I'm on my 3rd one of these, and they all seem to output way too much ink at the start and then dry out. Is this typical? Did i get duds?
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It has always been a great printer for me. Maybe it has something wrong with it that can be fixed.
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I think Cross has a lot of problems with product quality. I've had problems with their refills even fitting my pen. I've given up.
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I really like these cartridges, but also find they don't last very long. Only a few weeks when I use them every day. Unfortunately, i think that's pretty normal for them.
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I used the it everyday regularly. It took 2 months to run out of ink. I'm happy with it.
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I recognize similar behavior in the refills I purchased/use. I say they issue very full amounts of ink initially. I wouldn't call them duds. Frankly I've had to replace these when I not used them for 'n' days and they were more difficult/less fun to write with. Not sure they're duds maybe the norm?
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They are a disappointment to me; I expect perfection from Cross. They are messy to begin with, perhaps putting out too much ink--as you have suggested. They do not last as long as anticipated.
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Mine work fine. Let me verify... Yes I am on my second black. Truth be told I feel like I'm getting about 50-75% of the ink of OEM but for the price It works. Sorry to hear that you've had trouble. Do a head cleaning with an old cart. Hope this helped. Tommy :)
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I had found the same. It does seem that the Canon printer starts telling you the ink is low after a few pages. Having said that, I will admit it has printed longer on low ink than it usually has... Still I bought 2 name brand cartridges to replace it with. I will not be straying off brand again. You get what you pay for.
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Ruth, I have seen this problem in the past with other printers, so it would not have been an issue for me this time HAD it happened. I am pleased to say that NO ink error messages have occurred after purchasing and installing this! I hope you are as fortunate should you purchase it.
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I am a repeat buyer from this seller and have found these cartridges to be inconsistent. Most of them last as long as the "high" capacity OEM cartridges. I have had one or two that did not last that long however. I'm not sure if it is a problem with the cartridge or my printer however. I'm sorry I couldn't be more definitive in my answer but if I had to say one way or the other, I would say that they are more comparable to the "high" capacity. I hope this helps.
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With one I just bought used through Amazon I haven't had a problem, but my last one I had a big problem with paper feed. I had over $100 in ink cartridges so I purchased a used one and it seems to work great. But I also use the best paper. It's thicker.
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I have not used any of those cartridges as of this time, and I certainly hope that I never have to look for an answer to the leaking ink problem that you have encountered. I wish you luck on your question, Patrick.
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Yes that's what I found also. I'm not sure if the "pads"inside the cartridge dried out very quickly or what, but I used 2 sets of the cartridges (color/black) & they worked fine. After that the other cartridges didn't work. Cleaned them etc. Still nothing. They printed for the test print, but wouldn't print anything else.
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I had a similar problem and the only solution that worked for me was to remove the XL cartidge and replace it with a similar one that is not XL. It seems that ink in the XL cartridge drys up and blocks the flow. I am not using any XL cartridges in the future because of this problem.
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I used 1 black ink just fine. My second black ink rejected it and refuses to print..... as did the 3rd cartridge. However at least I got 1 full cartridge use out of it before the rest were rejected. I even tried renaming my printer in the Control Panel Like hted suggested. Still wouldn't print anymore.
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My first set of OEM ink cartridges did something simliar. I had to run the "print head cleaning" utility like 5 times before all the colors started to show up. Maybe the ink primer in the print mech is not working properly.
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110% agree. I have printed about 50-100 (and that is a high estimate) pages with very little color and I am already getting one of the ink wells is empty messages every time try to print.
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I have installed two inks at this time ,they are printing just fine. with the blacks. I have not used any others yet. Lee H.
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I thought the same way before, and my wife was really mad at me for using this product. After I refilled my cartridge, everything prints out well. My computer did say that the printer is using a cartridge is not genuine. However, that was a minor problem since I just wipe the ink off the cartridges (Maybe it was blocking the microscanner). So I have refilled twice so far and it has been over 4 months, and nothing negative had happened. It works great so far. I print a lot too.
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I have never had a problem with printer's ink except once when I was sent an empty cartridge HP.they sent me another immediately .....make sure your cartridge is full.
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this is an old issue with epson printers. it is the printer - not the cartridge - which decides when it is empty. because third party cartridges often hold more ink, they appear to be defective. what you should try to compare is the page count. are you getting the same number of pages?
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It's a starter ink. So they aren't completely full. U should def buy back ups