Does anyone actually buy a new printer every time they run out of ink?

Chomeur

I've just bought supposedly compatible ink from two suppliers for my Epson printer and neither is recognised. I've run countless nozzle cleaning operations and printing of test pages and been through a complicated procedure to clean the heads. The printer still doesn't work. So I'm looking at buying some new Epson ink for £35 or so. For £45 I can get a new printer and I have more confidence that that will work. So I'm seriously considering just starting to buy a new printer every time I run out of ink. The waste seems shocking but really even if my old printer was now working it wouldn't have been worth the time it's taken me to fix it - I should have just bought a new one as soon as there were problems.

Wondering if anyone else had reached this situation?

enfield_freddy

however in most cases the ink supplied in new printers is the smaller "starter" type , so less ink and £10 more


some companies may include full size cartridges , check before buying

PlutoinCapricorn

I paid £19.44 for a pack of Epson cartridges a while back. I bought the printer in 2006. I don't do much printing but the cartridges do not last very long. I did find a place that refills them and that worked.

So I too am thinking about getting a more modern model.

mum2one

I have an Epson and for the love of money I can not get compatible ones to work, I have brought a new printer before as it worked out a fiver more. Madness x

Chomeur

enfield_freddy wrote: »

some companies may include full size cartridges , check before buying

How do you find out though? I'm looking at a printer on Amazon and it just says "Individual Ink Cartridges" no idea if they're half empty or full.

steviebabes

I have a fairly new Epson printer and have not had a problem with compatibles. I also have one that's 5 years old and its much fussier about them. I tend to use the same seller once I find some that work OK.

Baby_Angel

Every time I wanted to print on my Canon InkJet Printer, the ink had just run out or dried out completely. It only took 2 weeks between prints for this to happen. Fed up I bought a cheap B/W Laser printer for £50 :-) Still using the starter cartridge and printed past 300 pages and still going strong. I have said my goodbyes to ink cartridges (original, compatibles and refills) forever !!!! If you don't print everyday, but want the printer to work when you want it, Laser printer is a good one. The original laser toners for my one cost the same as the ink cartridge.

enfield_freddy

Chomeur wrote: »

How do you find out though? I'm looking at a printer on Amazon and it just says "Individual Ink Cartridges" no idea if they're half empty or full.

this is why people go to brick and mortar shops , the ability to ask questions , open boxes and see products demonstrated , with the likes of amazon/ebay and larger mail order , you do not know if a "deal" has been done where the inc smaller cartridges , not an ideal situation , but the only one we have

steviebabes

enfield_freddy wrote: »

this is why people go to brick and mortar shops , the ability to ask questions , open boxes and see products demonstrated , with the likes of amazon/ebay and larger mail order , you do not know if a "deal" has been done where the inc smaller cartridges , not an ideal situation , but the only one we have

Well just try this at Currys/PC world and see what a response you get!
All Epson printers seem to come with demo cartridges, they usually last about 50 sheets.

kwikbreaks

Epson experimented with a firmware on some models to recognise and reject compatibles. When I replaced my old Epson I checked first if there were compatibles on sale on eBay that specifically stated the new printer before buying it. If you buy compatibles that don't work you can always dispute the transaction and get a refund if they wont work on the named printer.

I've always used cheap compatibles and very rarely had a problem. Just once in a while one will play up but as ofen as not I've found taking it out and just putting it back in worked. If it doesn't it's a lot less distressing bunging the odd one that was £5 for a set of 12 than one from a set that cost about £30.

LadyDee

Chomeur wrote: »

I've just bought supposedly compatible ink from two suppliers for my Epson printer and neither is recognised. I've run countless nozzle cleaning operations and printing of test pages and been through a complicated procedure to clean the heads. The printer still doesn't work. So I'm looking at buying some new Epson ink for £35 or so. For £45 I can get a new printer and I have more confidence that that will work. So I'm seriously considering just starting to buy a new printer every time I run out of ink. The waste seems shocking but really even if my old printer was now working it wouldn't have been worth the time it's taken me to fix it - I should have just bought a new one as soon as there were problems.

Wondering if anyone else had reached this situation?

When I last bought some (very!) cheap compatibles for an Epson printer I too got that message.

I phoned the supplier to ask for advice and after following what he told me they worked perfectly.

Turn off printer, turn off mains supply to printer, disconnect cable to PC and leave for a while (I think it was half an hour). Reconnect cables, turn everything on and success - it worked. Nort sure why it is necessary to leave it all disconnected and switched off but it certainly did the trick.