Re: Free Canon printer ink

[Marlene Oostryck]

Hi Allen

My Canon MP560 is still going strong after many years of use - and takes the 
inks you have listed.
I would be interested - please reply off-line if they are still available.

Regards
Marlene Oostryck

Mob: 0401 416 955
oostr...@optusnet.com.au


> On 21 Feb 2017, at 5:55 PM, Allen  wrote:
> 
> My iP4700 printer failed last w/e. It has been disposed of but I kept the 
> inks if anyone can use them. They are the 521 series Y,C.M and Bk and 520PGBK
> 
> Let me know if you have any use for them
> 
> Allen Gladwell
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Free Canon printer ink

[Allen]

My iP4700 printer failed last w/e. It has been disposed of but I kept the inks 
if anyone can use them. They are the 521 series Y,C.M and Bk and 520PGBK

Let me know if you have any use for them

Allen Gladwell
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Printer Ink

[Peter Curtis]

Hi everyone
I have some Brother printer cartridges to give away. They are compatible 
cartridges.
B-LC11/16/38/61/65/67/980/990/1100C
2 x Black, 1 x Magenta, 1 x Cyan
If anyone wants them just give me your address and I’ll post them to you.
Kind regards
Peter
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Re: Printer ink query

[Alex]

Thank you Ronni & Carlo

it's good to have a clear knowledge on this issue.

Cheers,  Alex

On 13/04/2012, at 10:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
> I agree completely with everything Carlo has written. I have always  
> used and recommended Epson Printers for use on Macs.
> Use them as Epson recommends and ALWAYS use Epson Ink cartridges and  
> you will have the best printing experience. Use other brand inks and  
> you most likely will experience problems.
>
> The Epson Wireless Multi Function Printers just work brilliantly.
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
>
> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>
> On 13/04/2012, at 10:29 AM, cm  wrote:
>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> Epson is a good choice for a printer. When it comes to colour  
>> photographic reproduction, I rank their top-of-the-line printers as  
>> the best there is. To answer your queries. Firstly no worries about  
>> when to stop printing on a cartridge. The printer will get to a  
>> certain point and then refuse to continue printing using the spent  
>> cartridge. There is at that point sufficient ink in the cartridge  
>> to ensure there is no damage to the print head.
>>
>> For the second query my opinion is a decisive no. What makes Epson  
>> superior is the research they have put into their colour ink. As a  
>> market leader there is really a vast difference between what Epson  
>> supplies and the coloured water of the knock-offs. There is a vast  
>> amount of literature on the progression of ink technology and it is  
>> really impressive stuff. The colourfast nature and resistance to  
>> fading of high quality inkjet printers has no surpassed most other  
>> technologies. The other factor to consider is that the official ink  
>> has just the right consistency and correct proportions of particles  
>> so as not to block the printhead. If because of using compatible  
>> inks you have to replace the printhead just once in the life of the  
>> printer, you have probably lost all the savings that would have  
>> accrued from the ink. Also, every photo you have printed to that  
>> point is printed in inferior ink that has lesser colour definition  
>> and that will fade more quickly.
>>
>> Enough ranting, but that is my two bits worth. :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>>
>> On 12/04/2012, at 23:02 , Alex wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> I recently purchased an Epson Workforce Pro 4530 printer to  
>>> replace a
>>> Canon which was giving me the pips.
>>>
>>> I have 2 queries:
>>>
>>> 1. once you get the message that ink is low, how long can one still
>>> keep using it without replacing the cartridge?  To me, it seems to  
>>> go
>>> for quite a while which implies a gross waste of unused ink.  One
>>> would have to be careful not to run it dry I would guess?  I realise
>>> that the question is a bit like "how long is a piece of string?" -
>>> depends how much & what type of printing is being done .
>>>
>>> 2. Trying to look up prices on the net this evening, I stumbled upon
>>> InkStation, which had incredibly good prices for Epson Compatible  
>>> ink
>>> for the printer.  Would this ink be reasonably comparable to the  
>>> Epson
>>> product or vastly inferior - best not to use?
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance for your expertise,
>>>
>>> Alex
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Re: Printer ink query

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Alex,

I agree completely with everything Carlo has written. I have always used and 
recommended Epson Printers for use on Macs.
Use them as Epson recommends and ALWAYS use Epson Ink cartridges and you will 
have the best printing experience. Use other brand inks and you most likely 
will experience problems.

The Epson Wireless Multi Function Printers just work brilliantly.

Cheers,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 13/04/2012, at 10:29 AM, cm  wrote:

