Any bad inks about...?

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Davy

Thought the ink list was a good idea at the time, now I'm now havin
doubts...

Wonder if there are any BAD INKS I can add to the list ... no no w
are not interested in OEM....... but willl take note of any good ink
that can be added

Not interested what's inside or whether it's a gold plated box, it'
either good or bad, it does the job or it don't

Dav
 
Davy said:
Thought the ink list was a good idea at the time, now I'm now having
doubts...!
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Where is this list?
Wonder if there are any BAD INKS I can add to the list ... no no we
are not interested in OEM....... but willl take note of any good inks
that can be added.
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Added to what?
 
Davy said:
Thought the ink list was a good idea at the time, now I'm now having
doubts...!

Wonder if there are any BAD INKS I can add to the list ... no no we
are not interested in OEM....... but willl take note of any good inks
that can be added.

Not interested what's inside or whether it's a gold plated box, it's
either good or bad, it does the job or it don't.

Davy
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I just noticed this thread. Yes: it's a good idea, OK?
Bad inks are also a good idea.
Further, suppliers whose product has been inconsistent would be good to
know.

I know of one case in which the formulator is claiming that their inks
are superior to all OEM inks; with their proprietary paper and their
inks as an integrated system, they have a US Navy contract to back up
their claims! Well, that's what their support guy told me on the phone.
It'll be interesting to track this type of phenomenon as well. (The
support guy also said that when used with other papers, the ink behaves
like anyone else's ink). True? Maybe.

What's especially important is to tabulate which brands of printer the
submitter has been using. In fact, I think that this is so important
that data from people who omit this factor should be rejected. The
reason is simply that a supplier's ink for brand "A" machine may be
excellent, whereas the same supplier's ink for brand "B" machine may be
dreadful. Same with refill kits.

This is why all of our postings should identify the poster's machine.
Without this, what he says will be hit-or-miss, or may be totally useless.

Richard
 
Davy said:
Wow....... can't believe it I actually had a reply, many thanks
Richard.
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Uhh, what did I say that was so cool?
May be you'll have seen the list at the top ...
http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/ftopic178611.html.
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Yeah. It's great!
Nice job.

The more the merrier.... All welcomed, The Good, The Bad and The
Ugly, you can post them here or post them there.
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Now, one matter: so many people on boards and groups leave out important
basic information or post incoherently: arrrrggggghhhh!!!!!! It's
frustrating to read these because it makes them useless for the reader.
I keep wanting the "moderator" to keep pounding on the need for details
over and over -- maybe it'll sink in.

Like, on this group, so many people use Canons that some treat it like
an exclusively-Canon group -- referring to their printer only by Canon
number and not brand. To a newcomer, it's very confusing, especially
when plowing through the posts trying to find HP info. This caused me a
lot of wasted time -- really!

I don't have enough experience yet to add anything specific. I'm trying
out a couple of products now.

Note that the word "Universal" when applied to inkjet ink is actually a
trademarked brand name. It belongs to a company that's changed hands
recently, one that uses more than one brand name. They sell mostly in
ratty places like Wal-Mart. I enjoyed my chat with their customer
service guy very much -- and this matters a lot. Also, the package comes
with a video that's rather good! Will the ink work with my particular
printer? Dunno yet. How does the color compare with the black? I won't
know for a long time, if ever.

So, to be able to evaluate these products, more comes to mind:
- Country (I found a product sold in the UK; same brand name used in USA
--appears to be a different company; is the ink the same?).

- When

- Ink supplier if the product is reloaded cartridges. We can't expect
the reloader to always tell us.

- If "load-your-own," what was the method of reloading? (Like, through a
hole or pumped in reverse through the print head?)

What other parameters do we need to know?

This is all out of me today.

Richard
 
More parameters:
Is the poster using the ink for photos, ordinary paper documents, or both?
Type of papers used?

And for yourself: which printer(s) are you using?
I noticed that you're in the UK; you mentioned American inks. Are you
ordering them from the USA?

Richard
 
Thanks again for the reply....
Not interested in doing comparisons just a good ol' simple use thi
ink and don't use that, I wouldn't be surprised if the list wa
entirely different in another NG.... a bit like regiona
variations

It seems that the field is rather narrow given the number of brands o
ink about

Refilling, everyone I guess has a knack of doing things, some use
hot nail to make a hole, would imagine the amount of leakin
afterwards is all down to the way it's done..... trying to get
pint and half in a pint pot, injecting too fast and so on etc

Everyone claims their inks are the best........ like the ol
proverbial soap powder advert... "Ours gets them whiter tha
white"

[quote:dbf247dfd0]suppliers whose product has been inconsistent woul
be good t
know. [/quote:dbf247dfd0] well.... that was the idea, the list i
pretty thin, am I right in thinking everyone must be using OEM on th
quiet

Dav
 
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