from Epson
>>to Canon! Of course its your call, however as long Canon will not
>>go beyond their dye ink technology (BCI-6), you might be up to a
>>bad surprise...
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/phototalk_thh/2004_10_12_s9000_fading
>>
>>The problem described on this web page relate to the Photo Paper Plus,
>>not to the Pro, not even to the Photo Matte paper. But, why bother
>>in the first place if Epson offers their leading technology with
>>pigment inks?
>>
>>Thomas
>>
>>
>
>You must be kidding! Apparently you do not read the posts on this forum.
>Epsons clog, clog, clog, clog !
>
>

HERE THAT ART
 
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> >A better analogy would be film as it is a consumable. In fact...
> >consumer reports actually did a report some years back about the best
> >vender labled film available
>> This information without context or experence is meaningless. I don't
>> know who makes canon ink.
> canon controls the mfg and quality control process as well as the engineering?

Do you accept this on faith? I would imagine that canon does formulate
inks. This is a reasonable assumption. Whether they have their own
people in quality control I don't know. As far as the engineering I
have no idea. According to you it's important to know who
manufacturers the ink and there is absolutly no way for me to know who
manufacturers canon's ink. I have no idea how involved canon is in
the process of making the ink or what quality control standards are
employed. To me it's just a label. Oddly enough since canon them
selves don't manufacture the ink, by your own defination it can not be
called a brand. They might formulate, they might even distribute, but
ink production is done from a dedicated ink production facility.

You seem to be overly obsessed with canon's ink. I know that Epson ink
for example the color consistancy varies a great deal.. and country of
orgin gives "some" indication of what to expect. If I was still
printing with epson I would make it a choice to buy ink from a single
country of orgin so to lower the risk of a lack of consistancy.

> >Even in the retail world not everyone buys "brand named" prodcuts. You
> >could buy Kelloggs Rice Krispies or you could buy rice puffs. I for
> >example buy Trader Joe's Raisin Bran...

> do you take the empty box to a <vender> and refill it?
<edit mine>

I don't understand your point here but since you asked....
For Raison Bran no, I buy it in the box. For granola I buy that in
bulk, as with spices, flour, sea salt, nuts, and a varity of other
things. Sugar I tend to buy in a package simply because it tends to
cost less that way.

>>Milk is a better analogy. You could buy name brand milk, or you could
>>buy the store label milk. I'm very picky about milk but you can look
>>at the bottles and see the code for the dairy the milk came from... and
>>often see that the milk at the very least came from the same place.
>>Ultimatly for me I find that how the vender chooses to store the milk
>>is my deciding factor. I don't typicaly buy milk from mini-marts as
>>some choose to kill their refrigerators at night and the product goes
>>slightly rancid to my taste. Others don't notice or care.

> put milk in the ink tank

Or better yet... use my experence I have buying milk and use that to
buying ink. Buy some, try it out, if I like it buy more. Trust the
vender's purchacing choice and continue buying it. Once and a while I
get a bad jug, which they will be happy to replace. Observe the
markings on the jugs and use that to compair quality.

If milk refills were an option, i'd go for it. But the only city that
still sells milk in glass bottles is located 30 miles away from me.
I'm simply not close enough to a dairy for glass bottles to be a viable
solution. Even milk delivery where I live use plastic bottles.

As a bonus, glass bottled milk while it may cost a little more tends to
be ultra ultra fresh as the only stores that would carry glass bottles
are close enough to the dairy to make recycling of the bottles
practical. Less waste and no odd taste from the jug are a big bonus.


Being a concerned with your environment that you picked a printer with
auto-duplexing though slow to save paper, i'm sure you can be most
empathitic to someone who would choose no or minimal packaging to
reduce waste and in most cases save money. I'm suprised you would be
critical of someone who would make the same choice as you would.

> >For example I liked the Arizona Jeans Wear leather vests. I could only
> >buy them at... either Sears or J.c. pennies...

