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Inkjet ink "more expensive than vintage champagne"
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I read that report. the canon i950 was a best buy for quality speed ease of
use and running costs. -- Ian Lincoln Independent I.T Consultant "No-one" wrote in message ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/31569.html |
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Refill Refill Refill ;-)))
"No-one" wrote in message ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/31569.html |
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"Chan WK" wrote in message
om... Is there really any point in comparing ink to champagne? They are different products for different purposes. So what if the IJ ink is ten times more expensive than champagne? Fair point. A more relevant comparison is with the price of bulk ink. The Which report gives an example of the cost of ink in a cartridge as £1.70 per ml. I use a top quality ink in my CIS that costs £40 for 500ml, which works out at £0.08 per ml, i.e. a factor of 21 times cheaper. And my 1290 has not clogged once since I installed the CIS over a year ago. John |
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No-one wrote in message . ..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/31569.html It reminds me Canon's move with replacing the BCI-3* tanks with BCI-3e* ones which contain less ink and cost more. wayne |
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don p is ridiculously expensive. Yet coloured pigmented water costs more.
-- Ian Lincoln Independent I.T Consultant "Chan WK" wrote in message om... Is there really any point in comparing ink to champagne? They are different products for different purposes. So what if the IJ ink is ten times more expensive than champagne? One can also twist it a little further and claim that IJ ink is a thousand times more expensive than tap water. So does it mean Canon/HP/Epson should sell their ink for 1 cent per bucket? No-one wrote in message . .. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/31569.html |
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Deathwalker wrote:
don p is ridiculously expensive. Yet coloured pigmented water costs more. Frankly, I'm surprised some of the more expensive cartridges aren't "served" in crystal. My Lexmark, for example, with taxes comes to about $75 Canadian. If I had a love for alcohol I would probably debate whether the $75 might be better spent on a good bottle. $75 used to be my week's salary at one time. Bit much for a "bottle" of ink, me thinks. Compa 1 (individual) colour cartridge for my Canon i850 sells for about $23 in Canada (before taxes). 1 quality - 8 oz refill bottle (individual) colour sells for $17.50 and will refill about 25 cartridges! Cost per refill = 70 Canadian cents (taxes and shipping costs not included). -Taliesyn |
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My suggestion...
Try using a fine champagne in your printer and see what happens. If you can get a good quality color photo that has any longevity, use the champagne instead of ink. -- John Mills ( ) *comp.periphs.printers FAQ Archive http://www.cppfaq.com/ "Deathwalker" wrote in message ... : don p is ridiculously expensive. Yet coloured pigmented water costs more. : : -- : Ian Lincoln Independent I.T Consultant : "Chan WK" wrote in message : om... : Is there really any point in comparing ink to champagne? They are : different products for different purposes. So what if the IJ ink is : ten times more expensive than champagne? : : One can also twist it a little further and claim that IJ ink is a : thousand times more expensive than tap water. So does it mean : Canon/HP/Epson should sell their ink for 1 cent per bucket? : : : No-one wrote in message : . .. : http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/31569.html : : |
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Taliesyn wrote:
Deathwalker wrote: don p is ridiculously expensive. Yet coloured pigmented water costs more. Frankly, I'm surprised some of the more expensive cartridges aren't "served" in crystal. My Lexmark, for example, with taxes comes to about $75 Canadian. If I had a love for alcohol I would probably debate whether the $75 might be better spent on a good bottle. $75 used to be my week's salary at one time. Bit much for a "bottle" of ink, me thinks. Compa 1 (individual) colour cartridge for my Canon i850 sells for about $23 in Canada (before taxes). 1 quality - 8 oz refill bottle (individual) colour sells for $17.50 and will refill about 25 cartridges! Cost per refill = 70 Canadian cents (taxes and shipping costs not included). -Taliesyn The cost of the cartridges are meaningless unless you look at the volume of ink in them! Regards Lee -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Lee Babcock wrote:
Taliesyn wrote: Deathwalker wrote: don p is ridiculously expensive. Yet coloured pigmented water costs more. Frankly, I'm surprised some of the more expensive cartridges aren't "served" in crystal. My Lexmark, for example, with taxes comes to about $75 Canadian. If I had a love for alcohol I would probably debate whether the $75 might be better spent on a good bottle. $75 used to be my week's salary at one time. Bit much for a "bottle" of ink, me thinks. Compa 1 (individual) colour cartridge for my Canon i850 sells for about $23 in Canada (before taxes). 1 quality - 8 oz refill bottle (individual) colour sells for $17.50 and will refill about 25 cartridges! Cost per refill = 70 Canadian cents (taxes and shipping costs not included). -Taliesyn The cost of the cartridges are meaningless unless you look at the volume of ink in them! For you .... A new cartridge holds about 12 ml of ink - cost $23 Canadian. 250 ml bulk ink, enough to refill about 25 cartridges (because refills only accept about 10 ml due to residual ink in cartridges), costs $17.50, or about .70 cents per filling. -Taliesyn |
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