Anyone care to weigh in on ink costs? PC World did some math on predicted ink costs and came up with 15 cents per page. This seems high, actually, considering that a typical website "page" may print 10 pages or so. Can anyone who has been operating this printer comment on "real world" ink costs for average printing from the web and for 4x6 photos? Anyone care to weigh in on ink costs? PC World did some math on predicted ink costs and came up with 15 cents per page. This seems high, actually, considering that a typical website... » Read More Anyone care to weigh in on ink costs? PC World did some math on predicted ink costs and came up with 15 cents per page. This seems high, actually, considering that a typical website "page" may print 10 pages or so. Can anyone who has been operating this printer comment on "real world" ink costs for average printing from the web and for 4x6 photos? « Show Less
872006
Does this printer take the extra wide 564XL black ink cartridge #CB321WN? My old HP printer just died and I have a lot of these ink cartridges left over with no way to return them to the seller.
872007
I just got my printer a week ago. It sucks ink like a pig! I just printed a print ink report and only after 177 prints, mostly black and white copies, I am on my third set of all color cartridges. I weighed one of them, there was only one tenth of an ounce of ink in the yellow cart! That is $120 an ounce for each cartridge! HELP! I am looking for ways to save color ink. Can I turn off color for general internet web site printing? Does it take more ink to print borderless prints? Anyone else have this problem? I hate to take it back and get my old Epson back. bob
872008
Are you a Costco member? They refill ink cartridges for $7.99 per cartridge. That's not bad...
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I havent use the first original cartridge yet so far about 30 pages, it still show 1/3 left, but I have friend use then same printer with outside ink tank for 50$ he can print for ever, I may try that later.
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You have to purchase the print server...$100 (Amazon) ouch. I had a "linksys printserver" that I could use Win XP to print with. But Windows 7 does not work with the linksys printserver. So I had to purchased the Dell adaptor (printserver, wireless card) I monitored the net for about 6 month's ...You will pay list (ouch) as I did...But now that the pain has faded..I love it. This is the best printer I have ever had..Quality A+ Speed A+ and last but not least Cartridge replacement cost $79-$82 for a 4-Pack (all colors) I almost bought a Brothers at Costco..till I seen the cost of replacement cartridges. Any questions please ask...Jim You have to purchase the print server...$100 (Amazon) ouch. I had a "linksys printserver" that I could use Win XP to print with. But Windows 7 does not work with the linksys printserver. So I had to purchased the Dell adaptor (printserver, wireless card) I monitored the net for about 6 month's ...You will pay list (ouch) as I did...But now that the pain has faded..I love it. This is the best printer I have ever had..Quality A+ Speed A+ and last but not least Cartridge replacement cost $79-$82 for a 4-Pack (all colors) I almost bought a Brothers at Costco..till I seen the cost of... » Read More You have to purchase the print server...$100 (Amazon) ouch. I had a "linksys printserver" that I could use Win XP to print with. But Windows 7 does not work with the linksys printserver. So I had to purchased the Dell adaptor (printserver, wireless card) I monitored the net for about 6 month's ...You will pay list (ouch) as I did...But now that the pain has faded..I love it. This is the best printer I have ever had..Quality A+ Speed A+ and last but not least Cartridge replacement cost $79-$82 for a 4-Pack (all colors) I almost bought a Brothers at Costco..till I seen the cost of replacement cartridges. Any questions please ask...Jim « Show Less
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I don't remember how many pages it printed with the starter cartridges (I purchased this printer one year ago). But, I do remember that I printed the amount of pages as it supposed to be, 1000 pages to my best memory, not sure. Also, it is good to know that I don't purchase Xerox cartridges - they are too expensive. I use cartridges from LD company that are 5 times cheaper and work really well, except the black which is not as intense as from the genuine cartridge. If you are looking for printer of this class, I would definitely recommend this one. I love it.
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I just bought this printer and am already in need of more ink. The ink multi-package I bought from Epson cost about $45. With the cartridges that came with the printer I was able to print around thirty-five 4x6" high-quality color photos and about ten 8x11" photos of the same quality. Ink does seem to go fast when printing like this. Hope that helps.
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We buy the offbrand cartridges and probably pay only about $10 a year for ink. I home school four children and print everyday, usually on fast draft, which uses very little ink. I love our older version/similar Brother printer. And I love not having to mess with Cartridge World. Amazon delivers cheap cartridges to my door.
