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Gayle - there are two links that deal with refilling or aftermarket
cartridges (carts for short) Neil Slade's site is interesting and has some
good information -
http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html
The other is the Nifty stuff forum. -http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/
They are both helpful in sorting out the aftermarket ink and cartridge issue
and helping someone to get started with these products if they wish to.
Canon printers are ideal for those who want to refill carts as there are no
chips in the cartridges (Epson and HP) that make refilling a bit more
complex. They are also transparent and allow you to know the ink level
prior to and during refilling. There is one individual on this NG who
always follows your question about aftermarket ink and carts and my response
with negative comments. While he is certainly entitled to his opinion, he,
by his own admission, has never refilled carts or used aftermarket carts or
inks.
I use a Canon i960 printer (six color) with bulk MIS inks and find my photos
to be equally as beautiful as with Canon inks. Several participants in this
ng use Formulabs bulk inks, also very successfully. After you read Neil's
site about his technique for refilling and read instructions from various
ink vendor's sites you can then decide if you want to refill. I find it
easy to do, not too time consuming, and minimally messy. With rubber gloves
on and a work area that can survive a few little drops of ink you will soon
learn the little tricks that make it really easy.
You mentioned that you are not particularly interested in printing photos,
so a six or eight color printer isn't necessary. The IP1500 ink tanks are
extremely small and not as easy to refill. The IP3000 and IP4000 are two to
consider, and I expect that the IP4000 would be the better of the two for
your purposes.
Generic inks - those that are sold to be used for several manufacturers'
printer - are to be avoided. Although there may be several decent bulk inks
I would stay with either MIS or Formulabs bulk ink, both of which claim to
be formulated for each specific manufacturer and model. Formulabs is
available from Alotofthings. I believe that the smallest quantity of
Formulabs ink is in 4 oz. containers, and you can buy MIS in 2 oz
containers. You can refill the original carts and there are also
aftermarket empty carts available that are quite good.
Before you buy the printer, however, do read Neil Slade and Nifty sites for
background info. If you have further questions you can sign in to the
Nifty-stuff forum and ask any questions you wish. It is a very friendly,
helpful forum for newcomers and very experienced computer users alike. Be
sure that you don't use aftermarket products unless they havebeen personally
recommended by people that have used them.
"Gayle Faraday" <luvtoso@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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>I don't do enough printing to warrant buying a laser. I did look into a
>few
> of them but they are too big and not that cost efficient. Actually from
> the
> information I gather the HP 1000 is cheaper to print than the laser. Oh I
> need one that prints color.
> Anyone with experience in refilling or generic cartridges on the HP
> printers?
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> Gayle
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