Canon Printer Ink Cartridge question

moneymakestheworldgoround

Hi

I have a Canon MP140 printer and have run out of ink.

To buy new ones is around £45 for both.

However, a whole new printer with ink cartridges is currently reduced to £30. Which means it could possibly be cheaper to buy a new printer.

I asked if the cartridges that come with it are full or just partially full for a starter session, but one assistant said they were normal full cartridges, and the other assistant said they were not.

Does anyone know the answer?

I have bought both the cartridges and the printer with cartridges with the view of returning one or other tomorrow. I dont want to refill them, or buy a different printer so I hope someone can help with the question asked.

The new cartridges say 16ml, but the ones that come with the printer do not have a ml indication on them.

Thanks in advance

moonrakerz

I think both were correct !

Some do and some don't - my Canon came with different, lower capacity, cartridges when it was new. You can't actually buy these (as if you would want to !!) they are only supplied with new printers. Externally they are identical to the "normal" ones - just half full and a different label stuck on them !

I buy new Canon cartridges and refill them myself 2 or 3 times, that seems to work quite well.

Esqui

As far as I know, Kodak are the only manufacturer who put full ink cartridges in the box. Lexmark definitely do not.

HP, Epson and Canon: I don't think they do, but I may end up pleasantly surprised

moneymakestheworldgoround

Thanks

I print so much that I have no idea if the first cartridges were full or half.

I'll take the printer back and stick with the normal cartridges I bought. I am sure I can get the price down with some research !

As for refilling, the last time I tried that it looked like I had murdered someone !! Not an experience I want to repeat !!

petermatheson1

Have you thought about using compatibles?
I've used compatibles in my Epson for years and never had any problems, but then if I did have problems - the printer only cost me £40. The amount of money I've saved by buying compatibles in the mean time would definitely offset the price of a new printer!

http://printcartridge.net/

thor

I second the compatibles suggestion. I have a canon ip4300 and buy all my cartridges off ebay for less than a couple of pounds each. The are chipless so you have to re-use chips from genuine cartridges but if you don't feel up to it you can now get chipped cartridges for only a little bit more.
I have found there is no difference at all in quality between these compats and canon's own brand.

coolagarry

moneymakestheworldgoround wrote: »

Thanks
As for refilling, the last time I tried that it looked like I had murdered someone !! Not an experience I want to repeat !!

I know what you mean as I had the same experience but I strongly recommend that you persevere. I can now fill all four cartridges on my ip4500 in about 10 mins with very little collateral damage.

I put sellotape over the 'injection' hole rather than the plug which I could never fit and I have a thin plastic bag on my left hand when I keep a finger over the 'outlet' hole. It works really well !!

Inactive

Esqui wrote: »

As far as I know, Kodak are the only manufacturer who put full ink cartridges in the box. Lexmark definitely do not.

Brother also supply full cartridges with their printers.

Compatibles can be sourced for under £2.00 each delivered.

wednesday2212

I tried to find some info on the Canon cartridges but I couldn't find the info I was after. Here's a capacity guide for HP printer cartridges so you can see what the maximum capacity is compared to the ones you are buying. Then all you need to do is divide the price by the ml of ink to see how much you are paying per ml. I'll see if I can find any info on the Canon ones.

Hadrian

Does anyone really think that manufacturers of printers actually fully fill their cartridges in their new printers? Look at the websites for 'Printers'. There are literally thousands of the things. That can only mean one thing. Manufacturers get their printers made in the Far East (MINE in Vietnam!!) for pennies and rake in millions £'ss for their cartridges. They keep bringing out new printers simply to keep ahead of the compatible makers. Re-fill them - I do.

aabinitio

Right, Main question was to see if there were cheper alternatives and why manufacturers do what they do to get you spend more of your hard earned money.

I am an ink retailer myself. Canon MP140 takes two types of cartrdiges, a low capacity and a high capacity. Low capacity cartridges are what it comes with when you buy a new printer. And high capacity cartridge is what is available as a replacement cost when the 1st lot runs out.

Also the reason behind this as well is that there are two types of print customers. One who prints everyday and other who hardly prints and as such these two options.

What youalso need to consider is that the two cartridges your printer takes when they are empty they are worth some money. For e.g. we will pay up to £2 each for the cartrdiges that fits this Canon MP140.

I dont want to be seem to be advertising our business, but there are other options available where you can recover some cost back.

Also in past 2 years, printer manufacturers has started to reduce the ink in the cartridges, which makes the original cartridges cheaper. For e.g. Canon IP4500 colour cartridges used to have 19ml ink, now in the new printer IP4600 which is a replacement the cartridges looks same, but the original ink capacity is only 13ml. And as such price might look cheaper but in fact you are just buying a cartridge with low ink.

People buy cartridge based on model and price and not how much ink is there in the cartridge. Be vigilant and check that first.

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