Re: Question re Canon iP1500



Mary wrote:

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Mary wrote:


I'll have to see what printers are available here and go from there.


We


are more limited for variety of printers you have. You have 10 times


the


population we have, so you have more competition, which means


cheaper


prices, and more variety. I have 4 Staples stores not too far away


from


where I live, and notice that in different Staples they have some
different models that other stores don't have on display. I don't


know


if they would have iP 5000 or not, but if iP 4000 is more than I


want to


pay, iP 5000 would be even more money. From my experience with


Epson, I


vowed never to get 4 different cartridges again. I really don't want


to


buy carts online if I don't have to. I am not sure what I am going


to


get yet and would have to look around. Staples in Canada have an


online


site and have iP 4000 advertised there but its about twice the price


I


paid for the one I have, so I would have to pay about $60.00 Can.


plus


15% tax which is what we pay, so thats $80.00 Can. =$68.30 US. I


can't


really afford that right now, and may have to stop printing photos


at


home. The cartridges are too expensive, and I need to start using


the


Kodak machines you get at Walmart and other places.


Walmart is a good solid solution for photos, but I must submit in the
case of Canon, and usually in the case of Epson, the 4 or 5 cartridge
makes the best ecconomic sence.



Maybe, but going back and forth every week or two is not my idea of fun.
I would rather put up with the three in one colors and print less
photos. I have an allergy to buying printer cartridges.
Must be my Scotch blood.

MAYBE IF U DRANK SOME SCOTCH YOU COULD MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.

Seems like everybody complains about the prices
charged. Yes, they have to make their money from cartridges, but I think
I would rather pay more for the printer and a LOT less for cartridges.
Just bugs me no end.


I DO NOT WANT TO PAY MORE FOR THE PRINTER BUT I DO WANT TO PAY LESS FOR THE CARTS AND THERE IS ENOUGH PROFIT FOR BOTH

The ip1500 and even the old bj-2100


offered thimble sized cartridges which increase your cost per page.
Last time I did the math it was about double the cost.



I wasn't printing many photos then, so those printers were fine for me
and I might go back to not printing many photos again. Its getting too
expensive.



$80 canadian for the ip4000 is a dang good deal, likely to be a


NOW YOU ARE TALKIN AND USE OEM INK TOO

limited


time deal as this model has been replaced by the ip4200 which is as I
said in another responce not so easy to refill.



I meant I would have to pay $80.00 Can. for the difference between
handing in my old printer and getting a new one. The ip4000 is $150.00
Can. if I were to go to the store and buy it without considering I am
giving back my ip1500. On the other hand, I could take my printer back
and pay nothing or maybe another $20.00 to get something a little
better, but I wasn't thinking of paying $80.00 more. And I don't want a
printer that is not three colors in one cartridge.



To really lower costs, consider refilling your self. I'm not up on
Canadian companies, but hobbicolors on e-bay has the best price, and
enough people have used it to sugest it's good. You might ask if they
are willing to ship via US post declairing it as "stationary supplies
Gift $20.00". That's what it costs, it's the truth, well except the
gift part.
http://hobbicolors.com/page5.html



Usually if its a company, they won't undervalue their declaration. With
individuals you can do almost all the time, but companies are different
and are more cautious. I've never looked into buying ink online, but I
know thee are some Canadian sites sell it. I don't think I would want to
do refills. seems like a pain to me.



For the moment i'll assume US$30, UK would be $12 to ship and canada
should be similar. So CDN$35, or let's say CDN$40 just to be safe.
This represents about 4 refills of color, and 4 refills of pigmented
black. Slightly over, but i'm lazy. CDN$2.50 each.



Where do you get UK from on your top line?



Assuming an average price of CDN$16.75 per color and dye black, and


CDN


$18 for the big pigmented black, this works out to be CDN $340 plus


15%


tax CDN$391. Even the Staple compatables are at best CDN$13.46 each,


a


good deal more than CDN $2.50 each. When taking paper into account,
this would likely undercut Walmart printing.



You mean I would pay $391.00? I could buy a lot of printers for that.
I'm sure you don't mean that.



This is not to say one can't easily refill a ip-1500, just simply the
cartridges are smaller and there isn't the level of aftermarket


support


for it, esp that tri-color tank. I "imagine" the ip1600 could be, but
this is a tad more touchy as they are tanks with cartridges onboard,
much more difficult than a transparent tank with a wod of foam on the
inside.



I haven't looked into one of the ink refillers here. When I had the
Epson after a while, I got the tanks refilled at an ink refilling place
in a mall not too far from me. But I don't want to do separate color
cartridges again. I got very put off and seemed to always be getting
them refilled. Epson charged a lot for their carts.



But as burt says it's up to you. The ip4000 at that price, and manual
refilling makes buckets of economic sense, even if you go for
compatables. Checkout nifty regarding Canadian solutions.



The Ip4000 is $150.00 Can. to buy. If I take back the ip5000, I would
have to pay $80.00 to make the price up to $150.00 and the ip4000 has
separate cartridges which I don't want. I would rather print less photos
and use the tri color carts.

Mry




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