Re: disgusted with my printer ineptnesses


"sweetchild" <pjazarsweety@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I seem to hit a problem with Lexmark printers in general ..and have been
>98%
> unsuccessful in refilling the cartridges I have and cannot ever find a
> generic replacement for Lexmark to be successful. I hate the prices of
> the
> cartridges and they seem to go fast.
> I have wasted money again on cartridges that didn't work and ready to
> scream-- and I am ready to write to them and tell them off. Anyone else
> seem
> to drive into this dead end with their printers esp Lexmark?? I have been
> thru 3 Lexies in the last few years and the all in one was the last one--
> it
> was replaced one time with a bad printer head-- they sent me a
> reconditioned
> one in its place -- now I am going in circles with the cartridges
> situations and warranty is out. I am ready to ditch Lexmark altogether at
> this point. Any suggestions for a trouble free cheap to operate ( mostly
> B&W) printer and maybe one that you can easily refill cartridges? I hate
> tossing anything in a landfill too..
> Peggy

Peggy - Canon. I use an i960 and refill with MIS inks. Excellent color
match and no problems in almost a year of use. Ron Cohen and Taliesyn on
this NG use Formulabs bulk ink that they purchase from Alotofthings.
Stevelee has reported excellent results with Hobbicolor inks and their empty
cartridges which he refills multiple times. Pay no attention to Measekite
who has never used these items but rants constantly about them and about
refilling. Expect him to follow this posting with his usual nasty comments.

Two sites you might like to look at about inks and cartridges - mostly Canon
oriented. Lots of good information for someone who is interested in
refilling cartridges.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/

http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html


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