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Taliesyn wrote:
> measekite wrote:
>
>> For you, a heavy user living in expensive Canada it make sense if you
>> like the messy pain in the ass. And even if you do not like the
>> messy pain in the ass.
>>
>
> I'm not a particularly heavy user. It only looks that way to you because
> you only use one set of cartridges per year. It's all relative.
>
> As for refilling being a "pain in the ass" (like you can talk, you've
> never done it), I just refilled the large pigmented black that was
> showing "low". I did it right where I'm typing now, in front of the
> computer screen - no trays, no gloves, no paper towels, not even a
> tissue. So where's the mess you keep scaring me with???
I hope your mommy did not see you do it.
> And again, I
> take great resentment that someone who's never done it is telling me,
> who's done it several times a year, that it's a messy proposition. Are
> you that mentally and physically handicapped that you know you can't
> handle a little bottle and syringe? Obviously you would know that you
> can't, hence the "messy".
>
> I just removed the micro screw, injected 80% full of pigmented, put the
> screw back, taped the vent, put it away in storage in a baggy and washed
> the syringe. It took all of 5 minutes and my cost was about $1.00. Any
> time I can save $16 (taxes included) over Costco Canada's individual
> price (but you must buy 3), then I'm tickled magenta. Yeah, it's a
> bummer saving $16 for 5 minutes work. How many hours per day do you
> spend putting up useless posts in this ng?
>
> -Taliesyn
>
>> Taliesyn wrote:
>>
>>> measekite wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Taliesyn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> measekite wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob Headrick wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "IanO" <IanONet@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:1120497955.526515.237980@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In May 1995, I bought a Cannon Bj-200e which has served me well. I
>>>>>>>> print perhaps ten pages a month (unless I am updating my resume
>>>>>>>> when I
>>>>>>>> print a few more) so I don't need a fancy printer, just one
>>>>>>>> that will
>>>>>>>> print when I need it to. The local Wal-Mart is selling a
>>>>>>>> Lex-Mark color
>>>>>>>> printer for $30 which is not much more than the price of a
>>>>>>>> cartridge
>>>>>>>> for the Cannon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well unless you all rave about that one, I am prepared to go a
>>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>>> higher say $50 to $100 for a replacement printer. I have been
>>>>>>>> told to
>>>>>>>> avoid the color printers whose color cartridges are all in one
>>>>>>>> rathter
>>>>>>>> than ones with separate cartridges for each color. Printing
>>>>>>>> photos are
>>>>>>>> a low priority.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you only print 10 pages a month you probably want a very low
>>>>>>> end printer with high quality printing. Separate ink cartridges
>>>>>>> will not help in your case since there will be some servicing
>>>>>>> overhead whenever you use the printer. This will far outweigh
>>>>>>> any possible cost savings of using separate ink cartridges.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A high priority would be that cartriges for the new printer be
>>>>>>>> available for at least 10 years.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cartridges for HP's "ThinkJet" printer, introduced more than 20
>>>>>>> years ago are still available.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BOB, DO YOU RECOMMEND REMAN UNBRANDED AFTERMARKET CARTS FOR HP
>>>>>> PRINTERS?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DIO YOU RECOMMEND REFILLING HP CARTS WITH NONAME UNBRANDED INK?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do you even ask Bob questions you already know the answers to. He
>>>>> works for HP! Need moral support?
>>>>>
>>>>> If people are determined to save money, and we're not talking a
>>>>> couple
>>>>> of bucks here, more like hundreds of dollars per year depending on
>>>>> use,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The average consumer does not print enough to warrant taking any
>>>> chance with aftermarket inks as the saving are not there. Your
>>>> usage and situation if far from average. You are an extreme users.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldn't define myself as a heavy user. I would say moderate, where
>>> use of OEM cartridges becomes prohibitive. For you, who use just one
>>> or two sets per year, at best, stick with your OEM inks and be happy.
>>>
>>> I'm guessing any person using just one set of cartridges per year will
>>> not bother with compatibles. I use 5 to 10 sets per year, so that
>>> equates to almost $1000 CAD saved at the high end of 10 sets per year
>>> by not using OEM. I enjoy the comfort cheap ink brings me: I sometimes
>>> print the same photo 3-4 times (without batting an eyelash) until I get
>>> the exact color balance/contrast/brightness I want. There's just no way
>>> I could do that with OEM. I'd probably say, "Yeah, his face is green,
>>> but I can't afford another print". With non-Canon inks I can print with
>>> absolutely no cost restrictions.
>>>
>>> -Taliesyn
>>
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