Does This Printer Work With 3rd Party Ink? Has anyone tried 3rd party ink in this printer?
1084975
I shall try 3rd Pty ink as soon as the warranty expires. But that will be quite a few more months yet. From a design point of view there seems to be no reason for the tanks to be so tiny (avarice ?)
188040
I don't remember what ink the printer uses , but if you haven't purchased the printer yet , don't. I got one of these printers as a replacement for an earlier canon. It is the worst printer ever. You can't pour ink down the drain faster than this printer uses it. Nothing but printing problems.
259888
i buy cheap ink that is compatable with the printer off of amazon. worrying about voiding the warranty is pure folly. they never honor warranties, and a printer is about $100 bucks when the additional warranty is 75% of that. never buy a warranty for anything that costs less than $500---it is a total waste of your money!
1370766
I have always used brand ink on this unit. I tried off brand ink on another printer and had a bad experience, in addition to the cartridge not being full.
767390
I have used OC Products and Printonic from Amazon in my printer like this. Most of the generic or refurbished cartridges that I have used worked well. I have had a few that did not. I recently got some very cheap ones from Meritline that worked when first installed, then after a few weeks, suddenly the printer did "not recognize" the cartridge and would not print. I tried a lot of things but nothing worked and I had to throw away those 2 cartridge, 2 black ink. My advice DO NOT get the very cheapest ones. Amazon has a feature that I like very much where it will let you know if the cartridges will work in your printer if you have it listed.
2137930
It didn't work with my Dell. I ended up getting a new all in one printer to replace my Dell. Can't say if it was the ink or the printer.
2101548
I've never tried it. The inks are so cheap on Amazon that I just put whatever is needed. At first I never cared for this printer, but used the others I had. I now use this as my workhorse, especially for eBay sales that I use it all the time because of cheap ink. Works fine with cheap paper, and also does a good job for photos on the best setting. Cheaper to operate than my other three printers. Used about 2 years.
50997
I'm sorry that I can't answer your question as I have long ago changed to another printer (Epson Workforce 3420). I've found that remanufactured cartridges work well in this printer for about the same cost as refilling my own.
963280
I've not tried this, but seems like reviews I've read indicated no. However, it uses much less ink than most printers. We're very pleased with ours.
1422617
I don't own this printer, but I believe the printer uses two different types of Black ink (at the same time, in different slots). So, for the printer to work, you would have to have all the color cartridges installed as well as both black cartridges - one of each type.
1341038
I am not 100% sure but that is what i bought it for, I am just waiting for my ink to come. I do know that if you are going to try it you need sublimation ink which does not come with this printer. You should NOT use any other ink in the printer if you are going to use the sublimation ink in the machine. this process does not work on cotton materials it must be a polyester or a poly blend also there is a place that sells it cheaper i paid 169 i think
1626447
i used their ink for an Epson 420 workforce..it worked most of the time,but i had to use one factory ink to use their 3 with it...hope i helped
1002628
Sorry to hear about your problem, I never had any problem with mine recognizing the ink cartridges. I have ordered 2 different package deals and they both have worked. I would say that you have a problem within the printer itself. To have it fixed would cost more than getting another one. Unless it's still under Warranty.
2203546
Not sure what you mean by "3rd party" but if you are talking about generic cartridges that are not made by Epson for this printer, then I don't know, because I have always bought genuine Epson cartridges. I might try using generic cartridges once this batch runs out. Did I answer your question, was I right about what you meant?
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
974731
Yes, the printer does come with ink! There are also some very economical inks available on Amazon.com for this printer. I bought some replacement ink here that wasn't "brand name" as recommened, but it works great and there's more for your money.
1950260
Yes the ink from Inktoneram works great over high priced OEM inks from Epson. Save a whole lot of money.