DOES IT GO THRU ALOT OF INK
1405406
I printed 104 4x6" borderless prints before I ran out of just Cyan. Which made perfect sense, because most of the shots included water or blue sky. All other tanks were at 50 per cent. I am VERY pleased with how ink is used by my '5420. Memory card slots, dual paper trays, higher scan resolution than the newer '5520. Love mine.
1405407
We haven't printed very much and the ink shipped with the printer lasted about 3 months. The ink usage seems to be about the same as our previous Canon printer.
1405408
Yes compared to older Canon it replaced. Also seems to need heads cleaned a lot more!
1405409
We replace the cartridges about once every two months, we use this printer in a home office.
1405410
The ink cartridges that came with it were drained pretty fast. The replacement cartridges seem to be holding up well.
1405411
Yes! We don't print very often--maybe once or twice a week, and usually black & white--and we still run low on colors every couple of months.
1405412
Yes, it does go through a lot of ink, especially when printing pictures. This said, the consumption is predictable and consistent with most photo printers. We've bought ink and photo paper together and have consumed almost exactly at the advertised per photo rate.
1405413
Found it to be no worse than our older Canon printer & ink no more expensive.
2155735
No, and I think this is one of the great things about this printer. On their website somewhere it talks about how other companies make their money by marking up ink cartridges to ridiculous levels, and that Brother refuses to do so. I thought that was just hype. But I just ordered new cartridges last night actually, after using the ink that came with the printer for half a year. I got six cartridges on Amazon for 27 bucks TOTAL. My previous printers, that might not even cover one cartridge. So the answer is, NO, it does not go through lots of ink, and NO, it is not expensive!
1509872
Depends on your use - that's obvious, I know. We have two separate computers using the printer and tend to go through the black ink very quickly.
1244113
I'm at about 300 prints and have about half ink in all my colors. You can get a lot of prints out of this!
1497069
I think it goes through ink pretty quickly, though I don't have hard numbers for you on that.
1030503
Yes the INK works Great & actually better because it allows you to use all the ink to the end. It may not tell you when it's almost empty but I would rather use all the Ink then be warned & have it effect my printing & cutting my ink short. :-)
333619
No. I have written mostly on notebooks and printer papers (20 lbs bond) and the ink does not bleed through.
2237
Yes. It'll keep printing until the ink cartridge is completely empty. For example, if the black cartridge runs out, you'll eventually get a blank page as you continue to use the printer.
500978
yes it does and it works well it is the only ink i buy any more for day to day photos
1973068
No. After it runs out of a certain amount of color ink it will absolutely refuse to print, even with a full new black ink when you are trying to print in just black. It's really a rip off and I don't plan on buying one of these again. Right now I have a complete paperweight until I can afford some color ink, even though I never print in color.
1319906
YES!!!!!It devours ink. I EXHAUSTED 90% of the BLACK and 30% of the COLORS in the initial installation. The rest disappeared when I attempted to clean the heads. It
559943
If I understand the question - This printer comes loaded with ink cartridges. Although, the cartridges are fairly low capacity. Enough to get you by for awhile. I hope this answers your question.
1804387
No. Comes out ready to go. Also, goes beyond low ink indicator. Meaning you can still print quite a lot until you really run out.
1133892
Yes, it does show through when I print with my Canon MG8120. Maybe it depends on the printer.
682457
Technically it does, but it does not yield the amount of ink that it is supposed to.
984138
Not that I can say. It sounds like you may not use your printer in a daily basis. I have a client who has this printer and they use it a lot. I have one in my office and it might go maybe three days in between uses. I have not noticed any issues with the ink. One thing - in wise that I really like about this machine is the ink doesn't runon the page if the page gets wet where most ink jets do. This machine has great functions that ar very user friendly.
432806
The ink definitely goes fast. I couldn't believe how within just a couple of days the ink would be out. So I now only use mine when needed or with crafts. But if it is worth it to be able to erase and buy the refills, it's a great pen.