Does writing on them with an ink pen work? One reviewer said after a week, the ink soaks into the rubber itself leaving an ugly, untidy, smeared word. Is this correct? Has anyone compared these tags to the Dotz Cord Identifiers or the Unitag Snap Tag Cable Identifiers? Does writing on them with an ink pen work? One reviewer said after a week, the ink soaks into the rubber itself leaving an ugly, untidy, smeared word. Is this correct? Has... » Read More Does writing on them with an ink pen work? One reviewer said after a week, the ink soaks into the rubber itself leaving an ugly, untidy, smeared word. Is this correct? Has anyone compared these tags to the Dotz Cord Identifiers or the Unitag Snap Tag Cable Identifiers? « Show Less
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I use a regular ball point pen - not the gel type. I let it dry a few minutes.
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I didn't use a pen because of the shiny surface. I thought it would smear. I used a fine point sharpee and that worked great.
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Some of mine smeared. Best to put them on first. Write on them. And give it ample time to dry.
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I have not compared them. you have to use a fine tip permanent marker. ink will mear
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I used a sharpie on them two years ago and they're still legible with no smearing.
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I'm using them in my WF-2540 now. The black I installed worked fine and the color looks black, not dark charcoal. However, my first set of color did not work. Only the red emitted ink, but it looked more like it was leaking ink out while the head was moving back and forth (it was not actually leaking). The 2nd set of color I'm using now and are working fine. For the price, it's still a good deal for me.
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I just wrote on some very porous legal pad paper. I used the cartridge ink and a gel pen for comparison. Yes, the ink does bleed through porous paper. The gel ink did not.
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They are white inkjet and they do not hold ink well. Any slight bit of moisture or even touching with fingers, AFTER drying, and the ink will smudge/bleed or completely wipe off. If you want a professional looking product that doesn't have this issue, use their watershield versions instead. They are comparable to the Primera Tuffcoat Extreme discs, but cheaper. I don't recommend these specific ones for anything professional (IE: if you are selling CDs in packaging or as a service). If you don't care about being able to rub the ink completely off or getting destroyed from moisture, then they'll work fine and store data/audio like any other CD-R. They are white inkjet and they do not hold ink well. Any slight bit of moisture or even touching with fingers, AFTER drying, and the ink will smudge/bleed or completely wipe off. If you want a professional looking product that doesn't have this issue, use their watershield versions instead. They are comparable to the Primera Tuffcoat Extreme discs, but cheaper. I don't recommend these specific ones for anything professional (IE: if you are selling CDs in packaging or as a service). If you don't care about being able to rub the ink completely off or getting destroyed from moisture, then... » Read More They are white inkjet and they do not hold ink well. Any slight bit of moisture or even touching with fingers, AFTER drying, and the ink will smudge/bleed or completely wipe off. If you want a professional looking product that doesn't have this issue, use their watershield versions instead. They are comparable to the Primera Tuffcoat Extreme discs, but cheaper. I don't recommend these specific ones for anything professional (IE: if you are selling CDs in packaging or as a service). If you don't care about being able to rub the ink completely off or getting destroyed from moisture, then they'll work fine and store data/audio like any other CD-R. « Show Less
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I tried it and it did work. I used a regular black ink pen. You may have to go over it another time to make sure it's dark enough.
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Please disregard that first comment I was using dictation from my iPad and it sometimes does not work. We wrote on one of the cups with a sharpie pen and it worked fine it did not smear or bead up
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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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Hi Justine, Yes it does.The pen comes with a plastic pre-filled tube of Namci ink as well as the piston fill. Although the experience with the pen while using the Namiki ink was fantastic, other inks don't work as well.They do affect your pen experience as the flow and feel of writing is not as impressive.So i would recommend buying a jar of namiki ink as well...would hopefully help maintain the wow effect.Please do share with me your experience, would love to know if you have the same experience or a different oneBest Regards, Majed Hi Justine, Yes it does.The pen comes with a plastic pre-filled tube of Namci ink as well as the piston fill. Although the experience with the pen while using the Namiki ink was fantastic, other inks don't work as well.They do affect your pen experience as the flow and feel of writing is not as impressive.So i would recommend buying a jar of namiki ink as well...would hopefully help maintain the wow effect.Please do share with me your experience, would love to know if you have the same experience or a different oneBest... » Read More Hi Justine, Yes it does.The pen comes with a plastic pre-filled tube of Namci ink as well as the piston fill. Although the experience with the pen while using the Namiki ink was fantastic, other inks don't work as well.They do affect your pen experience as the flow and feel of writing is not as impressive.So i would recommend buying a jar of namiki ink as well...would hopefully help maintain the wow effect.Please do share with me your experience, would love to know if you have the same experience or a different oneBest Regards, Majed « Show Less
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They do not work on mine! My printer keeps says "Cannot Detect". I think the microchip used on the generic ink cartridges are outdated. Waste of money :(
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I have tried several different types of replacement inks for Lexmark printers. None of them have worked. I only use the Lexmark brand ink. I know it is costly, but I was wasting a lot of money on replacemnt ink that just didn't work.
