On Aug 11, 12:35 pm, Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> wrote: > At 7:39 AM -0400 8/10/2010, William Spencer wrote: > > >Is there a consensus on ink? I have two ink-jets, a Canon Pixma > >iP6220D and an HP Photosmart C4400 series (as well as a laser > >printer), and have been finding it increasingly difficult to get > >replacement third-party cartridges that work, especially with the > >Canon. > > In what way don't they work?
Here's the message I get, from within the Canon print utility: Canon IJ Printer Utility - iP6220D Ink Info Number: 1686 The following ink may have run out: "Color" The function for detecting the remaining ink level will be disabled since the ink level cannot be correctly detected. If you want to continue printing without this function, press the OK button. Canon recommends to use new genuine Canon cartridges in order to obtain optimum qualities. But the only button that appears is Cancel. So it's impossible to get the printer to print anything, including a test page. > > Have you tried other brands? The third-party cartridges I've gotten (from LaserMonks) used to work but they don't seem to anymore. They haven't had a brand name of any sort on them that I can see. I'm hunting around for a different supplier and am glad to hear recommendations. > Have you tried refirb carts from local ink/refill shops? I have no idea if any such are around here. I suppose they must be but I have no idea of names. <snip> > Donno what your print volume is, but given the per page cost of > inkjets... It might be worth dumping all your printers for a single > color laser or a crayon pooper. > Crayon pooper? Whazzat? I have a workhorse old LaserWriter 12/640 PS that I use for most monochrome printing precisely because of the cost per page. My color printing needs are pretty small so I don't feel a huge push to move to color laser printing anytime soon, especially with a son about to start college. (Holy mackerel, but that's a pricey endeavor nowadays.) Bill -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