> since you frequent these stores then i now understand why you buy
> aftermarket <carp> from a whore.
<edit mine>

I do not understand your point. I don't have much in the way of store
loyality. I happen to like some products from the Arizona Jeans
Company and they happen to be sold in only one store. The fact that I
can't remember which one would sugest that I don't frequent either one.
Also the fact they are no longer available... leather vests are out of
fashion but I still wear them. Your observation is moot. I like
leather vests as I need external pockets to hold film and a mobile, and
they are durable. Also I like Gap Jeans. No clue who makes them,
only they last a good long time and they fit me rather well. I
wouldn't consider anyone foolish for making another choice in jeans...
or be critical of where they choose to buy them. It's their choice.

Given the fact that you have never used the same carp that I use, you
have no frame of reference to judge whether it's carp or not carp.
Your opinion is moot.

My buying habbits do not make me a better or lesser person than your
self. The fact that I have a different belief system is solid evidence
that not everyone believes the same thing you do. As a Standard MBA
you should understand consumer demographics.

When I choose a product... I choose it based on the product... faith in
the label or brand doesn't really enter into it. I own some Canon
Cameras. I do have some canon lenses but I made a choice to buy them
based on how they work, not because I accepted on faith. I also have a
Bushnells lens which is just so happens to be a superb 135mm.
 
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> According to HP's website, the full line of 90 series cartridges work in
> the 8150, and also in my 6540. That's part of the reason I bought the
> 6540, the cost per page of the high yield 96 and 97 cartridges were
> reasonable. If all I could use were the lower yield 94 and 95 carts, I
> wouldn't have bought it.

Useful to know, clearly my info is out of date. When I looked it
wasn't listed.


> Part of the difficulty in calculating costs is that BCI-6 times 3 tanks
> will yield more than 280 pages. It won't be 3x as many since the ink is
> layered to produce various colours, but it's more than 280.

Assuming a fair contest, the HP tri color is rated at a given yield for
the unit, so it's only
fair to rate the canon 3 or for pack as the same.

You can reasonably expect a photo to yield 25% to 50% of color..perhaps
as much as 75% unless we are talking a dark murky photo like a gothic
church at night then 90% to 100%.

> There is no 98 cart, but from the price I presume you meant the 96. If
> so, the yield is 833 pages, not 133, so the cost is p=4c/page rounding
> up from 3.5c/page.

I ment the 99, as you might have seen lower down. yes it was a typo,
my bad. The offical yield is pretty low.

>>#97+98 = 31c/page

> This is also incorrect. It should read 96+97=13c/page

Nope.
> HP99 $24.99/450p=6c/page - note the yield is a guess based on volume.

> #97+99 = 15c/page

The yield for the photo color, I assume light cyan/magenta is listed
officaly as 133p. While it's possible canon and HP might use different
systems of measurement... you can reasonably expect HP to use the same
standard of measurement for their own tanks.

But anyways, you said something standards for meaurement of yields

PIXMA iP4000:
BCI-3eBK: 740 pages (1,500 character pattern, plain paper / standard
mode)
1,500 pages (ISO JIS-SCID No. 5 / plain paper / standard mode)
BCI-6C: 550 pages (ISO JIS-SCID No. 5 / plain paper / standard mode)
BCI-6M: 430 pages (ISO JIS-SCID No. 5 / plain paper / standard mode)
BCI-6Y: 360 pages (ISO JIS-SCID No. 5 / plain paper / standard mode)
BCI-6BK: 2,000 pages (ISO JIS-SCID No. 5 / plain paper / standard mode)

Toms hardware if i'm not mistaken went with the yields listed on the
box, which are typicaly 5%. You'll note using ISO JIS-SCID N5 the
yields are higher.

IP5200R
Colour Ink Tank Life
420 pages at 5% coverage per ink tank
Cyan: 710 pages,
Magenta: 500 pages,
Yellow: 480 pages, (Printing ISO/JIS-SCID N5)

As you'll note the estimated yield for JIS-SCID n5 is higher than the
usual reported yield of 5%.

> I've figured that my costs are roughly the same with the HP 6540 as they
> were with the Canon i850, both using 4 ink colours. If I use 6 inks,
> then costs are higher. But then a similar Canon printer would also be
> more costly to use.

