Canon Printer Ink Scam (Page 4): I am using the Canon PIXMA MX922 and the screen shows that ink is low and needs to be replaced. I just keep on printing and I get a ton more out of the...

brooklyn-camera I Loc: Brooklyn, NY

I am using the Canon PIXMA MX922 and the screen shows that ink is low and needs to be replaced. I just keep on printing and I get a ton more out of the ink cartridge. It uses 5 ink cartridges and would cost an arm and a leg to replace every time it says to replace. Also as many of you do I purchase a different brand that is made for this printer, been using LD cartridges with no problem. Good luck no matter what you decide to do.

SS319

OBTW, I use only LD Inks in my printer and do not have problems related to ink. I think that whether Canon, or LD, or other brand, you are worse off to mix brands than to use a single off brand. I have bought from Amazon and directly from LD at the same cost.

Erfurt Loc: San Francisco

Tell me about it...I have a Canon inkjet / scanner combo, and the scanner won't work if the ink's too low!

bleyton Loc: Los Angeles, CA

I bought an HP OfficeJet Pro 8620, because it works with their Instant Ink program, and it scans & prints double-sided. The printer communicates with HP directly, and they send you ink automatically before you need it. I know it's a bit Big Brother, but all you pay is $10/mo for up to 300 prints. You can roll over up to 300 prints too. My wife is a teacher and is always printing up 30 copies of something, but what I love is that I can print 8-1/2 x 11 full color prints for the same price as a sheet of b&w text.

Oh, and since HP is paying the tab for the ink, the cartridges are filled to the top and last a really long time.

I do realize that this printer is not built anything like the tanks HP built in the 80's, but hopefully this one will last long enough that it pays for itself. So far so good.

cuckoobob

I was gifted a Canon 5320, which is also one capable of printing CD/DVD. Recently (within the last year) my local K-Mart has started carrying cartridge refills a a fraction of the price of Canon. I've been using these, and while they don't seem to last any longer, at least they don't cost me an arm and a leg! For plain B&W printing, I use a Brother Laser printer. Only use the Canon for colour.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

BHC wrote:

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Doesn't fax? That means you can't communicate with North Korea. What a bummer!

Wow, does anyone still FAX. I have a FiOS system at home and Verizon told me I'd need a separate old school wire phone line put in for FAXing. Assuming my PC even had a FAX MODEM (they have not for many years - 2000 Pentium III one did - now recycled).

warrenvon Loc: Ellicott City, MD

I also have FIOS and a FAX machine does indeed work as advertised. . . . at least mine does.

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

There's FaxZero, eFax and other services that you can use on the web if you really need to. I haven't used a fax in years.

Spiney Loc: Reading, PA

One thing to be aware of with Canon, not sure if this applies to other ink jets. Canon gives you a low ink warning because if an ink actually runs out and those nozzles go dry, the Canon head will be ruined permanently. I think this is because the Canon process uses heat to propel the ink.

Also for cleaning clogged heads I've had success setting the head in a shallow container of Windex. For me it worked, more than once.

I agree with another poster, it really burns me up that an all in one won't scan if it shows ink low. Also why can't I print in B&W if a color ink is low!

I fixed that last issue by getting a Free (from Craigslist) Okidata Office volume prints both sides, 2400 dpi laser printer. Great for printing mailing labels, invoices, postage for eBay sellers & general office printing. A monochrome laser printer cost is much less per page than inkjet. Especially when I refill the laser cartridge instead of buying new. 1 cartridge is good for 4,000 pages with a duty cycle of 12,000 pages a month.

Spiney Loc: Reading, PA

WayneT wrote:

There's FaxZero, eFax and other services that you can use on the web if you really need to. I haven't used a fax in years.

But do you use carbon paper & a typewriter? Lol 😂 Now that's old school.

My wife will be feverishly texting our daughter, planning a get together or something similar. I always say why don't you just pick up the phone and call her? It would take much less time imho. This is not directed to the poster I quoted, just provided a jumping off point.

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Spiney wrote:

One thing to be aware of with Canon, not sure if this applies to other ink jets. Canon gives you a low ink warning because if an ink actually runs out and those nozzles go dry, the Canon head will be ruined permanently. I think this is because the Canon process uses heat to propel the ink.

As others have mentioned here on UHH, that's why refilling your own cartridges is a really good idea. Not only will it save you an enormous amount a money; if you are changing all the carts out as soon as you get a low warning you will never get to that point of running out of ink in any one of your cartridges. I rotate and refill my carts as soon as I get a low warning on one of my carts. This procedure saves more ink in the long run because I'm not resetting and cleaning the heads every time I put in a new cart. One time for all instead of 8 times for each cart. Someone already mentioned him but check out Jose Rodriguez on YouTube. He has a full set of videos that explain just about everything that you will need to know about refilling cartridges.

Kissel vonKeister Loc: Georgia

Merlin1300 wrote:

This just chaps my grits br Canon charges an arm a... (show quote)

And your reason for using massively overpriced Canon ink is _________________________
Remember, Canon doesn't make ink. They go out to bid for it, just as you should.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

SS319 wrote:

EtOH is not Isopropyl - it is Ethyl Alcohol. My b... (show quote)

EtOH - C2H5OH - I have no problem with, in fact I enjoy it (Sláinte), but I agree with pushing the "Okay button". I have no problem with the use of Canon inks or printers, I suspect the OP is just on an uninformed rampage and has done insufficient research.

"You can't always get what you want, But if you try sometimes well you might find, You get what you need " - Keith Richards, Mick Jagger.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Spiney wrote:

But do you use carbon paper & a typewriter? Lol 😂 Now that's old school.

My wife will be feverishly texting our daughter, planning a get together or something similar. I always say why don't you just pick up the phone and call her? It would take much less time imho. This is not directed to the poster I quoted, just provided a jumping off point.

I would love to have an old (maybe Royal or Smith-Corona) manual typewriter. There ARE some things a printer can't do. And yes, I still use carbon paper for a number of documents.

Kissel vonKeister Loc: Georgia

BHC wrote:

When I had two Canon printers, I used only Staples store brand ink. The last I looked, they no longer carried it. They tried to tell me they didn't sell enough; I said, "BS, you and I both know the store brand ink virtually flew off the shelves." I wonder if they were sued, bought by Canon or just bought off. I now have a cheap Epson printer; the ink lasts longer and, when I disassembled a cartridge, it was indeed empty.

A big chain like Staples was no doubt bought off. I've been using this stuff for about 12 years, with no issues whatsoever. Identical operation and results to Canon cartridges, at one-third the price or less:

http://www.ldproducts.com/