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Refilling of ink cartridges

by HomeBizNizz
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I managed to refill a HP 350 ink cartridge so many times that I have used a total of 100 ml of ink before I had to replace it. And a cartridge like that contains only 4,5 ml from the manufacturer...? That's good use.
  • Profile picture of the author 1937dougal
    Rather than refilling the ink cartridges of my canon
    ip4300 printer, I use the Rihac continuous ink supply
    which works well and has marvellous support. Saves a
    mint of money. Regards, Douglas
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    • Profile picture of the author shmeeko69
      My advice to anyone wanting to refill an ink tank - don't bother &
      certainly don't purchase replacement tanks - too expensive !

      By yourself a new printer at £30 which will include ink tanks
      & get rid of your old printer to the ever growing unwanted
      printer landfill problem & not good your carbon footprint.

      Mark
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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by shmeeko69 View Post

        My advice to anyone wanting to refill an ink tank - don't bother &
        certainly don't purchase replacement tanks - too expensive !

        By yourself a new printer at £30 which will include ink tanks
        & get rid of your old printer to the ever growing unwanted
        printer landfill problem & not good your carbon footprint.

        Mark
        ACTUALLY, printers create MORE of a carbon footprint, and most DON'T really come with an ink cartridge. They come with a small supply that doesn't go far at all.

        And the printhead can only be SO cheap. It can usually handle FAR more ink.

        Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author ForeignProfessor
    I've got to say, the economic model which has been followed with inkjet printers must be pretty awesome

    I'm sure there's a wonderful blog post out there which explains it really well, but from someone who hasn't examined it, it just looks bizarre. They sell printers at like $25 or $30, but then charge $20 to put a new ink cartridge in. It's amazing that it's ended up this way, and it's probably terrible for the environment. But it all happened for sound economic reasons I'm sure. Sad and fascinating.
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  • Profile picture of the author InternetMarketingIQ
    If you print a lot you definitely should invest in a high volume refill system of some kind. The older HP's were a breeze to refill. The newer models are a scam to the consumer. Companies like HP like to pretend how "Green" they are but do not offer a refill solution because they are making as much as $11,000 per gallon for their ink!

    If they cared at all about the environment they would not make printers that would not print black because one of the color cartridges was low.
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  • Profile picture of the author loenex
    Refilling ink cartridge is not a good habit. It may damage your printer. Buy a new cartridge, though expensive but of great quality.
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    • Profile picture of the author shmeeko69
      Originally Posted by loenex View Post

      Refilling ink cartridge is not a good habit. It may damage your printer. Buy a new cartridge, though expensive but of great quality.
      Have you seen the price of ink tanks recently ?

      They charging on average £25 for colour & £20
      for black ink - £45 shocking, when as I've previously
      mentioned, you can get a new printer for around £30.

      All our landfills are going to be choked up with
      unwanted printers !

      Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author John M Kane
    I agree with Douglas.
    "IF" you print a lot then a "CIS" contiuous ink system for 'inkjet' type printers it is insanely inexpensive compared to preloaded cartridges.
    I worked for and prefer Epson products as they have a 'permanent' ink head.
    As long as it doesn't sit for long periods the head will last very long.
    Other brands use a expendable print head which could,in the long run, be more costly per image/page.
    I also, was a rep for Canon which would be my second choice for printers but, first for Cameras
    I really prefer Laser type for every day text printing for speed and smudge proofing.
    And my printer is a duplex type that prints on both sides of the paper auto-magically.
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