Any idea on how many pages one can print before the need to replace? I understand that there are many factors - but want to get a general idea - somewhere I saw references to ~300 pages. Wanted to know how true this is
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I have used the extra capacity cartridges and they produce a lot. If I was to put a number, it would be over the 300 mark. Happy printing:)
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thanks for the quick response. could you post the link of where to learn about taping the cartridges or suggest what to google. My lexmark requires a computer chip to be replaced to refill the toner. Each chip is $20 which bumps up the refill cost to close to $250. That's almost what I paid for it. I love my old Brother B&W; MFC and have had good luck with it. So I'm looking to combine the Lexmark and old brother MFC. I'm almost sold on this unit. Just don't want to end up in the same situation as my lexmark. thanks again & enjoy the new printer!
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I guess that I had a similar experience. I replaced the black cartridge several times and worked with help desk. Eventually it came down to replacing the entire print engine. At this point I took the printer to the dump. Sorry you had a similar experience.
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Hello. Although I have always replaced the cartridge when the printer indicates a cartridge is empty, I think you need to have some ink in each of the cartridges for the printer to work. There is, however, a warning message that pops up quite a while before a cartridge will be empty, giving the user plenty of time to have one in reserve. You do not need to replace all the colored cartridges, just the empty one.
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We just went through the 225 ink cartridge in 1 month! I wonder how many "typical" pages the 225 will last? 1 month seems ridiculously short.Just looked up the page yield for this cartridge it says 340 pages.
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Good info on holding down the green key for about 4 sec to get the page count.Never looked at this before. My very old 1022 printed 15,220 pages... so far ... and still going strong.Here is my data point. I get about 2,000 pages per LD brand toner cartridge.
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My understanding is Lexmark is either now out of biz or soon will be. I finally just donated mine to GoodWill along with a boxed new printhead. Worst most time consuming printer to keep operational of my lifetime. Hope your experience gets better
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PS Make sure your printer is plugged in and turned on before you attempt to replace a cartridge. You be surprised that how some people would not know this.
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I just printed about 15 14" x 17" pages for my portfolio. I had to replace the PM, PC, M, and Bk cartridges to complete the work, but did not go through the second cartridge added. I still am on the original cartridges for the C, G, Y, & R. All in all, thought that I'd need more ink.
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I have the printer Canon Selphy 780. I just attach the paper cartridge to it and either print from my camera or computer. The printer tells me when I have to replace the ink cartridge. Usually the cartridge will last for maybe 36 prints and then it tells me to replace it. Depends on how much color is on the picture. It is called postcard size or 4 X 6. If the ink cartridge doesn't fit make sure it lines up with the holes or maybe you got the wrong one. Check your instruction book for the correct size.I hope helps. Linda
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The first cartridge printed about a ream of paper--not bad, actually about what an inkjet would do. I then reset the print density down on the printer. My counter on the printer now reads 2665. That means that I just ran about 2000 copies--around 4 reams--on the second cartridge. That's WAY better than I ever did on any injet ever. Thanks for the question. I hadn't thought to check that until just now.
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We've been using ours for several months now. We're not "power printers" by any means but we've probably printed 3 reams of paper with mixed formats from screen prints of web pages to documents and everything in between. I will say that being re-manufactured, it did have a screw that was missing on one side that I believe was removed to fill the cartridge, which when looking at the OEM cartridge, the screw secured a clip and spring and had a sticker over the screw. I ended up removing the screw from the OEM cartridge to secure it on the replacement. It has worked fine with no issues so far other than that though. We've been using ours for several months now. We're not "power printers" by any means but we've probably printed 3 reams of paper with mixed formats from screen prints of web pages to documents and everything in between. I will say that being re-manufactured, it did have a screw that was missing on one side that I believe was removed to fill the cartridge, which when looking at the OEM cartridge, the screw secured a clip and spring and had a sticker over the screw. I ended up removing the screw from the OEM cartridge to secure it on the replacement. It has worked fine with no... » Read More We've been using ours for several months now. We're not "power printers" by any means but we've probably printed 3 reams of paper with mixed formats from screen prints of web pages to documents and everything in between. I will say that being re-manufactured, it did have a screw that was missing on one side that I believe was removed to fill the cartridge, which when looking at the OEM cartridge, the screw secured a clip and spring and had a sticker over the screw. I ended up removing the screw from the OEM cartridge to secure it on the replacement. It has worked fine with no issues so far other than that though. « Show Less
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I have an older Epson and was wanting to replace it for that very reason. I can't print anything when any color is out. So it says I need to replace the light blue and won't let me print anything until I do. Since I never use color, I'm guessing the blue just dried out. At any rate, I can't figure how to override that and just use black. Maybe it is just an Epson thing, as you said, to get us to buy more ink. I'm with you, I want to keep going until the ink fades and I can really see it is almost out.
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I think so as my research showed that you can get more pages per dollar than traditional cartridges and you can search and find the cartridges for less or even refurbished like I did as well. I've had mine for almost 6 months and based on my small business usage I should get an additional 9 months or more without changing the cartridges the first time. This has been the best printer I've ever owned of many. Good luck!
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Hi there...our ink cartridges are all replaced around the same time...we tend to go through quite a bit of ink :)
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I ignore the pop up messages and just delete them. When the printer stops working because the cartridge is actually empty, we replace. The warnings give you enough time to order a replacement, but I've found that the printer will run for several weeks before replacement is needed. Clearing the nagging warnings can be tiresome. BTW, ours is 9325CW.
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I've actually been using this method for a few months now and it doesn't seem to help much in my case. Without the Automatic Head Maintenance the head get clogged often and I find a extensive print come out like crap. So then I have to do a head cleaning and then I reprint.1st print is bad copy = wasted inkHead cleaning = wasted ink2nd print (if it comes out ok) = more ink usedResult = 2-3 copies and a huge chunk of your ink supply depleted = time to buy more ink!!!