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I write with fountain pens all the time, and the ink from these pens dries as fast as any other fountain pen. If you rub your finger across it right away, it will smudge, but in just a few seconds the ink is dry. Of course with any ink, the nature of the paper or other medium will have s significant influence on how fast the ink drys and how well it will write.
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I've used them to sign vinyl records and there was some bleeding into the grooves. I just tried a doodle on a scrap shirt and looks like no bleeding. I used a 100% cotton black T. The ink is very dark, would maybe be better with a second stroke. Looks more grey with a touch of sparkle. It is quite noticeable though. Can't speak as to the wash ability of the T though. It does appear to have "sunk in" to the fabric a bit. I'd say the result is different than I thought it would be, better than expected.
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JL, I know what Dinsink advertises about the ink. They call it universal, usually in my limited understanding a water-based dye ink. I could be wrong. Have you questioned Dinsink?
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No. I've tried them in Pelikan, Pilot, Waterman, Waterford, MB, and some Japanese pens and am not able to get them to work. There is a variety of ink cartridges on Amazon (sold by Amazon) for pens from various countries. If I knew the make of pen I might suggest a specific brand of cartridges. In lieu of this, stick to the pen brand for cartridges. You might be able to get the Jinhoa cartridges to work, but I prefer the easy fit of more typical cartridge for my instruments. The ole story, a $0.20 cartridge to mess up the feed on a $600 pen... I'm a 40 year collector. Beth's advice rings good with me, especially the cleaning portion. No. I've tried them in Pelikan, Pilot, Waterman, Waterford, MB, and some Japanese pens and am not able to get them to work. There is a variety of ink cartridges on Amazon (sold by Amazon) for pens from various countries. If I knew the make of pen I might suggest a specific brand of cartridges. In lieu of this, stick to the pen brand for cartridges. You might be able to get the Jinhoa cartridges to work, but I prefer the easy fit of more typical cartridge for my instruments. The ole story, a $0.20 cartridge to mess up the feed on a $600 pen... I'm a 40 year collector. Beth's advice rings... » Read More No. I've tried them in Pelikan, Pilot, Waterman, Waterford, MB, and some Japanese pens and am not able to get them to work. There is a variety of ink cartridges on Amazon (sold by Amazon) for pens from various countries. If I knew the make of pen I might suggest a specific brand of cartridges. In lieu of this, stick to the pen brand for cartridges. You might be able to get the Jinhoa cartridges to work, but I prefer the easy fit of more typical cartridge for my instruments. The ole story, a $0.20 cartridge to mess up the feed on a $600 pen... I'm a 40 year collector. Beth's advice rings good with me, especially the cleaning portion. « Show Less
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Hello Brenda,Thanks for the inquiry. After the initial application, the tackiness wears off quickly (within 15 minutes or less), and the S Pen works perfectly.
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Hi - if you use an inkjet then the printing will run as soon as it rains. The laser permanently imprints the image during a heating process in the printer itself. Also, I recommend that you BOLD all your typing as this further ensures that the images will remain for years. If you use the regular print then the images will fade in a couple of years, thus causing you to retype the labels. Please also consider the Avery clear labels (#5630). It took me a long time to be convinced to use the clear ones but they are less obtrusive when you look at all the tags in the winter garden. Also, the sun seems to bake the clear labels onto the markers. These are also laser labels. Hope this is helpful. Faith Hi - if you use an inkjet then the printing will run as soon as it rains. The laser permanently imprints the image during a heating process in the printer itself. Also, I recommend that you BOLD all your typing as this further ensures that the images will remain for years. If you use the regular print then the images will fade in a couple of years, thus causing you to retype the labels. Please also consider the Avery clear labels (#5630). It took me a long time to be convinced to use the clear ones but they are less obtrusive when you look at all the tags in the winter garden. Also, the sun... » Read More Hi - if you use an inkjet then the printing will run as soon as it rains. The laser permanently imprints the image during a heating process in the printer itself. Also, I recommend that you BOLD all your typing as this further ensures that the images will remain for years. If you use the regular print then the images will fade in a couple of years, thus causing you to retype the labels. Please also consider the Avery clear labels (#5630). It took me a long time to be convinced to use the clear ones but they are less obtrusive when you look at all the tags in the winter garden. Also, the sun seems to bake the clear labels onto the markers. These are also laser labels. Hope this is helpful. Faith « Show Less
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They seem to write upside down, at least for a short period of time. I remember that the marketers of the old Fisher Space Pen made a big deal about how that pen could always write upside down. That never seemed very important to me, but I sort of assumed taht other pens, like the Jotter and PaperMate pens, must not be able to do so. But I just tried, and my pen seems to write fine.