Does this printer use individual ink cartridges for each color?
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Will the ink last as long as on my HP ENVY (which is not very long), and will it be as expensive? Never used Epson, always HP.... Comments about comparable Brother printer?
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No, it uses "DURABrite® Ultra Ink cartridges7 - Four 252-series ink cartridges: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow".
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The printer does come with cartridges, and actually comes with an extra set of color. So you get 7 cartridges in all. However, they are not the XL variety.
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I don't know what other printers it works with, however, if you take the cartridge number and enter it into google search it may somewhere in the list pull up all the printers it works with.
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No, just all black copys. I like it because of that a color cartridge uses up a lot of ink. This way I don't have too worry about buying both cartridges. Just one!!!
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I don't know, but don't think it uses anymore ink than other printer. I will say I am very pleased with the quality of the print. Colors are great!
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No, it just prints the one size. Requires special paper that has the ink crystals in the paper. It does have it limitations , but it is still a wonderful little printer, I love it.
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Yes, You can choose between Auto, Color or Mono in the Printing Preferences (right-click printer icon) and also on a case-by-case basis by changing the settings on the print dialog. As others have stated, you cannot print if one cartridge is "empty", but this can be bypassed by resetting the cartridge through the printer menu. Google it or check on YouTube for detailed instructions.
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Bobby, good question and I'm not sure. However, all the cartridges are really cheap through amazon. I've had this printer for three years and use it constantly. Works great!
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Yes you can print everything in one color or in different color on each letters or names.....
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Yes. The printer comes with black + colors. If you use only black, it will be happy. If you use up the colors, leave the empty color cartridges in place. It will nag you to replace the empty ones but you can ignore that. There are super-size black cartridges available and I suggest you use them for lower cost. I have 2 of these printers used mostly for scanning and printing 11x17 engineering drawings and have no complaints after about 2 years.
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Yes, it comes with starter cartridges. however, be warned, you MUST have the starter cartridge in order for it to initialize/install. We bought several of these printers at the same time (love them) but ran out of ink in one and use the starter cartridge from one of the unopened boxes - and have now spent 4 hours trying to resolve how to get a replacement starter cartridge. Frustrating.
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There are individual color cartridges inside this multi-pak. Each cartridge is filled with a larger quantity of ink compared to the regular cartridge.
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Yes, it does seem to use more ink than other printers. I don't use the printer very often but have had to replace cartridges several times. Sometimes after I haven't used it for a while it won't work until I clean the heads and that usually uses up most of a cartridge.
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The printer I received included "starter" black, cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges. They are intended for fewer prints than regular cartridges.
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Yes. It only prints in black. The reason I got this is because if u print in black most of the time u use less ink versus the multi-color printers. Multi-color printer uses all colors even if u are printing in black only, therefor ink runs out quicker and its a bigger expense. Hope this helps.
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Not that I know, I only ordered the one tgat came with the printer that had all tge colors,
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Short answer: No, not automatically. However, there are clumsy ways to work around it. I leave the empty ($$$) color cartridge in; ignore the constant bitching; and try to print everything B&W, using Print Preferences for my System, WordProcessor or Document. I've had a long battle with this F4480 printer, after having a wonderful relationship with a similar HP 1200 series printer. The 1200 had cartridges that I refilled dozens of times -- it was easy, and low color simply didn't seem to be a problem. Yes, my F4480 constantly complains about the ($60) cartridges being out of ink. Yet I have found almost no way to simply tell it to print everything Black & White. Only deep in my (Mac OS or WORD or Document) Print Set-up options can I set "Draft" and "Print B&W" etc. (by System, Application or by Document). Generally I just ignore the constant complaining about low color ink -- however, printing an occasional document with any color text will not print that text -- often the most critical data (Date and Time, etc). Note: there are several levels of "Clean Print Heads" - all of which waste increasing amounts of precious ink. You can't win with this printer. So yes it's a problem, and a damned nuisance. A salesman suggested trying to install the latest HP Print Drivers (Fooey, I think they're designed to sell ink). Look through all of your Page Setup or Printer Preference Settings (both System-wide, Word-processor, and Document, Etc). Search for any "Black" Settings, either permanent or per document; and WORST CASE: buy a color cartridge now and then, but NEVER use it. &gt;&gt; And tell HP how unhappy you are.