The numbers actually agree with you for the 4 or 5 tank canon printers,
depending on HPs standard of measurement and it's accuracy. I've
observed differently with the mp760.

> I've compared the same documents (PDF tax forms actually) side-by-side
> between the iP3000 and the HP 6540, and the HP is definitely darker. The
> difference is actually quite dramatic. I never noticed the difference
> until the pages were beside each other though.

This could be true... I don't honestly know... i'll have to look at the
current generation HPs. I think perhaps they could be darker because
they add color to the black... for example a bluish black would look
blacker than an ordinary black. All I can say i'm pretty pleased with
the output quality, and defination, even if the contrast could be
higher.
 
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zakezuke wrote:
I have no idea how involved canon is in
> the process of making the ink or what quality control standards are
> employed. To me it's just a label.

Measekite, just like all who purchase Canon OEM ink carts has no clue,
no idea at all as to who actually manufacturers Canon inks.

Oddly enough since canon them
> selves don't manufacture the ink, by your own defination it can not be
> called a brand. They might formulate, they might even distribute, but
> ink production is done from a dedicated ink production facility.

Measekite cannot comprehend this concept of a dedicated ink production
facility. It makes no sense to his way of thinking at all. It is beyond

>
> You seem to be overly obsessed with canon's ink.

We think he is a shill, a plant put here by Canon to promote Canon OEM
inks. Problem is, after running into him, I will never again purchase
Canon OEM ink carts for my i9900 Canon printer.
And I may never again purchase any Canon printers.
In the end, Measekite has done much more damage to the here-to-for good
image of Canon than any competitor could have ever done.
What an accomplishment!

Frank
 
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> We think he is a shill, a plant put here by Canon to promote Canon OEM
> inks. Problem is, after running into him, I will never again purchase
> Canon OEM ink carts for my i9900 Canon printer.
> And I may never again purchase any Canon printers.
> In the end, Measekite has done much more damage to the here-to-for good
> image of Canon than any competitor could have ever done.

Canon is getting a bad reputation for spamming as of late, basicly
turning every blog, fourm, and public site into mirror images of junk
from their marketing department. I don't think they are employed
directly by canon but some 3rd party company like Mosaic for example.
Whether or not this gent is employed to post in the newsgroups or does
it on their own doesn't make them any less a commercial spammer.
 
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zakezuke wrote:

>Hey... valid points.. you should reccomend this to them. I can only
>assume that it is possible on the HPs to choose between 4 color and 6
>color printing. I was not aware of this.

From what I gather, all HP inkjet printers can use black and tri-colour
cartridges. Some models will hold all three carts.

>I know a question that's always been on my mind is whether you can use
>a #96 in a printer designated #94 only. At the time this review was
>new and I was considering printers I know I looked up those models and
>asked if they would accept a #96... and I didn't know. If they made an
>error in this regard I understand because the #96 wasn't listed at the
>time as being used in those printers.

According to HP's website, the full line of 90 series cartridges work in
the 8150, and also in my 6540. That's part of the reason I bought the
6540, the cost per page of the high yield 96 and 97 cartridges were
reasonable. If all I could use were the lower yield 94 and 95 carts, I
wouldn't have bought it.

>> Granted, my results are based on Canadian costs of various cartridges
>> where Canon costs are a bit higher. But even at US prices, the HP is
>> nowhere near as costly as Tom's Hardware suggests. I've also seen cost
>> per page results from other tests in the past that compare 4-colour inks
>> only, and those tests are more in line with Canon costs and my own
>> results.
>
>>From my understanding they are just going with the MFG published yields
>and the MSRP of the ink tanks. For example

It's very unclear how they tested. They said they did their own
estimates using some unspecified method:

"using a lot of patience and many reams of paper"

I don't know if that means they printed until the cartridge was empty or
what. If so, it wouldn't be an estimate, it would be exact.

