Is it an Ink hog? How is ink consumption?
1361921
Not sure I can answer this question well. As I have not done a great volume of printing with this machine yet, but it appears to be pretty decent so far.
1361922
THIS IS GOOD ON INK , I had it for 6 to 8 weeks I been AT it , I have not run out ink yet BUT if you looking to save ink, YOU need to BUY one that do not used ink they all used ink this one use a lot less ok,( You Have a Bless Day)
1361923
I purchased this printer in February of this year. I do a fair amount of printing and have yet to have the need to change the cartridge. I am very pleased with my purchase thus far. Good luck!
1361924
I think it is about average in its use of ink. The cartridges are the cheapest I have ever bought - $15 for the HP brand.
1361925
What is good about this printer is That it is able to be used with the hp instant ink program I pay 2.99 a month for the color and black. They have more ink than the xl.
1361926
I am so happy that HP has came to their senses and made their Ink cheap and their printers a non-ink hog. I have printed 510 pages in draft mode with just the starter ink the xl is twice the amount from standard unlike my cannon.
102555
If you print a couple pages a day you will be buying ink every few weeks. It drains it. I have had many HP printers and never has one used ink the way this one does.
329009
Hi Linda-The 495 is definitely a low-end printer, so depending on how many years you've had it, and how heavily you used it, it may have just reached it's life expectancy. Mine is still operational after three years, but for the last year it's really gotten heavy use. The ink is starting to leak and smear and the WiFi connection keeps kicking in and out. But, I just bought a replacement - an MX720 series which seems good so far. I've also had excellent service from my other Canon printer - an MX870. I like these better because of automatic two-sided copying. In general, Canon PIXMA printers have served me well, and as always you get what you pay for. Maybe time for you to upgrade. Hi Linda-The 495 is definitely a low-end printer, so depending on how many years you've had it, and how heavily you used it, it may have just reached it's life expectancy. Mine is still operational after three years, but for the last year it's really gotten heavy use. The ink is starting to leak and smear and the WiFi connection keeps kicking in and out. But, I just bought a replacement - an MX720 series which seems good so far. I've also had excellent service from my other Canon printer - an MX870. I like these better because of automatic two-sided copying. In general, Canon PIXMA... » Read More Hi Linda-The 495 is definitely a low-end printer, so depending on how many years you've had it, and how heavily you used it, it may have just reached it's life expectancy. Mine is still operational after three years, but for the last year it's really gotten heavy use. The ink is starting to leak and smear and the WiFi connection keeps kicking in and out. But, I just bought a replacement - an MX720 series which seems good so far. I've also had excellent service from my other Canon printer - an MX870. I like these better because of automatic two-sided copying. In general, Canon PIXMA printers have served me well, and as always you get what you pay for. Maybe time for you to upgrade. « Show Less
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I have had this printer go into automatic cleaning in the middle of the night on several occasions. The manual states that disconnecting the power will have some negative effect on the ink or cartridges. Despite this, unplugging it is the only way that I have found to stop the cleaning process once it has started. I haven't noticed any problems with the ink or cartridges, either (I've had it for about 17 months now). I have also found that if I periodically clean the heads (by pressing the "menu" button, then select "ink", then select "cleaning") it won't clean them on it's own as often. As far as running out of ink, I think that's intended by the company so you will buy more cartridges. I recommend the ink, cartridge, and refill set sold for this brand & model number by "Dinsink". For the price of 2 Brother cartridges (a full refill set is 4), you get cartridges that fit perfectly and are easy to refill. They're also translucent, so you can clearly see that when the printer "can't detect ink", it's usually about 1/3 full! You also get LOTS of ink and I can't see any difference in the color quality. The 4-oz. bottles don't look like much, but it's been about 14 months since I bought these, and I just ran out of ONE bottle of black ink for the first time last month. I've printed dozens of full-color 18" x 24" posters and hundreds of full-color flyers.
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Steven, can you please comment on the color ink usage of the Pinncale Pro 901 printer? Also, if possible, please update on the black ink usage? Thanks a lot.
