How is it worth it to purchase the replacement print heads when they cost almost as much as a new printer?
857404
Well the print heads could last three to five years with pretty heavy print volume. Why waste money on a new machine if you don't have too.
857405
I purchased them because my printer costs more then if I just purchase the print heads. I say just get the print heads cause you know what you have and the way that printers are made they are not lasting as long as they should.
857406
Because my printer was only a year old and cost more than the price of the print heads.
857407
Basically, my printer is already paid for, was already set up & operating, changing out the print heads required only moments of my time to accomplish the task, and then I was up and running again after the machine ran through it's print head cleaning, alignment, and printing of the test page. On Kauai, Hawaii we do not have a service center or service person to service our HP products; being able to do the service myself, saved me a lot of down time on the machine, and my time waiting for the product to be repaired.Dutch M Kauai, Hawaii
857408
HP Officejet Pro 8630 e-All-in-One Printer$399.99* yes It was for me printer has a lot more life in it I always use genuine HP inkjet cartridges and printheads. I get them either from Amazon or from Staples as they have a great recycling rebate program and give me money back to buy new cartridges. I have yet to have a genuine HP product fail. I cannot say the same for the remanufactured ones.
2201142
Yeah - Did the cartridges and the print head (cost $40 on eBay). Already had tried cleaning the old head in case it was just a clog.
1774901
Those that came w/the printer lasted quite a while. New ones are very expensive, but you'll just have to bite-the-bullet. I ordered mine from "newegg.com". The two never go empty at the same so you don't need to replace both.
1001802
Check your user's manual. It should tell you which cartridge your printer uses. If it says the 564 cartridge, the printhead should work if the old one can be removed.
891334
If you contact Brother, they can help. Their CSR Rep was able to help me Purge the print head and now I'm back in business. I got a back-up printer just in case.
2201141
Well, the CSR, when I called Canon, was very helpful and there was no wait time. But I wasn't aware that the print heads were easily replaced - are you sure you replaced them already, or did you just replace the cartridge? Because it does sound like a clogged head.
897598
I don't remember how they told me to do that, but customer support was really friendly and were a big help. My printhead went out shortly after I got my printer, they sent a new one with instructions on replacement and it took about 2 minutes to install it. Printer has been fantastic ever since (about 7 months or so).
2064803
Printers are purposely sold very cheap because the makers get you when you replace the ink cartridges. The HP 88 printheads are terribly expensive and they are no longer easy to get. I would suggest you compare how many copies you get per printhead/cartridge or how long they last. If it´s worth hanging on to it. I have used the BASIC Cannon Pixma Series printers and have been fairly satisfied with them. Often printers specify how many copies you can get out of them.
84910
mine needed replaced after about 2 years. the printer will notify you that the heads need to be replaced.
1622762
I don't know even if there is a warranty for the replacement printhead. Moreover, for $200 I could have (and did buy)another similar, newer model that is does not handle paper as easily but does more things easier once I got to know the touch screen functions.
1748019
Another way to look at it is this way: if you buy the printer for $99.99 and it comes with a full set of new cartridges whose value is $75, the printer itself was in fact worth just $24.99, which is an unbeatable value to me!
2171373
There are two kinds of cartridges. The printer comes with "starter" cartridges that are required to "charge up" the print head. The capacity of these cartridges is less than the standard cartridges what you will purchase when the starter cartridges are exhausted.
2036060
Oh yes' another thing, third party ink will harm the print head. Ask me how I know. If you want ink other than Canon I suggest get refills at " Cartridge World" I have never had a problem with them. Best of luck
433150
kind of an old question, but i just bought a used, nice condition one of these everything works- But these printers can have a tenacity to do a lot of printhead cleaning. check the web for help stopping the cleaning cycles. If you can spare the added minutes and ink usage - printers are ok. Nice job, just a lot of waiting for more cleaning. cleaning, cleaning.
1498677
I tried everything ------my printer needs a new print head---- for a epson 3880 the cost of a new head ,almost the cost of a new printer. Nick P.
447615
Hey Michelle, As long as the package is still sealed when you first start to use the HP 940 printhead then you will be ok. If the printhead has been in the machine unused then it won't take long for the ink in the pores to dry out which means that you'd have to get another printhead. I hope this helps, Dave.
857176
Your printer will tell you which cartridge(s) needs replaced. And the other cartridges can be stored for later. ;)