I am thinking of getting a printer/scanner combined. what make has the cheapest replacement ink cartridges?
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lexmark, well it's not too cheap but it does it all
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On a basis of cost? I have an Epson 320 (much the same) I use 'Continuous Ink Supply' Initial outlay approx £40.00, (complete with 600ml ink,= 45 carts) Ink 600ml = £20.00, approx £0.40 per cartridge.\nSearch for 'epson 300 continuous ink', plenty around.
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If all you want to do is black printing, you do not want to purchase an inkjet printer. You will save a lot of money in the long run if you purchase a monochrome (black only) laser printer. The bad thing about inkjet printers is that if you don't use the color about once a week, the printhead will dry up and your printer will be rendered useless. A laser printer cannot possible dry up since it doesn't use ink, but instead uses toner. Laser printers melt the toner onto the page and thus gives darker black images than inkjets could ever hope to attain.\n\nAs far as printing costs go, an inkjet cartridge will cost you around $25 and will print you about 400 pages. A laserjet toner cartridge will cost you about $70, but will print 2,500 pages. In other words:\n\nTo print 2,500 pages with an inkjet printer, you pay $150.\nTo print 2,500 pages with a laser printer, you pay $70.\n\nIf you truly only want black printing, go with the monochrome laser printer. Laser printers are built for heavy use and will last you several years. You mentioned that you want a Mac-compatible printer for black-only printing. The HP 1022 is the best printer for you. It supports Windows and Mac, prints only black, and is quiet, fast, and reliable. True, it costs $199, but you will definately be happy with this machine. Don't be suckered into buying a cheap printer only to find yourself replacing the cartridges constantly. This printer is great. Seriously, look into it. I've included a link.
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Don't get caught up in the printer maker misinformation that you can only use cartridges made my Lexmark, or Epson, HP, etc., etc., etc.\n\nI have 3 Epson printers and have been using 2nd source cartridges for several years with no problems or issues.  They are brand new cartridges, not refilled, and heres the price difference for my cartridges.  And yes, the brochure that came with the Epson printers said I absolutely needed to use the Epson cartridges because.....yadda, yadda, yadda.\n\nEpson or Staples   Black + Color Cartridge     $54\n\nimarketcity    Black + Color Cartridge               $3.50\n\nYep that's right $3.50 for a pair.  \n\nGive it a try.  I think you'll be happy with the results you realize.\n\nhttp://www.imarketcity.com\n\nHope this helps.
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Unfortunately that's how printing companies catch you these days, making their printer prices unusually cheap and reeling it in with the cartridges.\n\nYour best bet is to buy a cheap printer and one of the following options:\n\n1. Visit http://www.refreshcartridges.co.uk/\n2. Buy a refill kit and fill them yourself (be very careful of mixing colours)\n3. See if you can grab some on eBay.\n\nIf you have an inkjet printer this shouldn't be a problem, however if you have a laserjet printer already (these aren't too cheap, but offer better print quality) then you must buy a toner cartridge, and unfortunately these also come at a price and cannot be refilled.\n\nHope this helps.
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Buying a all-in-1 machine is the best route.  You'll have warranty protection, updated features and drivers, and save some desktop space.\n\nFurthermore, the older scanners will no longer have drivers for Win XP and beyond, and no technical support whatsoever.
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Lexmark z33.\n\nThe cartridges 16/26 or 17/27 are quite possibly the poorest designed cartridges on the market.  The print head clogs quickly, they are low capacity and they really don't have all that many nozzles to begin with, thus print quality is less than that of their competitors.\n\nTo Add insult to injury when this printer came on the market you could purchase it for $30 and would have to spend 90 to replace the cartridges.  Most were trashed, adding to the problem of E-waste.   Thank you Lexmark for another substandard quality product.\n\nDid I mention they also make Dells?
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epsons arent the best idea (as you've probably already figured out). like you said, the ink isn't cheap and it's tough to keep the ink from clotting up in there. laser printers are the way to go. they last much longer, print thousands of pages before needing a new toner, and toners can be found online for a decent price (they might cost more than an inkjet cartridge, but just keep in mind you wont have to buy them as often). \n\nif youre still looking for an inkjet, take a look at the HP lines. theyre fast, dependable, and not too expensive.\n\n*dont buy ink (toners or cartridges) at the store. check online and you'll find them for significantly less.
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Hey,\n\n   You should go with a Canon because their ink cartridges are affordable. Don't by a Lexmark or an HP what ever you do.\n\n  Canon inkjet printers don't run out of ink that fast unless you make all your prints high quality. There are 4 selections high, standard, draft, and custom. We use a Canon Pixma IP1500 and make 10-20 black and white standard prints on a daily basis and replace the ink cartridge about once every 3-4 weeks. The cartridges cost about $3.50 for color and $2.50 for black at the most. See http://private.abacus24-7.com
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HP\n\nUnless you want to spend more than $1,000, get a HP.  In the sub-$1,000 area, they are the best.\n\nAny printer less than $100 should be considered a throw-away.  They only sell them that cheap with the hopes that you will spend many times that on their brand of ink.\n\nMy other 2 cents: Color LaserJets are in the sub-$300 range and worth every penny.
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(m)\n\nHP Ink Cartridges - These cartridges are either Hewlett Packard branded original HP print cartridges or ENHANCED QUALITY Branded alternatives all at substantially reduced prices. HP Inks -For the BEST DEALS  on  Inkjet printer cartridges simply click onto one of the buttons above or for details on Refill Kits click here now. All cartridges unless otherwise stated as HP or Hewlett Packard original have been assembled filled and tested in our own factory utilising HP Original component parts and system matched inks. These HP Ink Cartridges produce output which is similar to that produced by a manufacturers branded inkjet cartridge but at a fraction of the price.
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okay, i think i got the same freebie as you, if you did, theres only one other ink cartrage that will fit your dell and its made by Lexmark, now what sux about dell is that you can only buy dell cartrages from dell, so yea, dont buy any printers off Dell.\n\nGo to or look for Cartrage World, they're a great franchise store to go to for this stuff.
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I use an HP Deskjet, All-in-one. It was cheaper, but It serves as a printer, scanner, photocopier, and fax, all at once. I quite like HP, their printers also work under Linux.
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buyerslab.com will have that info, but you need a subscription to use it and you'd have to do the math yourself.  If they're both lasers the copier will be between .005 to .015 per copy, the printer will usually be between .019 and .05 per print.  \n\nQuite often it will cost you $20 more per ream of paper to use a printer.  If it is an inkjet the costs are a lot higher
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There are a lot of ink companies out there that sell generic for everything.  The last one I used was Printpal.
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if you are looking for new carts you can find non-name brand cartridges at continental printing supplies.\n\ntheir contact info is in the site, they do not have the current prices in their site, but if you contact them, they can ship it to you in like 24-48 business hours and they are guaranteed to work in your machine.
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I had one of those printers and it stopped printing all together and I had to punch some "extra holes" in the print cartridge and place a warm washcloth over it; it only worked for a few prints though.  Good luck.  I think it's some sort of scam, b/c when I researched it, hundreds of people were having the same problem.  I ended up just buying a new printer.   Good luck.