Advice for the best printer cartridge.

Closing this old thread as the spammers seemed attracted to it and the OP was a spammer too it appears.

John28,

Without knowing what printer, we can guess at best.
Information will get you better answers.

Matt

bikendan wrote:
So a brand new member asks about best printer cartridges, on a RV forum. Sounds like a spammer to me.

If there had been a link I would have thought spam, but no link. So I'm thinking more like troll. Meaningless post just to generate posts.

We do a fair amount of printing, toyed with the generics, never tried refilling. Now use HP ink program. Pay by the month and they send cartridges when needed. Works well for us.

So a brand new member asks about best printer cartridges, on a RV forum. Sounds like a spammer to me.

Way back when, the ink/toner actually ran out and you replaced the cartridges/toner, but now a lot of them just count the number of pages printed and decide that after X number of pages, it's time for new cartridges/toner. What a racket.

Definitely printer manufacturer model dependant, or a generic specific model.
I've used the Costco refill service (now discontinued), but was warned that HP puts a chip in the cartridge, that makes the cartridge unusable after a time. Now I have a refilled cartridge that works and one that doesn't.
Next printer will have user refillable chambers.

Ken

I learned a long time ago not to buy an ink jet printer. The ink is expensive. If the media gets wet, it is gone. Many people in a disaster lost their important documents and pictures. I am happy with a laser printer. It cost more up front, but is much less costly in the long run.

opnspaces wrote:
When I had ink jet printers I was replacing cartridges every year or so at about $75 a pop. So unless you need color printing your return on investment is much better with laser.

Even a color laser is a good value these days. Choose a printer with separate color cartridges for best results. Separate Black, Blue, Yellow, Red would be minimum.

For my Canon IX6870 I buy my cartridges from Arthur Imaging. Every bit as good as Canon, excellent color for prints, and a fraction of the price. They sell compatible cartridges for several brands, but not for cheap ink jet printers.