Author Topic: What's your experience with 3rd party color inkjet ink replacement? (Read 69,067 times)

worstje · « **Reply #50 on:** May 20, 2011, 07:52 PM »

Not very relevant but definitely worth sharing: a decade old story involving printers, ink, running out of ink, and the users of said commodities. It got a laugh out of me.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #51 on:** May 20, 2011, 08:27 PM »

Quote from: worstje on May 20, 2011, 07:52 PM

Not very relevant but definitely worth sharing: a decade old story involving printers, ink, running out of ink, and the users of said commodities. It got a laugh out of me.

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The managers quickly figured out that if they simply bought the same type of printer that was at the office, they could simply "borrow” an inkjet cartridge from the supply room instead of spending an arm and a leg at CompUSA to buy one. It wasn't long after that when the bean counters realized that the department was spending over $1,000 a month in ink cartridges for an office staff of twenty.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #52 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:10 PM »

Quote from: Stoic Joker on May 20, 2011, 07:40 PM

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 05:19 PM

A very level-headed response…

Tanks for that.

I'm sure you could ink in a reservoir of knowledge... or perhaps write an ess eh?

MilesAhead · « **Reply #53 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:24 PM »

Quote from: mouser on May 20, 2011, 08:32 AM

mikiem,
thank you for such a detailed post.

i'll note that i have had a third-party blank ink cartridge leak in my canon printer once.

I never had a real leak problem. I did notice that the refab cartridges can vary as to removing the tape before insertion. On some if you pull off the tape it loses the vacuum and ink starts making its way out the cartridge before you can get it into place. I think I remember having good luck disregarding the instructions and snapping the thing in before pulling the tape off the top.

Could be an incorrect printing on the instruction, or a disgruntled current employee at the refab mill.

tomos · « **Reply #54 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:26 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 09:10 PM

Quote from: Stoic Joker on May 20, 2011, 07:40 PM
Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 05:19 PM

A very level-headed response…

Tanks for that.

I'm sure you could ink in a reservoir of knowledge... or perhaps write an ess eh?

sometimes I just havent got a clue what yous people are on about...

[revenge] manchmal denke ich, dass die ein andere Sprache sprechen, da drüben - oder ist es nur mich? [/with apologies to native speakers for any errors :p]

tomos · « **Reply #55 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:28 PM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 20, 2011, 09:24 PM

On some if you pull off the tape it loses the vacuum and ink starts making its way out the cartridge before you can get it into place. I think I remember having good luck disregarding the instructions and snapping the thing in before pulling the tape off the top.

back on-topic - I have had that problem, thanks for the tip

MilesAhead · « **Reply #56 on:** May 20, 2011, 09:30 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 09:10 PM

Quote from: Stoic Joker on May 20, 2011, 07:40 PM
Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 05:19 PM

A very level-headed response…

Tanks for that.

I'm sure you could ink in a reservoir of knowledge... or perhaps write an ess eh?

You magentlemen always produce colorful remarks. A pixilated bunch for sure!

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #57 on:** May 20, 2011, 10:08 PM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 20, 2011, 09:30 PM

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 09:10 PM
Quote from: Stoic Joker on May 20, 2011, 07:40 PM
Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 05:19 PM

A very level-headed response…

Tanks for that.

I'm sure you could ink in a reservoir of knowledge... or perhaps write an ess eh?

You magentlemen always produce colorful remarks. A pixilated bunch for sure!

I'll be cyan for an hour after that.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #58 on:** May 20, 2011, 10:09 PM »

Quote from: tomos on May 20, 2011, 09:26 PM

[revenge] manchmal denke ich, dass die ein andere Sprache sprechen, da drüben - oder ist es nur mich? [/with apologies to native speakers for any errors :p]

Please swear at me in english.

Thank you,

cranioscopical · « **Reply #59 on:** May 20, 2011, 10:27 PM »

Quote from: tomos on May 20, 2011, 09:26 PM

I just havent got a clue what yous people are on about...

It's just you

cranioscopical · « **Reply #60 on:** May 20, 2011, 10:32 PM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 20, 2011, 09:30 PM

You magentlemen always produce colorful remarks.

Life is never just black and white... it leaves me in a bad huemor.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #61 on:** May 20, 2011, 10:54 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 20, 2011, 10:32 PM

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 20, 2011, 09:30 PM
You magentlemen always produce colorful remarks.

Life is never just black and white... it leaves me in a bad huemor.

Then starts the moanochroming.

MilesAhead · « **Reply #62 on:** May 20, 2011, 11:54 PM »

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I'll be cyan for an hour after that.

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Life is never just black and white... it leaves me in a bad huemor.

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Then starts the moanochroming.

I think I'm trapped in the dot Matrix!!

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #63 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:09 AM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 20, 2011, 11:54 PM

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I'll be cyan for an hour after that.

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Life is never just black and white... it leaves me in a bad huemor.

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Then starts the moanochroming.

I think I'm trapped in the dot Matrix!!

Impact you are...

MilesAhead · « **Reply #64 on:** May 21, 2011, 01:05 AM »

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Impact you are...

I never was a fan of folded paper.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #65 on:** May 21, 2011, 01:13 AM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 01:05 AM

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Impact you are...

I never was a fan of folded paper.

So... you wouldn't be handy in a paper jam?

MilesAhead · « **Reply #66 on:** May 21, 2011, 01:31 AM »

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So... you wouldn't be handy in a paper jam?

I always hated jam. Prefer jelly.

Now if I can just find a source for Smucker's Mixed Fruit 12 oz. jar that doesn't want more for the shipping than for the product.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #67 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:21 AM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 01:31 AM

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So... you wouldn't be handy in a paper jam?
I always hated jam. Prefer jelly.

I actually haven't a clue what the difference is.

However as the last two lines bear no resemblance to a pun ... We have now successfully managed to pull our tangent off-point.

MilesAhead · « **Reply #68 on:** May 21, 2011, 07:08 AM »

Quote from: Stoic Joker on May 21, 2011, 02:21 AM

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 01:31 AM
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So... you wouldn't be handy in a paper jam?
I always hated jam. Prefer jelly.

I actually haven't a clue what the difference is.

However as the last two lines bear no resemblance to a pun ... We have now successfully managed to pull our tangent off-point.

I was just spooling around.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #69 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:20 PM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 07:08 AM

I was just spooling around.

That's queuet!

MilesAhead · « **Reply #70 on:** May 21, 2011, 08:04 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 21, 2011, 12:20 PM

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 07:08 AM
I was just spooling around.

That's queuet!

You always like to give me a ribbin'.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #71 on:** May 22, 2011, 01:32 AM »

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 08:04 PM

You always like to give me a ribbin'.

Cool your jets, you'll need a clear head!

MilesAhead · « **Reply #72 on:** May 22, 2011, 02:20 AM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 22, 2011, 01:32 AM

Quote from: MilesAhead on May 21, 2011, 08:04 PM

You always like to give me a ribbin'.

Cool your jets, you'll need a clear head!

Hmm, bet mouser thinks we should tone'r down.

mouser · « **Reply #73 on:** September 06, 2011, 07:55 PM »

Kevin Kelly has a post today recommending a company (Cobra Ink) that ships you a printer that has been pre-modified with a 3rd party continuous ink system with their own warranty. Looks interesting.

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/005846.php

steeladept · « **Reply #74 on:** September 10, 2011, 02:37 AM »

Cool. What I find amazing to me, though, is how often even the cheapest printers will last if properly maintained. More often than not, the only reason I ditched a printer was because it was old, not supported, and had no drivers for the newer OS's. Everything else writes to a minimum generic driver, why can't printers?