209858
The printer has 4 large ink tanks. Mine have lasted well over a year with heavy usage.
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 ......
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I always run out of yellow first and than magenta but I have lots of girls that I print things for. I bought this printer on sept 25th and I had to change all the color inks today so they lasted me a month but I print something everyday.It cost me $61.00 at Costco for all the ink colors plus the blacks. Considering I was paying $150.00 for the Epson 1400and it did not last any longer I am really please with amount of printing I have got. It, also, depends on the quality ofprinting your doing and most of mine are set for the very highest quality so I use more ink. Not sure if this helps you or not? I always run out of yellow first and than magenta but I have lots of girls that I print things for. I bought this printer on sept 25th and I had to change all the color inks today so they lasted me a month but I print something everyday.It cost me $61.00 at Costco for all the ink colors plus the blacks. Considering I was paying $150.00 for the Epson 1400and it did not last any longer I am really please with amount of printing I have got. It, also, depends on the quality ofprinting your doing and most of mine are set for the very highest quality so I use more ink. Not... » Read More I always run out of yellow first and than magenta but I have lots of girls that I print things for. I bought this printer on sept 25th and I had to change all the color inks today so they lasted me a month but I print something everyday.It cost me $61.00 at Costco for all the ink colors plus the blacks. Considering I was paying $150.00 for the Epson 1400and it did not last any longer I am really please with amount of printing I have got. It, also, depends on the quality ofprinting your doing and most of mine are set for the very highest quality so I use more ink. Not sure if this helps you or not? « Show Less
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It's a starter ink. So they aren't completely full. U should def buy back ups
735084
I like my printer a lot, and it's so easy to use. i'm not sure if it uses a lot of ink compared to others. I always order the ink/paper packs from Amazon.
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Actually, I returned this printer for refund after finding out it would not do what I wanted to do and also because the ink consumption was PHENOMENAL!!!! Also, when you run out of ink, it just stops! DEAD! Until you get new cartridges, which do NOT hold as much ink as other printer cartridges. Overall, I was NOT impressed with this printer at all. Good luck! :O) (Oh, btw, I bought a Canon MG 6220 printer and I am very happy with this one!
1292650
These answers appear to be addressed to ink usage on the 800. What about the 810?
910907
This printer has a voracious appetite for ink. It automatically consumes ink to clean the print heads when the machine is turned on. I have watched the on-screen display of ink consumption waiting for the printer to warm up to print. Color ink is also used in printing black. The less the printer is used the more ink will be consumed in head cleaningConsider another printer if you cannot afford a major investment for ink. I wish I had purchased a previous model
1652303
To me it really depends on how much printing you do. If you really don't do a lot of printing its not worth the cost. Also, the ink charging system drinks a lot of ink when the printer is left idol for extended periods of time. Yes the ink is very expensive( 8 cartridges at 28 - 32 dollars apiece) I would recommend the Artisan 50 or if you could locate the r2400. If you take good picture these printers will do the job.
579926
I can't comment on total ink consumption as I haven't had the printer long enough but I can tell you that Chroma Optimizer and Light Gray are used much much quicker than the other inks. Whereas the other cartridges are showing full, these other two are showing half empty.
1813298
It's not a fast printer, maybe 10 seconds? I don't use it for ordinary letters or pages, as that is a waste of archival quality ink. The ink doesn't seem to go dry and it is months between my uses. I usually let it do a cleaning or something like that after a long dry spell, and all is good. The trick to having this printer print on heavy card stock or art paper, which the feed often refuses to load, is to use a bit of scotch tape to clean the lint/paper fuzz off the grey rubber roller that picks up the paper.
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I'm not sure why youre asking me this. I suggest you dont buy the printer at all. after the printer ran itself out of ink with its daily head cleanings I have noticed that I can barely use the scanning and faxing features without CONSTANT reminders on the lcd screen to purchase new ink. every other button press results in being inturrupted with a caution that im out of ink. also, i get warning pop ups on my laptop with no easy way to opt out of reminders.