Are ther stores that refill printer ink cartidges for cheap? (Office, work)
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I can buy re manufactured cartridges for my HP for $11.50 each but wondering are there places where I can bring my cartridges and refill for $8 or less?
I have gone through numerous ink jet printers over the years. Got one collecting dust in a closet right now. However, I have two color laser printers and don't have this problem. If one is printing a lot of stuff the cost of the ink cartridges can be prohibitive. It really is a racket. Some people merely buy a new printer and donate the old one to charity and take a write-off.
Bottom line: Ink jet printers are a rip-off. The manufacturers get the customer to buy the printer and then bleed them dry with the cartridge replacements. Ever wonder why the blades on razors are so expensive? That's another rip-off. I went back to my old Trac II where I can change blades once a week for pennies.
I have gone through numerous ink jet printers over the years. Got one collecting dust in a closet right now. However, I have two color laser printers and don't have this problem. If one is printing a lot of stuff the cost of the ink cartridges can be prohibitive. It really is a racket. Some people merely buy a new printer and donate the old one to charity and take a write-off.
Bottom line: Ink jet printers are a rip-off. The manufacturers get the customer to buy the printer and then bleed them dry with the cartridge replacements. Ever wonder why the blades on razors are so expensive? That's another rip-off. I went back to my old Trac II where I can change blades once a week for pennies.
I have a Samsung CLP 315 I purchased at Office Depot about three or four years ago. I don't know exactly the deal but it was marked at like $79 so I scooped it up. I also have an Okidata color laser that I haven't used in a while but it worked fine at the time I put it away. I think I paid about $225 for that one on sale. I've never had to replace cartridges in either one. Of course I don't do a great deal of printing but they do a fine job, when I need them.
I updated my post in this thread to include ongoing expenses for the printer being discussed.
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Samsung CLP-315 Black Toner: $56.99 at Staples and prints 1500 pages - 3.8 cents per page.
Samsung CLP-315 Color Toner: $50.99 at Staples and prints 1000 pages (each, you need 3).
Samsung CLP-315 Imaging Drum: $171.99 at Staples and prints 24000 black pages (6000 color pages).
Samsung CLP-315 Black Printing Speed: 17 Pages per minute.
Brother MFC-9320CW Printing Power Draw: 350 Watts.
Brother MFC-9320CW Black Toner: $74.99 at Staples and prints 2200 pages - 3.4 cents per page.
Brother MFC-9320CW Color Toner: $69.99 at Staples and prints 1400 pages (each, you need 3).
Brother MFC-9320CW Black Printing Speed: 17 Pages per minute.
Brother MFC-9320CW Printing Power Draw: 480 Watts.
Brother HL-2240 Black Toner: $68.49 at Staples and prints 2600 pages - 2.6 cents per page.
Brother HL-2240 Black Printing Speed: 24 Pages per minute.
Brother HL-2240 Printing Power Draw: 495 Watts.
HP 1200 B/W Black Toner: $92.99 at Staples and prints 3500 pages - 2.7 cents per page.
HP 1200 B/W Black Printing Speed: 28 Pages per minute.
HP 1200 B/W Printing Power Draw: 285 Watts.
HP Laserjet Pro 300 Black Toner: $83.99 at Staples and prints 2200 pages - 3.8 cents per page.
HP Laserjet Pro 300 Color Toner: $119.99 at Staples and prints 2600 pages (each, you need 3).
HP Laserjet Pro 300 Black Printing Speed: 19 Pages per minute.
HP Laserjet Pro 300 Printing Power Draw: 445 Watts.
Canon MP560 Pixma Black Ink: $12.99 at Staples and prints 340 pages - 3.8 cents per page.
Canon MP560 Pixma Color Ink: $15.99 at Staples and prints 420 pages (each, you need 4).
Canon MP560 Pixma Black Printing Speed: 9.1 Images per minute.
Canon MP560 Pixma Printing Power Draw: 14 Watts.
Canon PIXMA MG5220 Black Ink: $15.99 at Staples and prints 310 pages - 4.2 cents per page.
Canon PIXMA MG5220 Color Ink: $13.99 at Staples and prints 460 pages (each, you need 4).
Canon PIXMA MG5220 Black Printing Speed: 11.3 Images per minute.
Canon PIXMA MG5220 Printing Power Draw: ???.
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Black Ink: 38.99 at Staples and prints 2200 pages - 1.8 cents per page.
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Color Ink: 27.99 at Staples and prints 1400 pages (each, you need 3).
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Black Printing Speed: 35 Pages per minute.
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Printing Power Draw: 26 Watts.
HP Officejet Pro 8600 Black Ink: 36.99 at Staples and prints 2300 pages - 1.6 cents per page.
HP Officejet Pro 8600 Color Ink: 27.99 at Staples and prints 1500 pages (each, you need 3).
HP Officejet Pro 8600 Black Printing Speed: 35 Pages per minute.
HP Officejet Pro 8600 Printing Power Draw: 28 Watts.
HP Officejet Pro X400/500 Black Ink: 119.99 at Staples and prints 9600 pages - 1.2 cents per page.
HP Officejet Pro X400/500 Color Ink: 119.99 at Staples and prints 6600 pages (each, you need 3).
HP Officejet Pro X400/500 Black Printing Speed: 70 Pages per minute.
HP Officejet Pro X400/500 Printing Power Draw: 70 Watts.
$7/refill for any of the ink cartridges above would certainly make the cost of running the printers cheaper.
I updated my post in this thread to include ongoing expenses for the printer being discussed.
$7/refill for any of the ink cartridges above would certainly make the cost of running the printers cheaper.
As I said, it depends on the number of copies needing printing. I've never used the first toner cartridge up. I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I can probably get it cheaper if and when I need one; possibly on ebay. For example.
As I said, it depends on the number of copies needing printing. I've never used the first toner cartridge up. I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I can probably get it cheaper if and when I need one; possibly on ebay. For example.
I bought generic ink refill kits from Staples that work well in Canon. I don't know if they sell a HP-specific ink or not. HP, many of them, has all 4 ports (colors) in one cartridge. Just Google to find out what color goes where.
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