[Klug-general] HP printer ink question

[J D Freeman]

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On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 03:37:42PM +0100, Wayne wrote:
> Hi,
> Not wanting to hi-jack Mike's thread about printers but he got me
> thinking about the price of ink for HP printers. 
> I've had an old Epson 440 for years now and can buy compatibles
> cartridges for < £3 black and around £5 for colour.
> Now I think I'm right in saying that due to patents etc no-one except
> hp can make the cartridges so you are limited to re-cycled or new is
> that right?
> I also understand that the cartridges are bigger and you need to know
> how much ink is in them to get a true comparison, does anyone know if
> that's true?
> What do people here use and do you get good prices for your ink; I have
> thought for a long time the printers are nearly a loss leader, the
> manufacturers relying on ink sales to make big bucks?

This is why I recommend laser printers.

Yes the cartridge might set you back 35 quid. But it prints about 3000
pages. Where as most inkjets are at best 250-500. 

Unless you only print a few pages a year, inkjets are false enconomy.

J
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