About how many prints can you get out of the ink? A common complaint about Epson printers is that the cartridges don't last long. What's your experience with Canon ink cartridges?
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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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Is it a lengthy process to refll your own ink catriges? Is it feasible to do without making a big mess? The ink issue is one of the only issues holding me back from Canon printers as I am a student and will be doing lot of printing on a budget.
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My printer knows it is not Epson ink cartridges, but it still prints. Sorry I do not have a solution to your problem.
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I have not tried to print photos with my Canon printer, but I haven't had one problem due to ink quality.I believe they have done us Canon users a service by providing us an alternative.
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Hi Helen, you know the Epson cartridge have a chip that record information of how amount of ink left if you put some ink in it the printer don't let you print because the chip said don't have more ink in it, you have to buy some cartridge with auto reset chip and then you can refill it.
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Had a similar problem. One printer we had to return, but Epson is putting out bad cartridges. I sent in one printer to them because that happened. I had tried over and over to clean the printer heads, but after about 4 go arounds, and still no real printing happening, one of the cartridges was not recognized, then another, then another, then it started with the second set. Called Epson, they had me send in the printer and sent me a refirb. Came with their cartridges, same thing happened after printing one item, which printed horribly. Called them again, they sent me another cartridge, same thing happened, called again, they insisted they had to send more cartridges so I insisted they send an entire set. IT took an entire set of cartridges to get the thing functioning again. I dread having to change cartridges again. I have never had so much trouble with a printer, and I have let them know. They refused to allow me to post a negative review on their website for their printer. I guess it keeps their reviews high. What i learned is that the problem seems to be in the ink cartridges. Call them and insist they provide another set or two. They will make you jump through their troubleshooting hoops, but it is worth it if you can get them to send you cartridges. I only buy Epson cartridges and it is their cartridges that are failing.
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Depends on where you get your ink. If you buy the Epson brand cartridges it is a HUGE money sink, it was nearly a deal-killer for us. However there are vendors on Amazon you can get 10 packs of ink (4 black, 2 of each color) for under $17 and they last forever and do exactly the same job as the on-brand refills.
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Hi. I've printed over 100 pages using mostly the black ink cartridge. Have just replaced the black recently and still have plenty of the colors. Some of those pages have been double-sided using a blend of colors with the black. The cartridges go a long way. The Epson came with the cartridge #126, but the #127 is what I replaced it with, as it is much better.,
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Mine kept printing for awhile after I got the "replace ink" message. Also, it is my understanding that the ink cartridges that come with the printer are generally sample cartidges and do not contain as much ink as the full, replacement cartridges. While that seems kind of crummy, I think most companies that supply cartridges with the newprinter are doing that. When I was shopping for this printer, I was suprised to find that many companies have stopped including any ink with their new printers!!
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I'm using generic ink with no problems. I don't print that much so I don't know about the printer using a lot of ink. Anyway I can get 4 ink cartridges, one of each color and black for less than $14 mailed to me with free shipping, so I don't worry about ink usage. I love this printer / copier. No more running to the library to make copies. Hope this info helps....
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I did encounter that error code just last week (after the printer was only 14 months old - fresh out of the warranty) and I did a lot of research. It's usually a bad print head. But what caused the head to go bad in the first place is the question. It could be an over-voltage issue from a bad circuit board (that would also need to be replaced) or it could be that you ran the printer with a dried up ink reservoir, which over-heated the print head, or it could be that it's really dirty and would have to be cleaned (although I didn't encounter anyone who eliminated that error code by cleaning it). So you have a few options: you can drop $70-80 on a new print head that may not fix the root problem and get damaged again, or you can take it to a repair shop and pay out the nose, but know it's repaired correctly, or you can just hedge your bets and buy a new printer (NOT a Canon). I opted for the latter and just got a new Epson. I'll never get another Canon printer.
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How old is the unit? When you call Epson, they are going to ask you to use the printer utility to clean printer nozzles and the heads and it uses up a ton of ink. They will walk you through it, but that is what happened to ours and they sent us a replacement (it was a refurb), it did the same thing, and they sent us a brand new one. I would insist on a new one if it comes down to getting a replacement.
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Hi, I've owned two excellent Canon printers with 5+ ink cartridges each. Because I do a lot of photographic printing, I run through my inks more quickly. I actually keep a chart of when and which colors get replaced. I am able to anticipate my replacement needs better that way and can have spares on hand in advance. In my case, the colors that I use fastest seem to be yellows, then magenta which surprised me. I am looking to purchase another Canon printer and will only look at ones with individual ink tanks.
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Well...an ink container lasts me about six months, but I don't print that much. I think you could google this and find out how many one-page documents one container can print.
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A quick search on eBay shows me thousands of generic ink cartridges. However, you use them at your own risk, and Epson will happily void their printer's warrenty if anything goes wrong. As their own cartridges are INSANELY expensive, and will dry up whether you use them or not, the deck is stacked against you.
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I do quite a bit of large print printing; I would say that they lasted me close to a year. I use my printer for only personal, not professional printing.
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The black ink is 240XL or 240XXL. You can use either one. The XL and XXL only refer to how many papers the ink will print before running out (XXL prints more). I don't know if it will operate with only one cartridge or not. I've never tried it with my Canon. I know that my Epson printer refuses to work at all without all of its ink colors--it won't even do non-printing functions like scan. At the very least, even if does work, it will probably print strangely...and you will use up your color ink a lot faster. I find to conserve ink, it is best to use both colors.