"HK" wrote in message
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Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm


Tim: here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...2d nAodbUVx0w

I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs or
failures so far after about two years of using them.

I was using 'Staples' cartridges for my older Canon i470D inkjet printer but
stopped because they didn't seem to last very long.
Found out later I could have returned tham if I wasn't satisfied.

wrote:
On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:58:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:

D'oh. These days you can buy a monochrome laser printer for under $200.
It prints better than an inkjet printer, and the carts can be anywhere
from $50 on up for a cart that prints thousands of copies.- Hide quoted text -

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You can't print color pages on a $200 monochrome printer, but you CAN
on a $75 inkjet, photographic quality, too.

I have a Brother laser that is still on the first toner cart 2 years
later.
I have a photo quality inkjet in the closet but the few photos I print
end up being cheaper at the drug store on their printer than buying a
set of carts.


Brother makes first-class printers. The one my wife has in her home
office is at least five years old and gets a lot of use. Monochrome.

The cheap inkjets produce...cheap-looking output. For most users, that
doesn't matter much.

HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm


Tim: here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...2d nAodbUVx0w


I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs
or failures so far after about two years of using them.

I usually run out of ink when I need to print something now. I can't
wait for the FedEx guy to deliver the cartridge tomorrow afternoon.

On Feb 7, 9:20*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little *HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm

Tim: *here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...clid=CIPDioPmy...

I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs or
failures so far after about two years of using them.

I was using 'Staples' cartridges for my older Canon i470D inkjet printer but
stopped because they didn't seem to last very long.
Found out later I could have returned tham if I wasn't satisfied.- Hide quoted text -

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Hey, Don, did you know that besides Yale and Kansas University, that
Harry also went to Drexel? Amazing, huh?

On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:54:25 -0500, BAR wrote:

HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm


Tim: here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...2d nAodbUVx0w


I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs
or failures so far after about two years of using them.

I usually run out of ink when I need to print something now. I can't
wait for the FedEx guy to deliver the cartridge tomorrow afternoon.

P.P.P.P.P.P!

Old Marines should remember that one.

John H wrote:
On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:54:25 -0500, BAR wrote:

HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.
Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm

Tim: here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...2d nAodbUVx0w


I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs
or failures so far after about two years of using them.
I usually run out of ink when I need to print something now. I can't
wait for the FedEx guy to deliver the cartridge tomorrow afternoon.

P.P.P.P.P.P!

Old Marines should remember that one.

I've got 2 packs of cartridges for my HP 832c printer. I don't want to
have to go out and find an all night WalMart or Target that doesn't have
my cartridges and get blamed for my kids not being able to turn in their
school projects on time.

On Feb 7, 8:20*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...





Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little *HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm

Tim: *here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...clid=CIPDioPmy...

I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs or
failures so far after about two years of using them.

I was using 'Staples' cartridges for my older Canon i470D inkjet printer but
stopped because they didn't seem to last very long.
Found out later I could have returned tham if I wasn't satisfied.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don, I think you may be onto something here.

i asked my wife about the cheap carts, and she said because fo the
volume they used at work, they went the route of buying the cheaper
refills etc, and they didn't get the performance out of them like the
new OE mfj.

Some were blotchy and didn't print well, but most did. But the
disapointment was yoyu didn't get near the copies out of them.

i suppose it would be ok if a person wanted to change out the carts
frequently, but like she told me.

"you get $9.00 worth of printing, from a $9.00 cartridge."

She's probably right, but also, for no more than I really use my
printer I'm still thinking on getting a couple and see how they do.

On Feb 9, 1:46*pm, Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 8:20*pm, "Don White" wrote:





"HK" wrote in message

...

Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little *HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm

Tim: *here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...clid=CIPDioPmy...

I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs or
failures so far after about two years of using them.

I was using 'Staples' cartridges for my older Canon i470D inkjet printer but
stopped because they didn't seem to last very long.
Found out later I could have returned tham if I wasn't satisfied.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don, I think you may be onto something here.

i asked my wife about the cheap carts, and she said because fo the
volume they used at work, they went the route of buying the cheaper
refills etc, and they didn't get the performance out of them like the
new OE mfj.

Some were blotchy and didn't print well, but most did. But the
disapointment was yoyu didn't get near the copies out of them.

i suppose it would be ok if a person wanted to change out the carts
frequently, but like she told me.

