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For a good color printer that does not gobble ink....

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Since you didn't indicate precisely what you will be printing with it,
the Canon line in general gets a recommendation since they have the most
compatible cartridge choices, saving you potentially hundreds of dollars
per year depending on volume of use. They're also the easiest to
refill. This latter choice requires a bit of work but it's dirt cheap
to operate them that way. I don't think it costs me even $5 to refill a
set of cartridges using bulk. Canons are not known as ink gobblers.

John
 
Anything with separate cartridges for cyan, magenta and yellow. Avoid
anything with a tri-color cartridge.
--
Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

For a good color printer that does not gobble ink....

Thanks
 
Cari said:
Anything with separate cartridges for cyan, magenta and yellow. Avoid
anything with a tri-color cartridge.
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I have both types. While I do agree with the statement above it is
important to understand that the tri-color cartridge has a print head
built in so you really do not need to worry about clogged, worn out or
damaged printheads.

The disadvantage is $$$$.
 
Several of us on this NG use third party inks very successfully. For
printer and ink information go to Neil Slade's site at
www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html and then follow the link to
www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/ . These sites lean heavily toward Canon. I use
a Canon i960 (six color printer of the generation just before the Pixma
line) and refill OEM carts and others with MIS inks. Please do not take
this as a testimonial - read the information in the links I noted plus posts
by Ron Cohen, Taliesyn, and Arthur Entlich, who is very experienced with
Epson printers, and several others on this NG for people who report on
what they personally use successfully. Do not be disuaded by anyone who
generalizes about the vendors or their products. There are good small ink
vendors out there with good, safe products.
 
Anything with separate cartridges for cyan, magenta and yellow. Avoid
anything with a tri-color cartridge.
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This is a pretty broad statement that may or may not be true for the original
poster. For a given page yield the tri-chamber cartridge may require
replacement only a fraction of the number of times as three individual
cartridges. A system that performs a priming cycle or extended cleaning with
each installed ink tank may be less economical than a cartridge with three inks
and the printhead integrated; it really depends on usage.

Jennie - what do you plan to print? Plain paper, photos on glossy media, web
pages, text, or ??? How much printing do you expect to do ? Will the printer
sit idle for extended periods (days, weeks, months)? Is letter size suitable
or do you need A3/B size? What computer type and operating system do you use?

- Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
(also MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)
 
Avoid the HP printers that come with a mere 7 ml of ink for a tri-color
cart. While HP can harp on and exaggerate the claims of priming and
head cleanings to further advance their own aim of ripping the customer
off, Canon has been shown on independent tests to be the lowest cost
per page leader. In addition to individual carts which minimize ink
waste, they use clear carts so you can clearly see how much ink you
have left, and not have to worry about chipped carts and expiration
dates. In addition, they are the easiest carts to refill.
 
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