Re: printer cartridge replacement reality

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:08:48 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:58:40 -0700, "Joel Kolstad"
><JKolstad71HatesSpam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:e13Pe.496$Wd7.363@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Questions:
>>> What is the story concerning HP printers in general?
>>
>>Depends on the model. Some of the newer models use "chipped" cartridges with
>>unique IDs, and once the printers decides that they're empty, it'll refuse to
>>use them again. However, the printer itself remembers the cartridge IDs and I
>>seem to recall it only remembers something like the last two you've used, so
>>it's easy to fool by keeping a set of three cartridges around and rotating
>>their usage (a good idea anyway). Alternatively, you can find on the 'net
>>which pins on the cartridge to cover up so as to foil reading the ID
>>completely, and -- happily -- HP decided that it was better to just keep
>>printing anyway in such cases rather than refusing to print at all.
>>
>>> Can one use hundreds of cartridges until the printer *really* wears out?
>>
>>I believe so. I have a DeskJet 6127 that just keeps on printing even though
>>it's been whining at me that there's "0% black ink left!" for many months now
>>(I've refilled it twice...).
>>
>>In terms of user-unfriendlisness towards refilling, I think that Epson is the
>>worst, HP is in the middle, and Canon is the friendliest. For <$120, a Canon
>>ip6000d is one heck of a deal (auto duplexing, two paper trays, built in
>>memory card reader & color LCD, etc.), the cartridges are translucent and -- I
>>believe, haven't done it myself yet -- easy to refill.
>>
>>---Joel Kolstad
>>
>
>Must be nice to have so little work that you have time on your hands
>to waste on questionable-quality refill kits.
>
>Me, I just log into OfficeMax.com, make a few clicks, and a new
>cartridge appears at my door the next day, no shipping charges.
>
>If I used a refill kit it would save me about 5 minutes of income and
>take me 15 minutes to do the task. Hardly worth the effort.
>
> ...Jim Thompson

Reminds me, I'm down to less than 250 sheets of paper... click, click,
delivery tomorrow ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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