Canon i865, or i965 And Ink Consumption

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David

I'm thinking of getting either of these two printers, so am interested in
how many a4, or 8" x 10" photos (in best photo quality mode) can be printed
before the tanks run out, and have to be replaced.

I know that darker prints will chew through the ink, while lighter ones will
use less, so just want people experience of how the ink lasts.

The numbers canon quote are for standard printing mode with just one
standard picture used.

TIA,

David.
 
David said:
I'm thinking of getting either of these two printers, so am interested in
how many a4, or 8" x 10" photos (in best photo quality mode) can be printed
before the tanks run out, and have to be replaced.
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If ink costs is your main concern, then I suggest you go with the i865
because it uses less ink tanks and replacement costs are lower.

If photo quality is your main concern, then it's a no-brainer, get the
i965 because it uses the added photo CM colours and produces better
prints.

Now if you want the best of both worlds, get an i965 and refill the ink
tanks yourself. It's very easy to do with the clear tanks, and ink costs
will drop to 1/10th the cost or less. For example, a single replacement
ink tank from Canon costs $25 CDN here. I can refill an ink tank for
less than $2 CDN, including all taxes. You do the math. :)
I know that darker prints will chew through the ink, while lighter ones will
use less, so just want people experience of how the ink lasts.
Click to expand...

The Canon i series is one of the most efficient at ink usage, sipping
the ink compared to HP and Epson which guzzle ink by comparison.

If you want to read some reviews about various printers, try here:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/
(Printer Reviews)
 
You should get about 30-40 prints with the black topped off. This is a
difficult camparison because I have the i900d which has the small black
tank. The i series has a larger black tank (in fact it has two I believe,)
and should be able to do more 4x6's.
Joe
 
Get the i965 and refill. I refill my i950, which uses the same ink
tanks, for about $1.00 per refill. At that point ink cost is not even
worth talking about.
 
Joeshmo said:
You should get about 30-40 prints with the black topped off. This is a
difficult camparison because I have the i900d which has the small black
tank. The i series has a larger black tank (in fact it has two I believe,)
and should be able to do more 4x6's.
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Actually, the i860/5/960/5 series both use the same BCI-6 black ink tank
as do most of the i series now. The extra BCI-3e black ink tank in the
i865 is for fast text printing and is not used for photos.

The older i850/550 and current i560/5 which only have one black tank,
use it for both photos and text.
 
Thanks for the replys everyone, my news servers been flakey lately so I
haven't been able to reply so quickly.

Is it easy to refill the i865, i965 cartridges, since I don't have good
hand-eye co-ordination, I'm wondering if a complete novice can refill these
carts.

Thanks again,

David.
 
David said:
Is it easy to refill the i865, i965 cartridges, since I don't have good
hand-eye co-ordination, I'm wondering if a complete novice can refill these
carts.
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I think a trained monkey could do it.

I have the older i850, and refilling the clear ink tanks is very easy.
Once you know the routine, it's very fast too (and clean).

I can refill an ink tank almost as fast as I can open a new cartridge
pack and install the new ink tank.

Here's a brief description:

I send a document to the printer.
The status monitor pops up and indicates a cartridge is low.
I open the lid, take out the ink tank, snap on the outlet seal, pull out
the rubber plug, use the syringe to suck up some ink and gently squirt
it into the reservoir, push the plug back in, take off the snap-seal,
pop it back in the printer.

All done.

Total time is about 2 minutes per ink tank.

:)

When you first refill the ink tanks with the new refill kits, it takes
about 30 minutes because you have to learn the process. It also means
removing the plastic ball seal which is the most time consuming. Once
you have that done, it's a snap from then on and subsequent refills take
a couple of minutes.
 
Where in Canada so you get replacement ink?


Bill said:
If ink costs is your main concern, then I suggest you go with the i865
because it uses less ink tanks and replacement costs are lower.

If photo quality is your main concern, then it's a no-brainer, get the
i965 because it uses the added photo CM colours and produces better
prints.

Now if you want the best of both worlds, get an i965 and refill the ink
tanks yourself. It's very easy to do with the clear tanks, and ink costs
will drop to 1/10th the cost or less. For example, a single replacement
ink tank from Canon costs $25 CDN here. I can refill an ink tank for
less than $2 CDN, including all taxes. You do the math. :)


The Canon i series is one of the most efficient at ink usage, sipping
the ink compared to HP and Epson which guzzle ink by comparison.

If you want to read some reviews about various printers, try here:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/
(Printer Reviews)
Click to expand...
 
Mavrick said:
Where in Canada so you get replacement ink?
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I get ink for my Canon i850 from AtlanticInkjet. They use Formulabs ink
and it matches original Canon ink nicely.

http://www.atlanticinkjet.com/

They have refill kits, bulk ink, etc.

Make sure you have cookies enabled for this site, otherwise it defaults
back to their US site and the prices won't be correct.
 
Bill said:
David wrote:
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I can refill an ink tank almost as fast as I can open a new cartridge
pack and install the new ink tank.

Here's a brief description:

I send a document to the printer.
The status monitor pops up and indicates a cartridge is low.
I open the lid, take out the ink tank, snap on the outlet seal, pull out
the rubber plug,
Click to expand...

Rubber plug ????

What is that ? Home made? How?


Morgan O.
 
Rubber plug ????

What is that ? Home made? How?


Morgan O.
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you can purchase blank (empty) cartridges made for refilling. they
come with outlet seals that snap on and also little rubber corks that
plug the refilling hole on the top.

www.inkjetgoodies.com

They are exact replicas of originals and they also detect low ink.
 
Morgan said:
Rubber plug ????
What is that ? Home made? How?
Click to expand...

It's a small rubber plug supplied in AtlanticInkjet refill kits designed
to replace the original ball seal.

After refilling the reservoir in the ink tank, you simply insert the
rubber plug to seal the hole.
 
stuff-it said:
you can purchase blank (empty) cartridges made for refilling. they
come with outlet seals that snap on and also little rubber corks that
plug the refilling hole on the top.

www.inkjetgoodies.com

They are exact replicas of originals and they also detect low ink.
Click to expand...

Too bad they don't ship to Canada. I can't find a supplier of blanks at
a reasonable price.

I'm still refilling my original two sets of ink tanks (bought one extra
set when I bought the printer). Some day they'll need to be replaced,
but I'll have to buy some more Canons or something since I can't find
blanks for less than the cost of original ink tanks up here.
 
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