"you get $9.00 worth of printing, from a $9.00 cartridge."

She's probably right, but also, for no more than I really use my
printer I'm still thinking on getting a couple and see how they do.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

If you go to a place like Cartridge World, or Walgreen's they refill
original capacity cartridges. I've had very good luck with Cartridge
world, they test them to make sure they are still up to OEM specs.

On Feb 9, 2:00*pm, wrote:
On Feb 9, 1:46*pm, Tim wrote:





On Feb 7, 8:20*pm, "Don White" wrote:

"HK" wrote in message

...

Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little *HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded..
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm

Tim: *here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...clid=CIPDioPmy...

I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs or
failures so far after about two years of using them.

I was using 'Staples' cartridges for my older Canon i470D inkjet printer but
stopped because they didn't seem to last very long.
Found out later I could have returned tham if I wasn't satisfied.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don, I think you may be onto something here.

i asked my wife about the cheap carts, and she said because fo the
volume they used at work, they went the route of buying the cheaper
refills etc, and they didn't get the performance out of them like the
new OE mfj.

Some were blotchy and didn't print well, but most did. But the
disapointment was yoyu didn't get near the copies out of them.

i suppose it would be ok if a person wanted to change out the carts
frequently, but like she told me.

"you get $9.00 worth of printing, from a $9.00 cartridge."

She's probably right, but also, for no more than I really use my
printer I'm still thinking on getting a couple and see how they do.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

If you go to a place like Cartridge World, or Walgreen's they refill
original capacity cartridges. I've had very good luck with Cartridge
world, they test them to make sure they are still up to OEM specs.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

But then again loog, that's my delima. We don't have a Walgreens,
Costco, or Cartridge World any where near my locale.

We DO have ChinaMart, CVS and that's about it.

I may ask at CVS if they refill or not, though.

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:18:41 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Feb 9, 2:00*pm, wrote:
On Feb 9, 1:46*pm, Tim wrote:





On Feb 7, 8:20*pm, "Don White" wrote:

"HK" wrote in message

...

Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:05 pm, D K wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
OK, so my printer cartridge dies. the little *HP 45.
I went to the local "china-Mart" store and was shocked at how much a
little plastic cartridge with some kind of coal dust can cost.
I don't print much. I don't have much reason to, but dang!
Somebody said in the case of their older Lexmark printer the cartridge
was higher than getting a new printer with cartridges preloaded.
amazing.
Keep your eye on the ads and when you see a $69 printer, buy 10. When
the first one runs out of ink throw the whole thing away and open up
the
box with the second printer.
Many of the printers come with the smaller ink cartridges. The $37
version is probably the high yield cartridge.

You can always get them filled at Walgreens.

Don't have a Walgreens, but do have a CVS.

hmmmm

Tim: *here's a source of decent cartridges at good prices:

http://www.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx?...clid=CIPDioPmy...

I use their Canon equivalent carts on my Canon photo printer. No clogs or
failures so far after about two years of using them.

I was using 'Staples' cartridges for my older Canon i470D inkjet printer but
stopped because they didn't seem to last very long.
Found out later I could have returned tham if I wasn't satisfied.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don, I think you may be onto something here.

i asked my wife about the cheap carts, and she said because fo the
volume they used at work, they went the route of buying the cheaper
refills etc, and they didn't get the performance out of them like the
new OE mfj.

Some were blotchy and didn't print well, but most did. But the
disapointment was yoyu didn't get near the copies out of them.

i suppose it would be ok if a person wanted to change out the carts
frequently, but like she told me.

"you get $9.00 worth of printing, from a $9.00 cartridge."

She's probably right, but also, for no more than I really use my
printer I'm still thinking on getting a couple and see how they do.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

If you go to a place like Cartridge World, or Walgreen's they refill
original capacity cartridges. I've had very good luck with Cartridge
world, they test them to make sure they are still up to OEM specs.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

But then again loog, that's my delima. We don't have a Walgreens,
Costco, or Cartridge World any where near my locale.

We DO have ChinaMart, CVS and that's about it.

I may ask at CVS if they refill or not, though.

Tim, did you look at my Amazon.com site?

Also, here's an informative article on 'inks'.

I'm still thinking I'll go the cheap ink for my old HP since we use it
only for B&W anyway.