What to do with my printer?
By jayaram
@jayaramas (1353)
Bangalore, India
July 5, 2016 11:19am CST
I had purchased a cannon ink jet printer.I worked for 6 months, till the original cartridges were got emptied. Then i tried many refilling methods which never worked.Some are saying me to put original cartridges only, but it is as costly as the printer itself!
What to with this printer now? any method?
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8 responses
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
5 Jul 16
Probably more worth it to buy a new printer, that's what I've been doing for my printers that cartridges cost more to replace than the printer itself.
I've tried a dupe and it worked but it was given to me free in exchange for a honest review. For my more expensive printer I buy the original ink.
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@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
6 Jul 16
how many copies you need per month? it all depends on that.
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@yukimori (10148)
• United States
6 Jul 16
Have you looked into HP's Instant Ink program? I think they charge a small monthly subscription fee (starting at $2.99, if I recall correctly), but they'll automatically ship you ink when you need it if you buy one of their eligible inkjet printers. They have different rates based on your printing needs, which is kind of cool.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
5 Jul 16
You have to buy original cartridges. Canon (and several other printer manufacturers) have made it so that you get the printer at well under its real cost but you have to pay them by buying their branded cartridges. They do this by including some very clever elecronic circuitry in the cartridge which cannot be reset without some very specialised equipment.
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@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
6 Jul 16
it comes in 8 ml, giving some 60 to 100 copies. not worth buying it.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
6 Jul 16
I used to have a Canon and liked it, but it was so old it wouldn't work on my new computer. I have used HP printers ever since and I have bought refilled cartridges for them. They're cheaper, but they don't last as long, no matter what they say. It's worth it to me to buy new ink cartridges and not have to worry about them running out too fast.
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@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
6 Jul 16
simply calculate the cost per page, it will be too much compared to getting it a photocopy from a shop.
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@yukimori (10148)
• United States
5 Jul 16
You're going to get much better results with original manufacturer cartridges than you will with remanufactured ones. The only thing I can tell you if you don't want to keep spending the money is to maybe consider a color laser printer. They're more expensive than inkjet printers, and the toner cartridges will be more expensive, but on the other hand they last for ages. I bought mine in 2011. I'm still using the original trial toner cartridges for the colors, and have only changed the black once.
Might be a good option if you don't need to print high quality photos regularly.
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@yukimori (10148)
• United States
6 Jul 16
@akalinus That sounds like a typical issue with the inkjet printers, unfortunately.
It seems so odd that the store wouldn't have told you that the cartridges have been discontinued... I suppose there's a chance that some of the sales people wouldn't have known that, though. At our store, I'm finding that I'm a bit more familiar with what products are currently on the shelves because I'm one of the ones that deals with pricing them on a daily basis, and a major part of my duties is setting displays and making sure they're filled properly with products.
If it wasn't purchased too long ago, I'd consider calling the store and asking if they would exchange it. Sometimes stores can order products they don't have in stock, too... it might be worth it to ask if they can order the cartridges for you and ship them to your home, or even check on Amazon to see if you can get the original cartridges for a bit less. The problem with that is that if they're inkjet cartridges, you have to be careful of the dates... they tend to dry up when left unused, which is why I personally prefer my laser printer.
@akalinus (43332)
• United States
6 Jul 16
@yukimori The store was going out of business and I think they were selling junk off the shelves. However, the store is still open and I have emailed them about this and they never even replied. I emailed Epson about this, too and they could not be bothered to reply. I bought a piece of @#$@ and they laughed all the way to the bank.
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@akalinus (43332)
• United States
5 Jul 16
I have an Epson printer that is useless to me. I can't buy original cartridges for it because they were discontinued and I had to buy substitute cartridges from the beginning. Then, they changed the firmware so I can only use original cartridges that are not for sale. I can't even scan on it because it is not supported on my windows 10 computer.
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@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
6 Jul 16
I am some what better because I am now using it as scanner, with my windows 7
@sylvia80 (8)
• United States
6 Jul 16
Have you tried buying the ink refiller which injects ink into the original cartridge?
Go on line and search for the cheapest cartridge sources
sell the printer on a local pennysaver type publication and buy something more practical
OR
donate to a local charity or trade school
recycle at your local town hall
@sunilparthan (6302)
• India
5 Jul 16
Refilling will work for sometimes only. It is best to go for original cartridges. It will be costly but it is nice and good.
@connierebel (1557)
• United States
5 Jul 16
My Canon printer will only take original Canon cartridges. But they last a long time, so I usually only have to buy them twice a year. Yes, it adds up to more than the cost of the printer, after a few replacements, but it's still worth it for me.
