I have a Canon Pixma Pro9000 photo printer and I love it. My question is has anybody used the cheaper after market ink and what kind of results have you had?
JR1
Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK
Yes, I have two of the Canon 9000. Used the cheap ink in one to print every day stuf and left the other for photos. The cheap worked without any major problem, but tried photo and the color wasn't good. Then started looking for buys on the Canon ink. Agree they are ripping us off, but find buys around 70 or 80 dollars. so sticking to that for both. Good luck. Bee
Albo1964 wrote:
I have a Canon Pixma Pro9000 photo printer and I love it. My question is has anybody used the cheaper after market ink and what kind of results have you had?
Is it worth it to use knock off inks and taking a chance to ruin your printer??
JR1
Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK
warrior wrote:
Is it worth it to use knock off inks and taking a chance to ruin your printer??
10 printers, 20 years of printing, printing thousands a year in business and "I" have never lost a printer yet, and never use manufacturers own.
And what is it with this silly Americanisim "knock off" they are third party inks, one assumes you must call Sigma and Tamron "knock off" lenses then
I drive Renault but don't buy Renault parts, I use a canon and a Nikon but uses Hahnel batteries, I have a Panasonic DVD recorder but use TDK DVDs !!!
Hankwt
Loc: kingsville ontario
JR1 just curious which one is you in the pic ??
JR1
Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK
Hankwt wrote:
JR1 just curious which one is you in the pic ??
If you mean my small photo the man sitting is/was my friend the late Well known Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, I am on the right
I now await the punchline
Hankwt
Loc: kingsville ontario
No punchline I was just curious
BHC
Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
I always use the Staples store brand. Not as inexpensive as some after-market inks, but they don't cost anywhere near OEM inks.
I always use compatible inks and never had any problems or seen much difference
Im told that using after market inks can/will void warranty on your machine...
No info for the OP, but an interesting tidbit here. Anarticle in our newspaper this week indicated that printer ink, if purchased by the cartridge would average between $3000 and $5000 per gallon. Gas is amazingly cheap by comparison. Surely this is a big ripoff by the major manufacturers, if generic ink can be several times cheaper.
JR1 how impure you are... me too ... after market is there to be competitive and they usually are equal or better than OEM. Well at least a lot lower cost.
I have been using my Epson Officedepot display model and a CIS ink supply for 3.5 years and calculate a fantastic $2000 cost savings... WHAT?!, yep going to start on my 4th 100 ml each of ink... 400 ml of each color,,, that is a lot of ink if you bought it in little carts.
Albo1964 do a search for a CIS or CISS for your Canon Printer less than $100 and pre-filled with ink. System consists of tanks tubes and cartridges.
After considering all costs, is anyone able to print photos for less then 66 cents each ?
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