http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/is_your_printer_wasting_your_ink_and_money/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:40:24 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/is_your_printer_wasting_your_ink_and_money/comment-page-1/#comment-6607 Bev Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:55:40 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/11/04/is_your_printer_wasting_your_ink_and_money.html#comment-6607 I was doing some research in some sites that said all this stuff and a Canon that looked really good was said to suck up the ink like that, so I didn't buy it. I did, however, buy an Epson Artisan 800 which I really like a lot, however, it is also sucking up the ink like every two weeks they are all low. I printed out some business cards this morning with color and I just put the whole page down on my desk. Now that I look at it the whole thing ran and smeared. What do I do about that. More wasted color ink. I am quite p----d. Thanks for letting me vent. Bev I was doing some research in some sites that said all this stuff and a Canon that looked really good was said to suck up the ink like that, so I didn’t buy it.
I did, however, buy an Epson Artisan 800 which I really like a lot, however, it is also sucking up the ink like every two weeks they are all low.
I printed out some business cards this morning with color and I just put the whole page down on my desk. Now that I look at it the whole thing ran and smeared. What do I do about that. More wasted color ink. I am quite p—-d.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Bev

]]> http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/is_your_printer_wasting_your_ink_and_money/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 Steve Gaither Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:59:37 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/11/04/is_your_printer_wasting_your_ink_and_money.html#comment-1668 <p>I recently bought a Lexmark X5495 3-in-one. It went through the first 2 ink cartdriges faster than I thought. After researching, I found that the printer somehow contacts Lexmarks server on a regular basis reporting ink use. Also, the printer will shut down and refuse to work if a cartridge other than Lexmark is used. They have you over a barrel buying their ink. Big brother is in my printer and I can't get him out.</p> I recently bought a Lexmark X5495 3-in-one. It went through the first 2 ink cartdriges faster than I thought. After researching, I found that the printer somehow contacts Lexmarks server on a regular basis reporting ink use. Also, the printer will shut down and refuse to work if a cartridge other than Lexmark is used. They have you over a barrel buying their ink. Big brother is in my printer and I can’t get him out.

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