Inkjet Cartridges - Replace or Refill? - Comments Page 3

I have an Epson CX3200 all-in-one, and I've been using knockoff cartridges since I bought the printer. They work fine, though there is a difference in print quality. I don't print photos or other stuff that should look pretty, so I don't care. But yes, you can use knockoff ink in an Epson all-in-one -- or at least in the CX3200.

The solvent mentioned in one letter is important to cartridge life. Dosing your cartridges after a few fills will extend life.

Thats why I buy Canon. I have a BJC250 for over 7 years now and the catridges are the easiest to refill. One catridge lasted well over 3 years, about 35 refills! I use the Universal Inkjet Refill Kit and the quality is excellent. The black is jet black and colours are vibrant. It even came with a booklet showing how to refill all types of catridges.

I just refilled my Lexmark 1150 black & color cartridges before they were empty & now neither work. I used Stratitec ink refill kit & used care. My older Lexmark refilled without problems, but not this all-in-one. What solvent was others talking about for cleaning? I am going to try the boiling water & bleach to clean the nozzles. I think the refill ink may be thicker in viscosity than original.

I just bought a new Canon PIXMA MP800 thinking I could get refills, other than the over priced Canon cartridges. Guess what; they've gone and put a chip in the new cartridges. I can't find anyone selling a cartridge for it but Canon at about $14 bucks each times 5.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Search around for a "chip resetter" for your printer. That may allow you to refill.

Ink cartridges are the bane of anyone who uses their printer a lot!!! It has been proven, that eventually, the cartridges costs more than the printer's initial cost. I have been using Canon printers, for about 7 years now, with the "ThinkTank" systems, that have 4 individual ink cartridges. Why? Simply, because they are cheaper and more cost effective.

I now use GotInk4U, to get my cartridges. I can get both the original Canon cartridges or the generic, at a very sizable discount. Plus, their shipping costs are about the lowest, I have seen, $4.95 to ship one order and I usually order many cartridges at one time. They ship USPS and it comes right to my mailbox. I love it and have been extremely pleased with them and their service. Check it out.

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Ive recently bought a hp psc 1410,after a few print outs the colour cartridge started running low.
So i bought a jet tec universal refill kit,even though i followed the instructions precisly,my problem is now
that printing a picture will start off fine with all the colours perfectly matching and then after about 10cm down the page it will start fading and losing colours,
any suggestions? And by the way I've already tried the cleaning function heaps of times.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Some refills are lousy, as are some of the knock-off cartridges. And some printers are very fussy about using the Mfr brand cartridges. You may to go crawling back to HP and beg forgiveness.

Have been trying to find the right refill system but unsuccessful until a few days ago, I ran into an Amazon refill kit for my Lexmark printer at walgreen. It was perfect and cheap! It prints like the original inks. I got 5 refills for 13.99 on sale. Buying at the stores would have cost me $160.00 plus tax. Their refill system is the best I have ever seen. No mess, no needles, no syringes, no injection, no overfill. The refill kit does the refill not you. It knows when the catridge is full and stops. It is a life saver. I only wish I knew them years ago!! Stratitec is hopeless. Prints once and dries up. It is waste of money. All those needle and syringe refill kits are a waste of time and money, plus the ink mess. Thanks.

I use my printers way more than they were intended to be used for. I was playing in a band, and doing all of the poster work, calendars, bumper stickers, bio books, and whatever else I could think of in full color, with a whole lot of black. This was all being done on two Canon IP6000D's and a Canon S400 that I used for back up. I have owned many printers and sent them all to an early grave. I stand behind Canon, as far as printers go. Buying new ink cart. every time I need them, would have been in the thousands. So I am a big believer in refills. I was using Island Inkjet at my msll for a very long time and I really would recommend them to you all. However that too became to expensive and I started buying the refill kits at Sam's Club for $20. My choice now is the best whay I believe. Find the company that your printer is made by and buy bulk ink off of them, gallons if you can afford it. By doing this, you save a bundle on ink and you save buy doing it yourself. You also know that you are getting the correct ink for your printer.

The one other problem I have with all of this, would be with Canon printers and any other company that uses a seprate printhead in their printers. When your printhead dies, you might as well throw that printer away because it cost way more to buy anew printhead than it does to buy a new printer with a printhead and full cartriges of ink.

Hi everyone. I am having quite a difficult time finding a refill kit for my lexmark x3480 series printer cartridge. Does anyone know of a site that has these available? If I would have known how difficult these are to refill, I probably would have bought a canon printer. So if anyone can help that would be great. Here is a link to the type of cartridge it uses. I have looked long and hard and can't find anything at all. So here's hoping someone out there knows where to find the appropriate refill kit.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I searched on Google and found that the Lexmark RFK-LXB and LXC cartridges are available from some vendors in the UK...