They also said there is no common way to compare ink costs:

"Manufacturers haven't agreed on a universal way of calculating cost per
page"

Well that's simply untrue, since virtually all manufacturers use the
standard 5% coverage for black text, and 15% coverage for colour when
calculating page yields.

>BCI-6 (3x($11.95))/280p=13c/page
>(to be fair one should add the black in)
>BCI-6 (4x($11.95))/280p=17c/page
>(note black is listed as 500p yield, the above reflects the assumption
>of 280p yield)
>HP97 $39.99/450p=9c/page
>HP98 $29.35/133 p=22c/page

There is no 98 cart, but from the price I presume you meant the 96. If
so, the yield is 833 pages, not 133, so the cost is p=4c/page rounding
up from 3.5c/page.

>#97+98 = 31c/page

This is also incorrect. It should read 96+97=13c/page

But if you meant the 99 photo ink cartridge:

HP99 $24.99/450p=6c/page - note the yield is a guess based on volume.

#97+99 = 15c/page

>BCI-6 (6x($11.95))/280 26c/page
>
>Assuming the yields are 100% accurate it looks like for 3 color
>printing the HP might actually be cheaper. To be fair one should take
>the BCI-6 black into account making it cost a tad more. But assuming
>US prices it looks like the canon might be cheaper than HP 6 color
>printing. What I don't know is how accurate the yields are for the #97
>and #98. As it's sold in a single tank they could be reporting 150
>cyan, 150 magenta, 150 yellow pages. I honestly don't know.

Part of the difficulty in calculating costs is that BCI-6 times 3 tanks
will yield more than 280 pages. It won't be 3x as many since the ink is
layered to produce various colours, but it's more than 280.

Based on my own experience, I would guess that it's about half the yield
times 3 or about 420 pages.

The same scenario applies to the HP using the tri-colour and photo ink
cartridges since you don't get double the number of pages. Nor does it
produce the same number as just the tri-colour since the photo inks are
used in place of the tri-colour inks for certain colours.

>I can say my printing costs have gone down assuming I was spending MSRP
>on inktanks since switching from the PSC 950.

I've figured that my costs are roughly the same with the HP 6540 as they
were with the Canon i850, both using 4 ink colours. If I use 6 inks,
then costs are higher. But then a similar Canon printer would also be
more costly to use.

>I'll have to evaluate this further... To me the blackness level of the
>ip3000/mp760 is roughly equal to that of my old laser. But this is not
>a matter I'm ultra critical about. When printing off B&W diagrams I
>vote for clarity over contrast.

I've compared the same documents (PDF tax forms actually) side-by-side
between the iP3000 and the HP 6540, and the HP is definitely darker. The
difference is actually quite dramatic. I never noticed the difference
until the pages were beside each other though.

In photos, I'd say the black levels are similar but it's difficult to
compare because of the glossy paper.

Not that it really matters, since the end result is a decent page of
text, graphs, or photos from both printers.
 
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> since canon controls the engineering and the process canon is the mfg

I don't know what level canon is involved in the manufacturering
process. But if you accept this as fact then you must accept that
Lyson, Image Specalists, Formula Labs are brands as well. If you don't
believe me e-mail any one of them and ask them who deals in their
product. Media Street being formulators, manufacturers, and
distriuting them though multiable sourses well. Print-rite has at
least 20 years of experence under their belt and have more
distrobution channels than I can shake a stick at.

Reality is you are accepting these things on faith.

> hope you get a printhead clog

Why do you care what others buy? You said before you don't like seeing
other people cheated but now you are saying you hope use of a product
you don't approve of causes damage to our property?

> good buy an epson. do you honestly think I give a <hoot> what the <heck> you buy
<edit mine>

You feel so strongly that if someone doesn't buy Canon inks they
deserve property damage then I honestly think you give a big hoot!
You are, with all due respect... obsessed with Canon and Canon inks.

I do use 3rd party ink. If I get a printhead clog i'll be sad but
chances are i'll clean it or if worse comes to worse i'll buy another
head. I've establsihed that even buying a new printer would cost less
than using the OEM inks.

