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MissLT · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: printers and cartridges

i want to change my printer as my cartridges are expensive...im paying about £ 18 for each cartridge..

does anyone know which printer is the best to get cheap cartridges for...i keep seeing canon as the cheapest cartridge but what printer do i use with them?

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summertime · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject:

i always get my printers and accessories from

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my most recent one is a cannon pixma ip1500 and the cartridges cost about £1.50 - £2 each, its nothing special but does what i want it to

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kitty · Top poster Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 1104

epsom printer are good too and the cartridges aare not too expensive (especislly if you shop around on ebay) Very Happy

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kitty · Top poster Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 1104

sorry, epson Embarassed

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dancingqueen · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:

i cheat and try to print things off at work Embarassed

usually work related or college work related though Wink

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trueblue · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject:

Have started having mine refilled rather than new I understand that the print quality is not as good but it's a lot cheaper

Tiki · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject:

Check when buying your ink cartridges the volume of ink in them. The size of the cartridges are the same but the contents can differ. It's more cost effective for me to buy the cartriges with the larger volume. I buy original HP cartridges not refills nor do I refill them. It might be my bad luck but I've had 2 printers go funny doing that. the other thing that can happen is that if you don't use your printer occasionally the ink nozzels can dry up and you think you're out of ink when you're not. I never change my cartridge when it tells me to. I wait till It shows up when I print something.

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Shirazee · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

I have a Epson and buy compatible cartridges from

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, always very good service as well as good prices. Smile

kizzi · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject:

Just bought a HP PSC1510 All-in-one printer. The cartridges are £10 and £13 approx from Amazon.

Miss_Hooley · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:50 am Post subject:

I have an Epson printer and have recently started getting the refilled cartridges. No problems so far, touch wood ....

old bird · Top poster Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 1295

I have a Lexmark printer (a model from when time began!!) I buy remanufactured cartridges from Tesco. Never had any problems with them (fingers crossed!) Although we have HP printers at work and like Tiki we've had printers go kaput when we haven't bought genuine HP ink cartridges Confused

ellabellamablemoo · member Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 132

I have a epson printer and I buy non epson cartridges from ebay, they work just as well and I get 4 for £10. Will give you the link to him if you like ( and I can find it Confused

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Flossie · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:13 am Post subject:

Whenever I've bought the cheaper, compatible ink, I've regretted it. Either the quality has been poor or it has mucked the printer up. Only buy proper cartridges now but do shop around on the net or ebay for the cheapest.

Matrixx · Class monitor Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 100

Yeh i have experienced problems with compatibles, in the long run i think the cost works out more or less equal because compatibles require alot of cleaning thus this takes up ink, i have been told certain compatibles work really well with specific printers but its a case of finding out which ones.

dadenuk · Moderator Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 9146

The Ink Factory (

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) - one of the cheapest and most reliable suppliers out there, free delivery & other perks.

If you're looking for a printer, be aware that most new ones use 'chipped' cartridges - you can't refill them, you can't use a 'cloned' (3rd party) cartridge.

I have an HP5940 - working brilliantly so far... but I miss my laser printer (just too lazy to install it on the lappy and PC not working at the mo).