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Printer question!
Hello world!
I have a question...since original HP cartridges are very expensive.....In Israel they cost $10 more a piece ,than in the US. Here it would cost $42 .And there's no way for sure to know when the ink is completely ran out,except just to see it on a paper (fading colors and such)...so my question is:does it damage the PRINTER itself in some way to use the cartridge till the end (even after getting low ink messeges)? Thanks in advance, Alon. |
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Alon Brodski wrote:
Hello world! I have a question...since original HP cartridges are very expensive.....In Israel they cost $10 more a piece ,than in the US. Here it would cost $42 .And there's no way for sure to know when the ink is completely ran out,except just to see it on a paper (fading colors and such)...so my question is:does it damage the PRINTER itself in some way to use the cartridge till the end (even after getting low ink messeges)? Thanks in advance, Alon. Wrong group. Please repost (comp.periphs.printers). |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 03:42:27 +0200, "Alon Brodski"
wrote: Hello world! I have a question...since original HP cartridges are very expensive.....In Israel they cost $10 more a piece ,than in the US. Here it would cost $42 .And there's no way for sure to know when the ink is completely ran out,except just to see it on a paper (fading colors and such)...so my question is:does it damage the PRINTER itself in some way to use the cartridge till the end (even after getting low ink messeges)? Thanks in advance, Alon. Anything's possible if you try hard enough, but I doubt very much that dry firing an inkjet printer will damage it. The only part that might be damaged in such a maneuver might be the printhead, and most HP inkjets have the head integrated to the inktank, so it's replaced with each ink cartridge anyways. The only situation where I think it might become an issue is if you intend to refill them (assuming HP hasn't chipped their cartridges to prevent this). Waiting until the tank is dry pretty much ensures that the ink sponge has dried and clotted, at which point, it won't hold any ink. --------------------------------------------- MCheu |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 03:42:27 +0200, "Alon Brodski"
wrote: Hello world! I have a question...since original HP cartridges are very expensive.....In Israel they cost $10 more a piece ,than in the US. Here it would cost $42 .And there's no way for sure to know when the ink is completely ran out,except just to see it on a paper (fading colors and such)...so my question is:does it damage the PRINTER itself in some way to use the cartridge till the end (even after getting low ink messeges)? Thanks in advance, Alon. I doubt it since the printhead is separate from the printer. In fact Ive done it and didnt damage my HPs. Your best bet though isnt to run it to the end but to take care of your cartridges as much as possible and refill them. Buy ink in bulk and then refill the cartridges. The black ink cartridge is a piece of cake. The color is a little bit more complicated. Sometimes it works other times it doesnt, You can also of course buy remanufactured cartridges. The caveat is there was an article at CNET claiming there was a flood of counterfeit cartridges since they sold for such high prices. And that the ink in refill bottles and counterfeit cartridges was often low quality and could even clog/damage the printheads. However Ive never experienced that. They also said the lower quality ink tended to fade etc - so to some extent they justified the high prices by the manufacturers but no way do I think $30-40 a cartridge is worth it. If you are running a business and quality is more important than cost than stick with the official cartridges unless you want to experiment to find a decent refill seller but if you are a home user its insane to pay that much. Besides buying refills or remanufactured - which still isnt super cheap - buy a cheap Canon. Ive bought 4 HPs since I got my first inkjet a DeskJet 500 , and one Lexmark. And eventhough my last one the 940c still works its mothballed. I feel like a moron for not buying the Canon i470d earlier. Its at least as good and frankly I think better and a black ink cart cost $6-7 , color $23 and you can get remanufactured ones for even lower. I tend to use mortly black ink. Going to buy a new for $7 is like nothing compared to buying one for $26 and a color for $35. The main difference is that the printhead is built into the Canon. Ive changed the cartridges 3 times already and havent had any problems with the heads yet. With HPs you do have to reset the chips. There are instructions at several websites and I think the refill kits come with instructions. They show you how to put tape on a part of the contact points on the cartridge and then inserting the cartridge to fool the printer/PC into thinking its a new cartridge. |
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