Can anyone point me to a reputable supplier for a refill kit for a Canon
MP530, that uses the CLI/PGI cartridges?
I understand that I will need to buy a chip re-setter eventually, but I want
to find the best inks for this type of cartridge.
Thanks
Can anyone point me to a reputable supplier for a refill kit for a Canon
MP530, that uses the CLI/PGI cartridges?
Keep in mind that I'm not aware of an archival solution for Canons.
http://www.inksupply.com/cankits.cfm#ip4200
http://www.inksupply.com/html/pdf/can_cli8_pgi5refill.pdf
I last bought their refill kit for the ip4000 which included virgin
cartridges. Those virgin cartridges to be fair took like 3 refills
You mean that you got screwed instead of the cartridge.
Nope. I'm trying to remember what a set of virgin cartridges cost me
for the ip4000, well actually an mp760. I would guess I spent $22.50,
or $4.50 each. That's what they would cost today in the kit from
inksupply.com, though that includes 5 syringes. I got three refills
each so $1.50 + the ink. At the time it was $2.50/ounce or 29.5735296
0.08c/ml
BCI-3e = $2.00 + $1.50 = $3.50
BCI-6= = $1.04 + $1.50 = $2.54 x 4 = $10.16
= 13.66/set
OEM was about $55 at the time.
$41.34 savings or 75%
There was no savings. Savings will occur when you go to Staples for a set
of Canon carts where the price may be $65.00 and then you buy it as
Costco for $50.00. Then you saved $15.00 since you got the same thing.
I do grant you spent less.
Spending less for the same or similar result IS SAVING. That's the
Stop twisting. I do not dance. Spending less when it is like for like is
a savings not similar.
The IRS allows a tax free exchange on like for like. You cannot exchange
income property use for commerical purposes with income property use for
residential. It is not like for like.
You are a rationalizer.
Can anyone point me to a reputable supplier for a refill kit for a Canon
MP530, that uses the CLI/PGI cartridges?
I understand that I will need to buy a chip re-setter eventually, but I want
to find the best inks for this type of cartridge.
Thanks
IntergalacticExpandingPanda said:The only person twisting here is you.
I used a lot of ink. If I bought OEM ink 126 CLI cartridges and 18
PGI5 cartilages, it would cost me $2076
Why bother? (I mean with measekite)?
Look at his post - he didn't even cut your calculation (yeah, using
newgroups demands a bit of computer literacy). After all he just made
your calculations why people should refill easier to find in Google ;-)
The only person twisting here is you.
I used a lot of ink. If I bought OEM ink 126 CLI cartridges and 18
PGI5 cartilages, it would cost me $2076
I bought MIS ink. It cost me $600 for the same amount of output
including some cartridges to put the ink in, a replacement head, and a
replacement printer.
Given I would have printed about the same amount anyway, I saved
money.
It's the classic choice between two products. One offers a technical
advantage, in this case OEM Canon is more archival. But given my main
application, which is labeling CDs and making covers, for something
that's going to sit on a shelf, not be exposed to direct sunlight, there
is little to no benefit to OEM ink.
I saved money. Period.
For pigment ink, there is little to NO advantage to using OEM canon ink.
OEM does tend to hold up to a highlighter better, but I'm told KMP ink
I've been using MIS ink, and Alotofthings.com ink for several years.
They both work for me. I mostly print mixed documents, with text,
illustrations, and small portraits. Sometimes I print phototgraphs.
I use the alotoftings.com instructions for refilling the original
cartridges. However, I use a hot glue gun to seal the refill hole in
the cartridge, rather than a ball, or some other strategy. I've got
about 4-5 refills per cartridge, so far.
I read somewhere that you can unclog Canon cartridges (not
printheads!!!) by pouring hot water thru them until the sponge is
white. May try it sometime. My friend, Google, probably has the
reference.
I refill about once a month, and catch the cartridges before they are
empty -- so mostly the cartridges are 1/2 to 3/4 empty before I
refill. I've heard letting the cartridges run dry creates problems.
I'm not a math genius, but I figure it save me money, and is bItetter
for the envrionment, compared with new cartridges. It's fun too, if
you like to tinker with things as I do.
No you are rationalizing. You spent less money by purchasing a different
product that was not the same. The fact that you accepted the
differences in the products in exchange for spending less money is your
decision but you did not save anything. You only save when you get the
same thing for less.
So it is not the same.
If that is what you believe then you can spend less money.
You spent less money. You saved nothing.
therefore it is better.
You saved nothing. You spent less and got less and you also had to deal
with fly by nites who will not properly disclose what they are selling.
No you are rationalizing. You spent less money by purchasing a different
product that was not the same. The fact that you accepted the
differences in the products in exchange for spending less money is your
decision but you did not save anything. You only save when you get the
same thing for less.
So it is not the same.
Can anyone point me to a reputable supplier for a refill kit for a Canon
MP530, that uses the CLI/PGI cartridges?
I understand that I will need to buy a chip re-setter eventually, but I
want
to find the best inks for this type of cartridge.
Thanks
By your logic you own in inferior product. You bought a Canon which
very little gas fastness.
You save money when you make an intelligent purchase. You can buy
Kellogg;s Corn Flakes or Malt-o-meal corn flakes. If you eat corn
flakes you'd save money buying the Malt-o-meal variety. But if you
don't like the Malt-o-meal, buy Kellogs.
This is true, but some people can't tell the difference between the two
products. Kellogg's comes in a box and fits on a shelf better.
Malt-o-meal comes in a bag. IMHO Malt-o-meal tastes better. Even their
Cheerios taste better IMHO.
I'm more than happy to save money. There is no point spending extra
when there is no technical benefit. True OEM Canon is more archival
than MIS. It's more light fast, and it's more gas fast. It doesn't
make a hill of beans difference to me for a disc that spends most of
it's time in a case. It's a NON ISSUE.
I got the same result for far less money. I saved money.
I've never used KMP ink, I'm more than happy with MIS ink. But if you
say it's better, I'd have no objection to you saying so. I'm told it's
more black and holds up to highlighters better.
But it's good to see you admit that aftermarket ink can be better than
OEM.