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Printer cartidges

ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Thu, 28 May 2015 08:40:16 GMT

We have a super you beaut Ricoh printer and each one costs $200.

It was a gift and its turned into a money pit.Who buys the cheap cartidges?

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Thu, 28 May 2015 08:41:53 GMT

Refillable I think I mean. As opposed to the genuine article?

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Thu, 28 May 2015 08:57:27 GMT

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111553911578?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

This is the one I need. Quoted $220 locally in a small regional town.

But there's also magenta and yellow! Which is why x3 it's just bloody stupid.

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purple_haize — Thu, 28 May 2015 09:12:30 GMT

Unfortunately most printer inks are expensive, however I have never heard of that brand. I would try googling it and maybe some cheaper brand will come up that you can use.

I found with printer inks, you have to look around. I use to get ripped off at officeworks for ink for my printer, then one day in woolworths found they sold what I wanted and it was more than 50% cheaper.

So, look around, as for refillable inks, I used them once and was told they would wreck my printer, so never used them again.

Sorry, I am no help.

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Thu, 28 May 2015 09:23:21 GMT

Thanks purple.Annoying, isnt it, how the printer ink the costs double the printer price!

It was the refillable ones I was curious about and seeking opinions for that too.

My google search has saved me $70 off my local quote so glad I did .

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baybizz — Thu, 28 May 2015 21:03:05 GMT

If you don't need colour, these days a laser printer is a much better bet.

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lind9650 — Thu, 28 May 2015 22:24:56 GMT

TTTT. Idon't know anything about your printer. We have an HP printer and the ink for it is dear enough, but I found this on eBay

221125122606

As my hubby does a lot of art work we use a lot of ink and have bought from him for the last few years and saved a lot of money. Look what he has in his shop and ask if he has something you need.

Erica

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gleee58 — Fri, 29 May 2015 00:38:41 GMT

@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:
We have a super you beaut Ricoh printer and each one costs $200.
It was a gift and its turned into a money pit.Who buys the cheap cartidges?

It would be a good idea to set the printer to print in draft resolution as a default setting. When you need good photo quality prints adjust the settings for that print. It should roughly halve the ink consumption on regular printing.... if you're not already doing that and that suits your usage.

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lyndal1838 — Fri, 29 May 2015 06:32:17 GMT

Have a look at the inkman.com.au site.

They have a huge range of genuine and compatible inks for every printer known to mankind.

I used them for many years when we were needing inks for several different printers....the large orders usually attracted some sort of discount as well as free shipping.

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Fri, 29 May 2015 09:00:25 GMT

Thanks Lyndal. That site looks great, very comprehensive.

I had a look at that seller Erica, but he doesn't stock for my brand of printer. Thank you anyway.

Baybiz, I'm not sure, but I think it is a laser printer?

I have no idea what you are talking about glee lol, way beyond me. But these toner cartridges (no idea where my r went last night) yield about 6000 copies which would probably last me 10 years!

As a said it was a gift and came with a starter pack of toners.We've replaced the black but now all the colours are running out and or low.

We've already spent money on it....a gecko thought it was a nice place to keep warm. Fried the circuit board and warranty doesn't cover out of control geckos.

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i-need-a-martini — Fri, 29 May 2015 12:22:32 GMT

I stuffed up a really good and expensive printer by buying cheaper inks that were meant to be compatible. Clogged up so badly and dried up the something or other.

I had to run out and buy a printer in a hurry and picked up one for $79 which works surprisingly well. That is cheaper than the inks. It's ridiculous. In theory it would be cheaper to buy a new printer everytime I run out of ink!

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ineke713 — Fri, 29 May 2015 13:24:17 GMT

Check out a SELLER called yyuda, sells ink, never had a problem with his products

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Fri, 29 May 2015 20:35:33 GMT

Thanks. I think I will stick to the genuine article.

Once I get through this expense the printer's a real workhorse apparently.

Thanks ineke, that seller doesn't stock my brand either.

Do they have best before dates, does anyone know? That's my only concern if I buy from eBay.

Note to self *ask that question before I buy.

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lloydslights — Fri, 29 May 2015 21:09:13 GMT

With the old fax machine, we were advised to shake the canister before inserting into machine; because "settling" or a hardening surface of the powder used to occur.

The "use by date" is a good question. Therefore, a purchase from someone with quick turnover would be ideal. Also, I believe the genuine article may be more filled than some of the others; a bit like some pen refills in the "olden days".

DEB