DynamicSpirit
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Does anyone have any good recommendations/tips for getting printer ink to last? Or any suggested printers that are good for this?
I currently have a Canon printer. However I don't use it very much - typically I need to print 3-4 sheets once or twice a month. The printer invariably reports the ink as having run out and demands I buy a new cartridge within a year or so of buying each cartridge. However, at the rate I print, that's usually no more than a few dozen sheets - despite the ink packaging typically claiming it can do a couple of hundred pages. I suspect (but not certain) what's actually happening is the ink dries out after a while because I don't use it regularly enough. But whatever the reason, £15 for at most 30-40 sheets works out very expensive on ink! I had the same problem with my previous printer (which IIRC was an Epson one). And before anyone asks, mostly I print out text documents on white background, so not demanding on ink. I've tried genuine manufacturer cartridges and 3rd party refills with the same results.
So my question is: Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to avoid this, and have cartridges that last reasonably well even with only intermittent use? I'm open to buying a new printer if there's a good chance it'll solve the problem (I really should at some point because the paper feed on my current printer is extremely temperamental - you basically have to feed it one sheet at a time or it mangles everything, but that's another story).
(If anyone wants to do general bitching about printers and printer companies, I'll consider that on-topic for this thread too )
I currently have a Canon printer. However I don't use it very much - typically I need to print 3-4 sheets once or twice a month. The printer invariably reports the ink as having run out and demands I buy a new cartridge within a year or so of buying each cartridge. However, at the rate I print, that's usually no more than a few dozen sheets - despite the ink packaging typically claiming it can do a couple of hundred pages. I suspect (but not certain) what's actually happening is the ink dries out after a while because I don't use it regularly enough. But whatever the reason, £15 for at most 30-40 sheets works out very expensive on ink! I had the same problem with my previous printer (which IIRC was an Epson one). And before anyone asks, mostly I print out text documents on white background, so not demanding on ink. I've tried genuine manufacturer cartridges and 3rd party refills with the same results.
So my question is: Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to avoid this, and have cartridges that last reasonably well even with only intermittent use? I'm open to buying a new printer if there's a good chance it'll solve the problem (I really should at some point because the paper feed on my current printer is extremely temperamental - you basically have to feed it one sheet at a time or it mangles everything, but that's another story).
(If anyone wants to do general bitching about printers and printer companies, I'll consider that on-topic for this thread too )
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