I wish you would actually offer valid arguments on the subject. We
need someone to evaluate OEM vs 3rd party solutions based on the
important things

1. How much they are
2. Are they any good
3. Where do I get them

> why are you getting dumber?

Because I buy some bulk food products? I would buy bulk coffee more
often but Trader Joes offers a better deal for tins. Because I
honestly feel General Mills Cheerios(tm) quality has declined and many
of the bottom shelf non boxed round oats actually taste better?
Because I would choose to buy things not in a box?

Well, you are the one that said a brand had to be sold via multiable
distribution channels, which well is wrong. There are quite a few
brands that for whatever reason get sold via one retail chain.

I unlike you self don't actually care what someone else buys. I will
share what I use, my experences with a product, and let someone else
make up their own mind without emotional manipluation. And I will not
throw a fit if someone buys OEM ink. It's my firm belief that
competition.... real competition breeds a situation that the consumer
wins.
 
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> the problem with the majority of the hp photo printers today is you have to play musical
> carts. 3 or more carts and 2 slots. to me this ruins most of the hp printers

I wonder which is better. Having the ability of a lesser printer to do
the same things as a better printer by swaping out the carts, or being
limited to a specific ink set.

For example, it should be technicaly possible for Canon to create a
printer that could accept a ip4000 head, ip5000 head, i960 head, and
perhaps even a i8500 head. Head would report back to the printer what
it is and the printer would print accordingly. With different inksets.
This would be a cool feature.

While I agree playing musical carts could be annoying.... I'd rather
have that option available to me than not at all. This way if you
decide you needed a photo printer you can buy the photo printer
consumables... you are not locked into one compliment of tanks.
 
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"ThomasH" <henrymot@coco.net> wrote in message
news:vuidnUnF6tiulI_eRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> On 23-Aug-05 18:24, Larry wrote:
> > Having read the opinions on the Canon ip4000 (and 5000), they look good
to
> > replace my Epson C86. But, what are the downsides of the ip4000. Cost
per
> > photo, general ink costs etc. Have not been able to find much about them
> > from a user perspective
> >
> > many thanks
> > Larry
>
> I almost cannot believe my eyes that someone would switch from Epson
> to Canon! Of course its your call, however as long Canon will not
> go beyond their dye ink technology (BCI-6), you might be up to a
> bad surprise...
>
> http://www.pbase.com/phototalk_thh/2004_10_12_s9000_fading
>
> The problem described on this web page relate to the Photo Paper Plus,

And it also states it was on a refridgerator - you know those big cold
things that give of ozone gas. He didn't look after the print and then
complains that it faded.
 
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:48:35 +0100, "Patrick"
<patrick@scotcomms.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"ThomasH" <henrymot@coco.net> wrote in message
>news:vuidnUnF6tiulI_eRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
>> On 23-Aug-05 18:24, Larry wrote:
>> > Having read the opinions on the Canon ip4000 (and 5000), they look good
>to
>> > replace my Epson C86. But, what are the downsides of the ip4000. Cost
>per
>> > photo, general ink costs etc. Have not been able to find much about them
>> > from a user perspective
>> >
>> > many thanks
>> > Larry
>>
>> I almost cannot believe my eyes that someone would switch from Epson
>> to Canon! Of course its your call, however as long Canon will not
>> go beyond their dye ink technology (BCI-6), you might be up to a
>> bad surprise...
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/phototalk_thh/2004_10_12_s9000_fading
>>
>> The problem described on this web page relate to the Photo Paper Plus,
>
>And it also states it was on a refridgerator - you know those big cold
>things that give of ozone gas. He didn't look after the print and then
>complains that it faded.
>
Now you've peaked my interest, what on the 'fridge' exudes ozone?

