Printers

[Jerry Feldman]

On 01/22/2009 03:57 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
> In the USA maybe, it varies by country according to what the law allows
> them to get away with.
>
> New printers are actually often a better buy because its the best way
> to get a new cartridge and components to [ab]use with an inkrefill kit a
> few times until it clogs up.
>   
My personal experience with Canon, HP, and Epson is that using 
non-proprietary ink can actually ruin the printer. Both my Canon and 
Epson had ink cartriges separate from the heads. After using cheap ink, 
the ink ended up dripping into the rollers and heads eventually causing 
problems. My one HP all-in-one worked fine for a number of years beyond 
its expected life. But, again, the math I did recently on cartridges 
shows a color laser printer to be much less costly per page (under $.02 
compared to over $.04) for an ink jet. But, there are other cost 
considerations.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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