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New HP carts refillable?
On Mon, 22 May 2006 17:41:25 -0400, tungley
wrote: Broke my reliable 940C, had to go for a new one (Deskjet 5440). HP rep I ran into told me that the only way to get ink into the new carts is through the heads, and any attempts in that regard will ruin the heads, and thus the cart. I know that's the company line, but does anyone have any real world experience refilling the new carts (90 series, specifically the 92 and 93)? By the way, I have unused ink from before (for my 15 and 78 carts) (black, cyan, magenta, yellow) that was purported to be compatible with any HP printer that uses those colors. If my 92 and 93 carts ARE refillable, can I use that ink, too? Thanks in advance for any help. If I were you, I'd take the printer back. The 5440 only takes the microscopic 92 and 93 cartridges. I know it was a 'good deal', but the cartridges are only good for about 100 pages, less if you do photos. You will spend hundreds of dollars more than you saved on the printer buying ink every other week. Even if you're refilling, you'll go crazy having to refill it all the time, and you risk burning out the printhead because it's more likely to run out of ink before you notice it. They /can/ be filled through the top. http://www.refillinstructions.com/HP/H26.htm The 5940 takes the 96 and 97, which are not resettable, but are nearly 4x larger than the 92 and 93. The Canon iP4200 also takes nicely sized ink cartridges that are easy to refill (but also not resettable). I have been seeing a lot of 940c printers die recently, I think the drive belts are all wearing out. Considering the age of the printers, I'd say they gave a pretty good value. --- http://www.FenrirOnline.com Computer services, custom metal etching, arts, crafts, and much more. |
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New HP carts refillable?
The 5940 takes the 96 and 97, which are not resettable, but are nearly
4x larger than the 92 and 93. The 96 is rated at 800 pages. The printer comes with a 98 rated at 400 pages. I've used about half of one and it may be accurate. I like mine very much. One thing I don't like is the .6" bottom margin for documents. I ordered refill kits from maxpatchink.com. Had good luck with their carts on my Epson C-64; they all worked and didn't clog up worse than the Epson ink. The one-year guarantee is unusual. http://www.maxpatchink.com/hp9495.shtml -- Ed Light Smiley :-/ MS Smiley :-\ Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org |
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New HP carts refillable?
On Mon, 22 May 2006 20:02:49 -0700, "Ed Light"
wrote: The 5940 takes the 96 and 97, which are not resettable, but are nearly 4x larger than the 92 and 93. The 96 is rated at 800 pages. The printer comes with a 98 rated at 400 pages. I've used about half of one and it may be accurate. I like mine very much. One thing I don't like is the .6" bottom margin for documents. That's been common for many HP printers, even the more expensive ones (one of the few reasons I keep half considering ditching the 1100d), I suspect it has to be something to do with the 180 degree paper path that they are probably using the same feed mechanism for. While I don't expect a business printer to be borderless, the giant bottom margin makes designing newsletters and especially brochures, very annoying. I've seen the instructions for some of the newer HP business printers say that you can go into the driver and select 'Minimize Margins' to get a .15" margin rather than a .55" margin. Have you tried going in and seeing if there's a setting like that anywhere? From what I remember, it's buried pretty deeply in the settings. --- http://www.FenrirOnline.com Computer services, custom metal etching, arts, crafts, and much more. |
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New HP carts refillable?
I like mine very much. One thing I don't like is the .6" bottom margin for
documents. That's been common for many HP printers I've seen the instructions for some of the newer HP business printers say that you can go into the driver and select 'Minimize Margins' to get a .15" margin rather than a .55" margin. Have you tried going in and seeing if there's a setting like that anywhere? From what I remember, it's buried pretty deeply in the settings. --- http://www.FenrirOnline.com Thanks, I checked and it isn't there. I was able to define a Letter size borderless custom paper, but it didn't work in practice. -- Ed Light Smiley :-/ MS Smiley :-\ Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org |
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New HP carts refillable?
On Tue, 23 May 2006 14:37:03 -0400, tungley
wrote: Thanks for the help. I was kind of stuck getting the 5440, since that was the only non-all-in-one they had at the store I was in, and I had to make a decision immediately (they were allowing me a return with no receipt on something else, etc, etc, etc). Since I already have a copier and scanner on my desk, I wanted to stick with just a printer. I haven't yet opened the box, and it looks I can exchange this one for something else at another local store that has a much more extensive selection of non-all-in-one printers (both HP and Canon). Would you suggest the 5940 (I saw that one at this other store), or is there another one you think would be the all-around best value for simple home printing (I don't even do photos) for someone who would like to continue refilling? Any suggestions welcome. I don't have direct experience with some of these printers but I've read reviews online and helped customers who have one: If you're planning on doing massive amounts of printing, you should get one of HP's Business Inkjet/Officejet models, such as the 1200d (discontinued but available on eBay, you can get auto-reset refillable cartridges from MIS) or the K550 (newer, smaller margins, lacks refillable cartridges so far, may have paper feed problems with thinner stock). You can refill the standard cartridges, the level monitor will stop working. Moderate amounts of printing, the HP 5940 is a good choice, but the chips cannot be reset, and no refillables are available. You will have to buy cartridges every so often simply because the printhead will eventually wear out, but you should get a decent amount of refills if you don't let it run out of ink (and thus burn out a dry printhead). The Canon iP4200 is also decent (but once again, refillable but not resettable). It has separate pigment and dye ink for black so that you can print better photos (Lots of people say they'll never need photos... until they need that picture of the new baby for Aunt Marge and it needs to be mailed NOW). I don't like Epson, in my opinion their customer service is terrible and their products break easily, but as far as being the easiest to refill, buying a C88 and getting blank cartridges to refill (and never using the DuraBrite Ultra ink they come with - resell it for over half the cost of the printer itself) ) may be an easier way to go. Epson chips are easily resettable and you can even get a CIS (continuous ink system) if you plan on doing large amounts of prints Actually, I /have/ seen an auto-reset CIS for the K550 as well, just not individual cartridges. A CIS for this kind of printer is a bit of overkill considering that the ink tanks are already giant sized. I have been seeing a lot of 940c printers die recently, I think the drive belts are all wearing out. Considering the age of the printers, I'd say they gave a pretty good value. In my case, it was still going strong --it just couldn't handle a four foot drop to the floor, right on it's back. :-) Boy, I hate it when I do something like that. --- http://www.FenrirOnline.com Computer services, custom metal etching, arts, crafts, and much more. |
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New HP carts refillable?
"tungley" wrote Thanks, I don't do a whole lot of printing at home (mostly DVD covers and text), so I'll probably try the 5940. You'll like it -- it's a nifty little thing. If you don't want a massive install you can download the lite install. -- Ed Light Smiley :-/ MS Smiley :-\ Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. Bring the Troops Home: http://bringthemhomenow.org |
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