is it annoying to have to replace so many ink cartridges? i've only owned dell printers and just had to replace a black and a color. what are your experiences with having so many cartridges?
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Hi, I've owned two excellent Canon printers with 5+ ink cartridges each. Because I do a lot of photographic printing, I run through my inks more quickly. I actually keep a chart of when and which colors get replaced. I am able to anticipate my replacement needs better that way and can have spares on hand in advance. In my case, the colors that I use fastest seem to be yellows, then magenta which surprised me. I am looking to purchase another Canon printer and will only look at ones with individual ink tanks.
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yes, Jorge, it comes with cartridges. My next plan is to replace the cartridges. It costs more than my printer. Would you recommend to replace or refill the cartridge? Thank you so much!
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From previous purchases of printers, I did buy ink separate for this printer. However, to my joyful surprise, a black & color cartridges were included in the box. So now I have a backup for both cartridges. Not sure if cartridges come wIth every printer of this type or it was special from the seller.
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I guess that I had a similar experience. I replaced the black cartridge several times and worked with help desk. Eventually it came down to replacing the entire print engine. At this point I took the printer to the dump. Sorry you had a similar experience.
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There are four ink cartridges and the printer will not run if one color is empty. However, when the black runs low, it will ask if you want to use a combination of the other colors. It then runs a little longer. But, once the black is out, even that option will not work.
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I think that's right. I thought the object of having 3 different color ink cartridges was if one ran out you only had to replace that one. Not all of them. I was a bit disappointed with that.
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I don't know but the printer "decides" that cartridges need to be changed even with little use. We have some of these at our office and they are set to print Black and White only. The printer still forces us to change the color cartridges once in a while.
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I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does anyone have any other ideas? I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does... » Read More I have a problem that I cannot find addressed anywhere. We recently changed both of our black ink cartridges, and now our printer does not print in black or color. If we attempt to print from the computer, fax, or copier it makes the usually sounds, but spits out a piece of completely blank paper. I have tried removing and reinstalling the cartridges-- they all seem to be installed correctly. I can't imagine that the print head has a problem because it was working fine prior to changing the cartridges and we did not touch it. We have changed no settings on the printer or computer. Does anyone have any other ideas? « Show Less
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My husband changes the ink cartridges. I will tell him about the proper way to change each on to avoid any problems. He got a spot of ink on his work jeans and it is there for eternity. When all else fails, read the instructions!.
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I believe only the black ink cartridge is XL with the idea that most printing will be done using the black ink. Better chance all the cartridges will get low on ink around the same time, possibly. For the price, (all ink for printers seems to be expensive), it would be nice if they were all XL.
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Sometimes you have to take one out, power cycle the printer, and put the cartridge back in (sometimes more than once) to get it to recognize it as good. If there's still problems, I would suggest that not all of them be removed at once, just one. Also be aware that much of the time, the printer seems to not recognize the ink level of the cartridges unless it thinks the cartridge is empty and you "replace it" after it tells you to. Just filling them up (in or out of the printer) the printer doesn't really refresh what it thinks the ink level is.
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Here's a hint I use. When I am printing something that does not require color ink (such as a plain letter or music) I select black ink only on my printer (HP 8500) and that extends the life of the color ink greatly. Of course I use more black ink, but that's only one cartridge rather than all four. Also, I never use anything but original HP cartridges, no re-built ones - I've had bad luck with them - they're not worth it.
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I buy all of my ink from the HP website. It is 10% cheaper than retail (same price as Amazon) and free shipping-plus you occasionally get a free package of photo paper with the order. You can buy all of the color cartirdges as a set or buy each color separately for $9.95. I have printed 250 pages of text and my black cartidge is only down 25%
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I had the exact same problem. Epson replaced mine for free, since it was still under warranty. However, when they replaced it, they give you new "trial" ink cartridges. You CANNOT reuse any of the cartridges, no matter how new, in the replacement printer. I called, and they graciously sent me, also free of charge, full ink cartridges. (I had just installed new cartridges, so if Epson had not done this, I'd have the replacement printer on e-bay and switched to HP). I have not had the problem, knock-on-wood, reoccur on the replacement printer.
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I have not tried it without the color cartridges. I'm still working with the original ones that came with the printer. Actually, I'm still using the original black cartridge. I've had this printer since Oct. 2014 and print about (20-30) 42"x30" construction drawings a week. Mostly black. Why not just set the printer properties to black only to save the color ink. If you need the color at some point, you'll have it. I'm assuming you don't own this printer, otherwise you could have found out for yourself.
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Hello!While I can't speak for everyone, we have had an awesome experience with this refill! We are on our second refill & the printer's performance is fine (as it has been performing we purchased ir). I can't imagine ever buying two ink cartridges for the price of a printer again. Hope this helps. :)
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Yes, it does seem to use more ink than other printers. I don't use the printer very often but have had to replace cartridges several times. Sometimes after I haven't used it for a while it won't work until I clean the heads and that usually uses up most of a cartridge.