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Living Room / Re: What's your experience with 3rd party color inkjet ink replacement?
« on: May 05, 2011, 03:37 PM »
Come ON guys - you are (a lot) smarter than I am when it comes to programming - but as to being "Mr. Thrify" I'm not so sure.
Buying is about setting a standard of quality - and then finding the best deal that meets that standard ("buying competitevely against the standard).
(Trust me - I used to be a Buyer - for a large corporate.)
One of my standards of printer quality is being able to drive the cost of print consumables down - and down - and down.
So I run an Epson PhotoR285 and an HP Color Laserjet CM1312nfi MFP.
Why?
Apart from the very acceptable print quality ...
* the Epson accepts a continuous inking system (CIS).
Google for CIS.
I've been running mine for over 3 years and spent peanuts on ink.
(I ran its predecessor for years with a CIS)
As far as I'm concerned my ink jet print costs are ... cost of paper + virtually zero for ink.
* the HP's cartridges are refillable.
For about £35 (US$60) the four colour (oops - color) set.
OK, refilling them is a skill .. but its worth learning .. especially when you look at the £££'s (sorry, the $$$$) original HP replacments cost and the money you save..
Again, my colour laser print costs are ... cost of paper + say 1p (1.6c) a page for toner.
I guess its a bit like buying a car.
Ferraris are "sexy" - Fords aren't
I know of just one Ferrari dealer ... 30 miles away from where I live.
But there are 20 Ford dealers in the same radius.
Which is easiest to get fixed - Ford or Ferrari?
Believe it or not, a Ford that "goes" is faster than a Ferrari that doesn't.
The moral of the story is - when you buy a printer - work out the "fuel costs" FIRST.
Cordially - Paul Rutherford
Buying is about setting a standard of quality - and then finding the best deal that meets that standard ("buying competitevely against the standard).
(Trust me - I used to be a Buyer - for a large corporate.)
One of my standards of printer quality is being able to drive the cost of print consumables down - and down - and down.
So I run an Epson PhotoR285 and an HP Color Laserjet CM1312nfi MFP.
Why?
Apart from the very acceptable print quality ...
* the Epson accepts a continuous inking system (CIS).
Google for CIS.
I've been running mine for over 3 years and spent peanuts on ink.
(I ran its predecessor for years with a CIS)
As far as I'm concerned my ink jet print costs are ... cost of paper + virtually zero for ink.
* the HP's cartridges are refillable.
For about £35 (US$60) the four colour (oops - color) set.
OK, refilling them is a skill .. but its worth learning .. especially when you look at the £££'s (sorry, the $$$$) original HP replacments cost and the money you save..
Again, my colour laser print costs are ... cost of paper + say 1p (1.6c) a page for toner.
I guess its a bit like buying a car.
Ferraris are "sexy" - Fords aren't
I know of just one Ferrari dealer ... 30 miles away from where I live.
But there are 20 Ford dealers in the same radius.
Which is easiest to get fixed - Ford or Ferrari?
Believe it or not, a Ford that "goes" is faster than a Ferrari that doesn't.
The moral of the story is - when you buy a printer - work out the "fuel costs" FIRST.
Cordially - Paul Rutherford