cp780 ink: can you buy ink alone for this thing?
213426
nope, you cant buy the ink seperately and there is no other paper you can use but the canon that is made for this product. you have to buy the package which contains an ink casset and the paper. the ink and casset will run out together. I suggust buying the 108 which is 3x36 that way the cost is the cheapst. Another size I really like is the wallet size paper but you will also have to buy a tray for that one.
1162302
That is an interesting price point! If you think their ink price is disgusting take a look at Ricoh's. Its laser cartridges easily add up to a downpayment on a new house! I did finally get Canadian support on the machine on the issue of making the network server feature work (use Firefox not Chrome if you are on a Mac) and once I networked it, it has not power-failed ever again. The internet server has to REMAIN ON all the time. Don't know how long that will last but it has turned out to be a gem for its low price tag.
1231401
There is a compatible system on Amazon. You need to search by the type of printer you own. You can't just take an system and throw it it. Also, there are issues with the systems. I bought one and one of the cartridges leaked in the box. I'm looking ot get refillable cartridges without the connecting reservoir. Less issues that way. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keywords;=deskjet+1000+continuous+ink&rh;=n%3A1064954%2Ck%3Adeskjet+1000+continuous+ink Found this. Maybe it'll help. Do lots of research before you commit to buy. Read the reviews even though a lot may be biased. At least you will get a better idea of what it is and whether or not you really want to chance it on a reservoir system. There is a compatible system on Amazon. You need to search by the type of printer you own. You can't just take an system and throw it it. Also, there are issues with the systems. I bought one and one of the cartridges leaked in the box. I'm looking ot get refillable cartridges without the connecting reservoir. Less issues that way. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keyword...; » Read More There is a compatible system on Amazon. You need to search by the type of printer you own. You can't just take an system and throw it it. Also, there are issues with the systems. I bought one and one of the cartridges leaked in the box. I'm looking ot get refillable cartridges without the connecting reservoir. Less issues that way. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keywords;=deskjet+1000+continuous+ink&rh;=n%3A1064954%2Ck%3Adeskjet+1000+continuous+ink Found this. Maybe it'll help. Do lots of research before you commit to buy. Read the reviews even though a lot may be biased. At least you will get a better idea of what it is and whether or not you really want to chance it on a reservoir system. « Show Less
259888
i buy cheap ink that is compatable with the printer off of amazon. worrying about voiding the warranty is pure folly. they never honor warranties, and a printer is about $100 bucks when the additional warranty is 75% of that. never buy a warranty for anything that costs less than $500---it is a total waste of your money!
1172280
No unfortunately it comes as a set. Canon does not sell the ink separately.
2093349
Yes. It comes with a syring and you can buy bottles of ink to fill at home. You should be able to take them to Costco and other ink stations to refill (though I haven't had a need to fill mine just yet).
1400067
You do need to purchase the additional ink and paper kit to get use out of it. But like many ink jet printers they only give you enough to get started and refills are on you.
1870171
What bothered me about this ink was that you needed a chip resetter. You can't just inject the ink and then start printing, its not that simple. You have to buy a refillable ink cartridge that goes with your model, usually about $74.99-$89.99. But yes it does work with said printer, getting it to work and accept it is a different story. Your best bet is to get the refillable cartridge. Pricey but will save money in the long run.
534010
You buy the ink separately so you can choose your colors. It's not expensive and a bottle of ink lasts me about 6 months.
2135925
Mine is very economical on ink. Not only that, but the 5 cartridge system is very efficient as well...with a combo cartridge you'd have to replace it any time you ran out of an individual color...run out of blue? replace the whole thing. run out of red? replace the whole thing. run out of yellow? replace the whole thing...with 5 cart. sys. you only replace the one that runs out. PLUS you can get ink cartridges for CHEAP on Ebay or Meritline.
1967794
It sounds like a bad idea to leave your ink slots empty anyway. If there is no ink flow through any of the slots for a long period of time the ink inside the ports will dry up and clog the print heads. Also, I wouldn't spend $80 to $100 for replacement ink. You can buy a brand new printer (with ink) for that price! I buy my replacement cartridges for $1.68 each and they work perfectly. Of course the printer companies don't want you to do that so they are going to tell youit's bad for your printer, and perhaps even tell you it will void your warranty.
1583183
It takes the small universal ink cartridge that I think you can get at Stapes, etc. I've left the box it came in at my FL home, but check the ad again; I think it may even come with a converter that uses bottled ink.
93803
Yes, you have to buy sublimation ink. You DO NOT want to install the ink that comes with the printer or it will ruin the printer for sublimation printing.
32856
Yeah, I was buying ink every month just to print less than 20 pages per month. I finally junked it and bought a HP Office Jet Pro 8600 in June 2013. It's now 2015 and I have not yet replaced the original inks that came with printer. The good thing is you can print b/w when the color ink is out.
1573375
well i'm only using it for general printing ... not for any school work .. i really don't want to spend 60.oo dollars for ink ....... but i wanted to know what i am buying first ......
1434566
I think ink this question has been misdirected to me. I do not sell the product but only use it myself.
1977879
There are drivers for this online. But I'm guessing you must have bought this printer in a garage sale - don't waste your time or money on new ink.