Cheapest Lexmark Ink

petunia100

I have a Lexmark 2490. Where's thecheapest place to buy ink for it?
Thanks.

poppasmurf_bewdley

I made the mistake of buying a Lexmark printer about five years ago, and then found out you couldn't get the cartridges anywhere but PC World and they were horrifically pricey.

Rather than pay those prices I threw away a brand new machine as a set of cartridges was almost the same as the machine cost.

I put it down to experience and not checking before I bought. A mistake I will never make again.

petunia100

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I made the mistake of buying a Lexmark printer about five years ago, and then found out you couldn't get the cartridges anywhere but PC World and they were horrifically pricey.

Rather than pay those prices I threw away a brand new machine as a set of cartridges was almost the same as the machine cost.

I put it down to experience and not checking before I bought. A mistake I will never make again.

Thanks for your reply.

I was given the printer free with a laptop some years ago. I have been able to find the cartridges for about £7 each but wondered if there were any cheaper elsewhere.

poppasmurf_bewdley

petunia100 wrote: »

Thanks for your reply.

I was given the printer free with a laptop some years ago. I have been able to find the cartridges for about £7 each but wondered if there were any cheaper elsewhere.

I think the ones for the Lexmark printer I bought were about £35 each! I bought a new HP printer for less than the cost of one of Lexmark's cartridges, and the cartridges are about £18 for a pair.

Kernel_Sanders

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Rather than pay those prices I threw away a brand new machine as a set of cartridges was almost the same as the machine cost.
I put it down to experience and not checking before I bought. A mistake I will never make again.

The mistake you made was not seeking advice here; you would have been advised to get a universal cartridge refill kit.