> On Wednesday 27 June 2018 10:23:02 Dan Youngquist wrote: > > On 06/27/2018 09:53 AM, William Morder wrote: > > > I don't have a lot of money to spend (much less to waste) on printer > > > cartridges, for example. (A couple years ago I bought a 12-pack of HP > > > cartridges for my old HP 825c, but before I could actually use them, the > > > ink dried up! I don't want to go through that again.) > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > [* laser toner refills are more expensive than refills for inkjet] > > > > My laser printers print for about $0.02 per page, including paper. What > > does the cheapest inkjet cost per page? And what does it cost per page if > > the ink dries up before you use it? Toner will still be just fine in 10 or > > 20 years if you haven't used it yet, whether in or out of the printer. > > > > If you want to save money on printing, get a laser printer. > > > > When one has literally no money to spend, one must make do with what is > available. I hear what everybody is saying about laser printers, but that is > not an option. > > There are refillable cartridges, and refill bottles. I doubt that they can dry > up. My old HP cartridges dried up because they sat in a storage space for a > couple years. These won't dry up (at least, not so fast), because I will use > them now. > > I'm only asking if anybody else has tried these refillables. I don't want > advice that I *ought* to buy a laser printer, when I cannot do so. > > Bill > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Aye, I've refilled cartridges and they worked well, but that was on older inkjets. If you have a modern inkjet. You may not be able to do that. The sensors in the carrage will see something is off and reject them. You can try but there's a good chance you are wasting your money. Sorry, I wish I had better news. Kate --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