> Hi Alex,
> 
> Epson is a good choice for a printer. When it comes to colour photographic 
> reproduction, I rank their top-of-the-line printers as the best there is. To 
> answer your queries. Firstly no worries about when to stop printing on a 
> cartridge. The printer will get to a certain point and then refuse to 
> continue printing using the spent cartridge. There is at that point 
> sufficient ink in the cartridge to ensure there is no damage to the print 
> head.
> 
> For the second query my opinion is a decisive no. What makes Epson superior 
> is the research they have put into their colour ink. As a market leader there 
> is really a vast difference between what Epson supplies and the coloured 
> water of the knock-offs. There is a vast amount of literature on the 
> progression of ink technology and it is really impressive stuff. The 
> colourfast nature and resistance to fading of high quality inkjet printers 
> has no surpassed most other technologies. The other factor to consider is 
> that the official ink has just the right consistency and correct proportions 
> of particles so as not to block the printhead. If because of using compatible 
> inks you have to replace the printhead just once in the life of the printer, 
> you have probably lost all the savings that would have accrued from the ink. 
> Also, every photo you have printed to that point is printed in inferior ink 
> that has lesser colour definition and that will fade more quickly.
> 
> Enough ranting, but that is my two bits worth. :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Carlo
> 
> On 12/04/2012, at 23:02 , Alex wrote:
> 
>> Hi All
>> 
>> I recently purchased an Epson Workforce Pro 4530 printer to replace a  
>> Canon which was giving me the pips.
>> 
>> I have 2 queries:
>> 
>> 1. once you get the message that ink is low, how long can one still  
>> keep using it without replacing the cartridge?  To me, it seems to go  
>> for quite a while which implies a gross waste of unused ink.  One  
>> would have to be careful not to run it dry I would guess?  I realise  
>> that the question is a bit like "how long is a piece of string?" -  
>> depends how much & what type of printing is being done .
>> 
>> 2. Trying to look up prices on the net this evening, I stumbled upon  
>> InkStation, which had incredibly good prices for Epson Compatible ink  
>> for the printer.  Would this ink be reasonably comparable to the Epson  
>> product or vastly inferior - best not to use?
>> 
>> Many thanks in advance for your expertise,
>> 
>> Alex
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Re: Printer ink query

[cm]

Hi Alex,

Epson is a good choice for a printer. When it comes to colour photographic 
reproduction, I rank their top-of-the-line printers as the best there is. To 
answer your queries. Firstly no worries about when to stop printing on a 
cartridge. The printer will get to a certain point and then refuse to continue 
printing using the spent cartridge. There is at that point sufficient ink in 
the cartridge to ensure there is no damage to the print head.

For the second query my opinion is a decisive no. What makes Epson superior is 
the research they have put into their colour ink. As a market leader there is 
really a vast difference between what Epson supplies and the coloured water of 
the knock-offs. There is a vast amount of literature on the progression of ink 
technology and it is really impressive stuff. The colourfast nature and 
resistance to fading of high quality inkjet printers has no surpassed most 
other technologies. The other factor to consider is that the official ink has 
just the right consistency and correct proportions of particles so as not to 
block the printhead. If because of using compatible inks you have to replace 
the printhead just once in the life of the printer, you have probably lost all 
the savings that would have accrued from the ink. Also, every photo you have 
printed to that point is printed in inferior ink that has lesser colour 
definition and that will fade more quickly.

Enough ranting, but that is my two bits worth. :-)

Cheers,
Carlo

On 12/04/2012, at 23:02 , Alex wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I recently purchased an Epson Workforce Pro 4530 printer to replace a  
> Canon which was giving me the pips.
> 
> I have 2 queries:
> 
> 1. once you get the message that ink is low, how long can one still  
> keep using it without replacing the cartridge?  To me, it seems to go  
> for quite a while which implies a gross waste of unused ink.  One  
> would have to be careful not to run it dry I would guess?  I realise  
> that the question is a bit like "how long is a piece of string?" -  
> depends how much & what type of printing is being done .
> 
> 2. Trying to look up prices on the net this evening, I stumbled upon  
> InkStation, which had incredibly good prices for Epson Compatible ink  
> for the printer.  Would this ink be reasonably comparable to the Epson  
> product or vastly inferior - best not to use?
> 
> Many thanks in advance for your expertise,
> 
> Alex
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Printer ink query

[Alex]

Hi All

I recently purchased an Epson Workforce Pro 4530 printer to replace a  
Canon which was giving me the pips.

I have 2 queries:

1. once you get the message that ink is low, how long can one still  
keep using it without replacing the cartridge?  To me, it seems to go  
for quite a while which implies a gross waste of unused ink.  One  
would have to be careful not to run it dry I would guess?  I realise  
that the question is a bit like "how long is a piece of string?" -  
depends how much & what type of printing is being done .

2. Trying to look up prices on the net this evening, I stumbled upon  
InkStation, which had incredibly good prices for Epson Compatible ink  
for the printer.  Would this ink be reasonably comparable to the Epson  
product or vastly inferior - best not to use?

Many thanks in advance for your expertise,

Alex
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Printer ink info

[KEVIN Lock]

I am still trying to source cheapo inks for a variety of older 
printers going to a school in Zimbabwe.  The local ink shop tells me 
that ALL printers have specific inks, however some years ago I 
successfully refilled stylewriters with Parker 'Quinck' fountain pen 
ink.  The results were OK...not as black as the real stuff, but it 
worked.  I figure that the earlier printers were not too 
sophisticated and the later inks should be OK in them.


Has anyone on the list been bold enough to use inks from other brands 
with success?


FYI:
I have been impressed with the Canon inks in separate tanks easily 
refilled, but the ink shop tells me that the latest Canon Printer 
tanks are 'chipped'  and as yet they haven't been able to crack the 
code to refill the tanks.


Kev

'Raw deal' on printer ink

[David Dalgarno]

'Raw deal' on printer ink


Bottles of champagne
The ink we print with can cost more than vintage champagne
Consumers are getting a raw deal when it comes to the ink used in
printers, according to research by Which? magazine. 
With the top brand names costing more than vintage champagne, it is an
unnecessary waste that people can ill afford, said the campaigning
magazine. 
See more at:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3035500.stm


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