The Secret of Ink Jet Printers.

**Husar** · 09-12-2011, 13:30

Err, I'm not a big fan of my own ink jet either, it once wasted about half of all the ink just adjusting and cleaning itself, I usually get my ink relatively cheap through my dad who has the same model but it's still expensive, doesn't last long and has all kinds of problems all the time that I'm honestly often too lazy to deal with.

I think my next printer should be a laser. Inkjet is better to print out photographs but 99.99% of my printing is for the uni anyway.

Not sure what other options there are, the old needle printers I wouldn't get anymore.

**Gregoshi** · 09-12-2011, 14:42

I never knew about the ink waste reservoir. However, you know that when you can get an inkjet printer for about the price of an ink cartridge or two, you know where the manufacturers are making their money.

Husar, thanks for the reminder about the old dot-matrix printers. It is probably nostalgia at work, but I miss the "screech" of them printing.

**rajpoot** · 09-12-2011, 18:17

I did not know this! I'm going to open up my own printer and see what's in there, and if it's anything like this then I most certainly will dust the old DMP.

**The Stranger** · 09-12-2011, 18:44

get a typewriter. u lazy dudes.

**Togakure** · 09-12-2011, 19:38

Yeah this became really apparent when I was supporting a lot of PCs and printers professionally. I was inundated with offers from various toner and ink providers, and after much haggling, managed to cut our recurring bill in half using third-party suppliers. Even got them to keep throwing in two large bags of M&Ms with each order, which they did on the first (and intended it to be only on the first) order, just to keep our business. The admin office was all smiles when cartridge orders came in.

If I were to buy a a personal printer, it'd be a laser. Toner cartridges still need replacement from time to time but far less frequently than ink cartridges, particularly for home use. I see too many of my friends wasting a LOT of money on ink cartridges. That being said, I don't do a lot of printing, so I don't need a printer at this time.

**Cute Wolf** · 09-12-2011, 19:49

screw the legal system, i felt really betrayed by those

heads company named epson,

! Im gonna modify my printer and start to use non original, cheaper inks from now on.

**The Stranger** · 09-12-2011, 19:58

love how new media opens the peoples eyes to the betrayal and scams of companies and politicians. its the dawn of a new age, the age of true civil enlightenment, its the Western Winter!
(cuz snow reflects extra light back into the sky and makes the earth look like a lightbulb from outerspace)

**Gregoshi** · 09-12-2011, 20:12

Originally Posted by Cute Wolf

screw the legal system, i felt really betrayed by those

heads company named epson,

! Im gonna modify my printer and start to use non original, cheaper inks from now on.

CW, when I searched the web earlier today to see if I could find out more information about this, my search results were totallly dominated by Canon inkjets, while Epson printers showed up here and there. I didn't see anything from HP, Kodak, Lexmark (used to be King of Wasted Ink - don't know if that is still true today) or any other brand of printers.