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I didn't calculate any of that. The point for me to buy this printer is to have the chance to amaze my clients giving them a high quality professional printed picture right away after any photo session. I'm sure it is better than printing it in a lab because of distance and practicity, and also in terms of price.
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You can also look for a Continuous Ink System to help cut down the ink costs. They have an initial upfront cost of course, but you won't go crazy trying to keep full tanks and spend less on ink in the long run.
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It is hard to judge since the amount of ink used per page will vary depending on the amount of coverage. I do a lot of pictures which chews up ink faster than a typed page.The Walmart estimate is high
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One thing, though that I should have mentioned. I wouldn't buy this printer unless I owned stock in an ink company. It burns through ink like crazy and won't work if even one cartridge is empty. It burned through an entire magenta cartridge printing out a 40 odd page black and white document, or most of it, without the magenta I couldn't finish printing said document. I've probably printed out about 6-7 documents (including two of the 40 odd page black and white), mostly single test documents, and already have 10 empty cartridges ready to be recycled. I just added more ink, but I don't expect it to last long. I did not recommend this printer even though I've had good luck with Epson in the past. One thing, though that I should have mentioned. I wouldn't buy this printer unless I owned stock in an ink company. It burns through ink like crazy and won't work if even one cartridge is empty. It burned through an entire magenta cartridge printing out a 40 odd page black and white document, or most of it, without the magenta I couldn't finish printing said document. I've probably printed out about 6-7 documents (including two of the 40 odd page black and white), mostly single test documents, and already have 10 empty cartridges ready to be recycled. I just added more ink, but I don't... » Read More One thing, though that I should have mentioned. I wouldn't buy this printer unless I owned stock in an ink company. It burns through ink like crazy and won't work if even one cartridge is empty. It burned through an entire magenta cartridge printing out a 40 odd page black and white document, or most of it, without the magenta I couldn't finish printing said document. I've probably printed out about 6-7 documents (including two of the 40 odd page black and white), mostly single test documents, and already have 10 empty cartridges ready to be recycled. I just added more ink, but I don't expect it to last long. I did not recommend this printer even though I've had good luck with Epson in the past. « Show Less
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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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well i'm only using it for general printing ... not for any school work .. i really don't want to spend 60.oo dollars for ink ....... but i wanted to know what i am buying first ......
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all I can say is it does give you extra ink. I can't estimate how many pages. I print at home for my own pleasure so I really don't keep tract. All I can say is you get your money's worth. Hope this helps.
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The 4600 printer indicates 8000 pages. Obviously that depends on the amount of ink coverage on the page.
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Hi,Thank you for your interest in this set.What I can tell you for sure is that the new printer come with starter cartridges and they do not print nearly as many as the regular sets of cartridges that are sold separately in sealed retail boxes as shown in our listing.The number of prints these will give you depends on what you print and I will not be able to give you exact count.What is listed in HP sight refers to 5% of a page being printed. If you are printing pictures and other that take more than 5% of the page in print, you would of course get less prints per cartridges.I hope I was able to answer your questions. Hi,Thank you for your interest in this set.What I can tell you for sure is that the new printer come with starter cartridges and they do not print nearly as many as the regular sets of cartridges that are sold separately in sealed retail boxes as shown in our listing.The number of prints these will give you depends on what you print and I will not be able to give you exact count.What is listed in HP sight refers to 5% of a page being printed. If you are printing pictures and other that take more than 5% of the page in print, you would of course get less prints per... » Read More Hi,Thank you for your interest in this set.What I can tell you for sure is that the new printer come with starter cartridges and they do not print nearly as many as the regular sets of cartridges that are sold separately in sealed retail boxes as shown in our listing.The number of prints these will give you depends on what you print and I will not be able to give you exact count.What is listed in HP sight refers to 5% of a page being printed. If you are printing pictures and other that take more than 5% of the page in print, you would of course get less prints per cartridges.I hope I was able to answer your questions. « Show Less
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According to the most recent (fall 2014) tests by Consumer Reports, this printer used $5.60 per month in the testing and had extremely low maintenance consumption. When one color runs out you can still print. See my long answer at top of Q&As.; Have been unable to find recent pages-per-cartridge test results.
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It's the case of pay me now or pay me later. Printers are underpriced and supplies are overpriced. You need to calculate your per copy cost based on projected usage.