"The best proof of intelligent life in space is that it hasn't come here."
- Sir Arthur C. Clarke
 
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WHY ARE YOU GETTING DUMBER?

zakezuke wrote:

>>>A better analogy would be film as it is a consumable. In fact...
>>>consumer reports actually did a report some years back about the best
>>>vender labled film available
>>>This information without context or experence is meaningless. I don't
>>> know who makes canon ink.
>>>
>>>
>>canon controls the mfg and quality control process as well as the engineering?
>>
>>
>
>Do you accept this on faith? I would imagine that canon does formulate
>inks. This is a reasonable assumption. Whether they have their own
>people in quality control I don't know. As far as the engineering I
>have no idea. According to you it's important to know who
>manufacturers the ink and there is absolutly no way for me to know who
>manufacturers canon's ink. I have no idea how involved canon is in
>the process of making the ink or what quality control standards are
>employed. To me it's just a label. Oddly enough since canon them
>selves don't manufacture the ink, by your own defination it can not be
>called a brand. They might formulate, they might even distribute, but
>ink production is done from a dedicated ink production facility.
>
>You seem to be overly obsessed with canon's ink. I know that Epson ink
>for example the color consistancy varies a great deal.. and country of
>orgin gives "some" indication of what to expect. If I was still
>printing with epson I would make it a choice to buy ink from a single
>country of orgin so to lower the risk of a lack of consistancy.
>
>
>
>>>Even in the retail world not everyone buys "brand named" prodcuts. You
>>>could buy Kelloggs Rice Krispies or you could buy rice puffs. I for
>>>example buy Trader Joe's Raisin Bran...
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>>do you take the empty box to a <vender> and refill it?
>>
>>
><edit mine>
>
>I don't understand your point here but since you asked....
>For Raison Bran no, I buy it in the box. For granola I buy that in
>bulk, as with spices, flour, sea salt, nuts, and a varity of other
>things. Sugar I tend to buy in a package simply because it tends to
>cost less that way.
>
>
>
>>>Milk is a better analogy. You could buy name brand milk, or you could
>>>buy the store label milk. I'm very picky about milk but you can look
>>>at the bottles and see the code for the dairy the milk came from... and
>>>often see that the milk at the very least came from the same place.
>>>Ultimatly for me I find that how the vender chooses to store the milk
>>>is my deciding factor. I don't typicaly buy milk from mini-marts as
>>>some choose to kill their refrigerators at night and the product goes
>>>slightly rancid to my taste. Others don't notice or care.
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>>put milk in the ink tank
>>
>>
>
>Or better yet... use my experence I have buying milk and use that to
>buying ink. Buy some, try it out, if I like it buy more. Trust the
>vender's purchacing choice and continue buying it. Once and a while I
>get a bad jug, which they will be happy to replace. Observe the
>markings on the jugs and use that to compair quality.
>
>If milk refills were an option, i'd go for it. But the only city that
>still sells milk in glass bottles is located 30 miles away from me.
>I'm simply not close enough to a dairy for glass bottles to be a viable
>solution. Even milk delivery where I live use plastic bottles.
>
>As a bonus, glass bottled milk while it may cost a little more tends to
>be ultra ultra fresh as the only stores that would carry glass bottles
>are close enough to the dairy to make recycling of the bottles
>practical. Less waste and no odd taste from the jug are a big bonus.
>
>
>Being a concerned with your environment that you picked a printer with
>auto-duplexing though slow to save paper, i'm sure you can be most
>empathitic to someone who would choose no or minimal packaging to
>reduce waste and in most cases save money. I'm suprised you would be
>critical of someone who would make the same choice as you would.
>
>
>
>>>For example I liked the Arizona Jeans Wear leather vests. I could only
>>>buy them at... either Sears or J.c. pennies...
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>>since you frequent these stores then i now understand why you buy
>>aftermarket <carp> from a whore.
>>
>>
><edit mine>
>
>I do not understand your point. I don't have much in the way of store
>loyality. I happen to like some products from the Arizona Jeans
>Company and they happen to be sold in only one store. The fact that I
>can't remember which one would sugest that I don't frequent either one.
> Also the fact they are no longer available... leather vests are out of
>fashion but I still wear them. Your observation is moot. I like
>leather vests as I need external pockets to hold film and a mobile, and
>they are durable. Also I like Gap Jeans. No clue who makes them,
>only they last a good long time and they fit me rather well. I
>wouldn't consider anyone foolish for making another choice in jeans...
>or be critical of where they choose to buy them. It's their choice.
>
>Given the fact that you have never used the same carp that I use, you
>have no frame of reference to judge whether it's carp or not carp.
>Your opinion is moot.
>
>My buying habbits do not make me a better or lesser person than your
>self. The fact that I have a different belief system is solid evidence
>that not everyone believes the same thing you do. As a Standard MBA
>you should understand consumer demographics.
>
>When I choose a product... I choose it based on the product... faith in
>the label or brand doesn't really enter into it. I own some Canon
>Cameras. I do have some canon lenses but I made a choice to buy them
>based on how they work, not because I accepted on faith. I also have a
>Bushnells lens which is just so happens to be a superb 135mm.
>
>
>
 
