ink cartridges are sending me to poor house !!!

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  1. Posts : 997
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
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    ink cartridges are sending me to poor house !!!


    I am using a HP Photosmart D110 all-in-one.
    It requires one black/white cartridge and one tri-color cartridge. Total cost about $65 Canadian.
    They don't last long, especially the color cartridge.

    Is there a printer which will not break my bank account ?
    I don`t mind paying more for the printer. It's only an one time expense.
    Buying ink cartridges regularly has become an expensive adventure.

    Any recommendations ?

    t-4-2
    Last edited by t-4-2; 15 Jul 2012 at 00:02.
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  2. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #2

    Depends on how often you use your printer and for what purpose. If you do a lot of color photos any ink jet printer will make you poor. If you don't use the printer a lot, the cartridges will dry up and make you poor. I switched to a refurbished laser color printer about two years ago. Cost under $100. B&W toner about $50, color about $65. Toner yield is supposed to be about 2,500 pages. Still on the same two toner cartridges and still getting excellent quality copies. Toner doesn't dry up and seems to last forever.
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  3. Posts : 997
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Laser color printer.
    I'll check out the prices in my location.

    Thank you.

    t-4-2

    P.S. I still can't give you rep. The rep box told me to "spread" the Reputation around before I can give you any.
    Last edited by t-4-2; 15 Jul 2012 at 15:18.
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  4. Posts : 757
    Win10 Pro 64-bit
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    When I had an HP printer, I had to buy cartridges every six to eight months.
    When I switched to an Epson, now my cartridges last just over a year, and they're cheaper!
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  5. Posts : 17
    windows 7 64bit
       #5

    cartridges


    Dont buy originals, this is how printer companies make their money, buy compatable..... just as good and much cheapers.
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  6. Posts : 7,538
    Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit/Windows 10 64bit
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    I've usually gone with Epson printers and used compatible cartridges, works out a lot cheaper. Each colour is a separate cartridge so when one runs out you just replaced that one not the whole lot.

    This is on the all in one ink jet printers, we used to have laser printers but the cost of replacement was too much for us so we went with ink jet and we're happy.
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  7. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 HP 64-bit
       #7

    Be careful picking a laser printer, there are cheap ones around these days with toner cartridges that have very low page yields.
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  8. Posts : 14,606
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
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    the inks for Kodak are very cheap by comparison to other printers, have a look here for a idea of the savings you could make

    KODAK Intelligent Printing - Affordable Ink
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  9. Posts : 997
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1
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    mikeymikec said:
    Be careful picking a laser printer, there are cheap ones around these days with toner cartridges that have very low page yields.
    What number is considered low yield ?
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  10. Posts : 9,537
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    I get my ink from Ink1.com and save a bundle. They have specials going all the time.
    Have an HP 620 Deskjet printer and a Canon MP830
    THW
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