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Bill wrote:

>zakezuke wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hey... valid points.. you should reccomend this to them. I can only
>>assume that it is possible on the HPs to choose between 4 color and 6
>>color printing. I was not aware of this.
>>
>>
>
>From what I gather, all HP inkjet printers can use black and tri-colour
>cartridges. Some models will hold all three carts.
>
>

THE PROBLEM WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE HP PHOTO PRINTERS TODAY IS YOU HAVE
TO PLAY MUSICAL CARTS. 3 OR MORE CARTS AND 2 SLOTS. TO ME THIS RUINS
MOST OF THE HP PRINTERS.

>
>
>>I know a question that's always been on my mind is whether you can use
>>a #96 in a printer designated #94 only. At the time this review was
>>new and I was considering printers I know I looked up those models and
>>asked if they would accept a #96... and I didn't know. If they made an
>>error in this regard I understand because the #96 wasn't listed at the
>>time as being used in those printers.
>>
>>
>
>According to HP's website, the full line of 90 series cartridges work in
>the 8150, and also in my 6540. That's part of the reason I bought the
>6540, the cost per page of the high yield 96 and 97 cartridges were
>reasonable. If all I could use were the lower yield 94 and 95 carts, I
>wouldn't have bought it.
>
>
>
>>>Granted, my results are based on Canadian costs of various cartridges
>>>where Canon costs are a bit higher. But even at US prices, the HP is
>>>nowhere near as costly as Tom's Hardware suggests. I've also seen cost
>>>per page results from other tests in the past that compare 4-colour inks
>>>only, and those tests are more in line with Canon costs and my own
>>>results.
>>>
>>>
>>>From my understanding they are just going with the MFG published yields
>>and the MSRP of the ink tanks. For example
>>
>>
>
>It's very unclear how they tested. They said they did their own
>estimates using some unspecified method:
>
>"using a lot of patience and many reams of paper"
>
>I don't know if that means they printed until the cartridge was empty or
>what. If so, it wouldn't be an estimate, it would be exact.
>
>They also said there is no common way to compare ink costs:
>
>"Manufacturers haven't agreed on a universal way of calculating cost per
>page"
>
>Well that's simply untrue, since virtually all manufacturers use the
>standard 5% coverage for black text, and 15% coverage for colour when
>calculating page yields.
>
>
>
>>BCI-6 (3x($11.95))/280p=13c/page
>>(to be fair one should add the black in)
>>BCI-6 (4x($11.95))/280p=17c/page
>>(note black is listed as 500p yield, the above reflects the assumption
>>of 280p yield)
>>HP97 $39.99/450p=9c/page
>>HP98 $29.35/133 p=22c/page
>>
>>
>
>There is no 98 cart, but from the price I presume you meant the 96. If
>so, the yield is 833 pages, not 133, so the cost is p=4c/page rounding
>up from 3.5c/page.
>
>
>
>>#97+98 = 31c/page
>>
>>
>
>This is also incorrect. It should read 96+97=13c/page
>
>But if you meant the 99 photo ink cartridge:
>
>HP99 $24.99/450p=6c/page - note the yield is a guess based on volume.
>
>#97+99 = 15c/page
>
>
>
>>BCI-6 (6x($11.95))/280 26c/page
>>
>>Assuming the yields are 100% accurate it looks like for 3 color
>>printing the HP might actually be cheaper. To be fair one should take
>>the BCI-6 black into account making it cost a tad more. But assuming
>>US prices it looks like the canon might be cheaper than HP 6 color
>>printing. What I don't know is how accurate the yields are for the #97
>>and #98. As it's sold in a single tank they could be reporting 150
>>cyan, 150 magenta, 150 yellow pages. I honestly don't know.
>>
>>
>
>Part of the difficulty in calculating costs is that BCI-6 times 3 tanks
>will yield more than 280 pages. It won't be 3x as many since the ink is
>layered to produce various colours, but it's more than 280.
>
>Based on my own experience, I would guess that it's about half the yield
>times 3 or about 420 pages.
>
>The same scenario applies to the HP using the tri-colour and photo ink
>cartridges since you don't get double the number of pages. Nor does it
>produce the same number as just the tri-colour since the photo inks are
>used in place of the tri-colour inks for certain colours.
>
>
>
>>I can say my printing costs have gone down assuming I was spending MSRP
>>on inktanks since switching from the PSC 950.
>>
>>
>
>I've figured that my costs are roughly the same with the HP 6540 as they
>were with the Canon i850, both using 4 ink colours. If I use 6 inks,
>then costs are higher. But then a similar Canon printer would also be
>more costly to use.
>
>
>
>>I'll have to evaluate this further... To me the blackness level of the
>>ip3000/mp760 is roughly equal to that of my old laser. But this is not
>>a matter I'm ultra critical about. When printing off B&W diagrams I
>>vote for clarity over contrast.
>>
>>
>
>I've compared the same documents (PDF tax forms actually) side-by-side
>between the iP3000 and the HP 6540, and the HP is definitely darker. The
>difference is actually quite dramatic. I never noticed the difference
>until the pages were beside each other though.
>
>In photos, I'd say the black levels are similar but it's difficult to
>compare because of the glossy paper.
>
>Not that it really matters, since the end result is a decent page of
>text, graphs, or photos from both printers.
>
>
 
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> Formulabs is a brand of wholesale ink. They are not a consumer brand.

So you finally admit they are a brand. We are making progress. Based
on my observation I would agree formulabs is a wholesale brand and near
as i'm aware they do not make carts.

Canon gets their carts manufactured though some other guys. I imagine
if Formulabs wanted to they could offer their own prefilled tanks, but
why would they want to?

> I wish they would mfg prefilled carts under either the Formulabs or
> Sensinent name and sell they through a variety of outlets for under
> $4.00 per cart. They do not.

What does it matter who mfg the cartridges? Clearly you don't care if
they come in a box since you buy your ink at costco which come in
plastic.

If this is something you are about... you can get the Lyson Fotonic
consumer brand. They come in a traditional retail box. The archival
ink is not cheap, but that wasn't the point I was making. The point is
there are brands... even "consumer brands" as you define them. Media
Street is a consumer brand, Prite-Rite is a consumer brand, Lyson is a
consumer brand.
 
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> HP should accomodate 4 carts in all of their printers so you could
> install the ink cart and not have to switch them. The 8400 does hold 3.

How would they fit? Don't get me wrong... that would be "nice" but
that would make for a huge printer.

While this is a drawback... it's also a feature. I would like it for
example if I could pull my ip4000 head and replace it with a ip5000
head. That would be nice. Or better yet, if I owned a ip8500 it would
be nice to swap that for ip4000 head, or even an ip3000 head. But near
as I'm aware this isn't an option.

>From my understanding on the HP, you have your choice between a black
tank, a grey scale tank, a color tank, and a photo tank. And you have
your choice between printing 3 color, 3 + 2 color, or 3 + 2 color and 3
level black. With canon you have to change out the entire printer to
upgrade to 3+2 color, and tri black isn't a stock offering. Sure it
would be annoying to pull the black for the grey, but you are not
required to. If your primary application is photos... and you want the
grey buy the grey. If your primary application is text with the odd
photo here and there buy the black. If you are a control freak swap
them. Problem solved.