Patw28 wrote:
emrob62 wrote:
Do you have a Cartridge World near you? They refill cartridges for a lot less than buying new and you get to reuse insteead of trashing. If they don't have one maybe you could look into the franchise and open one yourself
My take: NEVER! --well, ok, never say never-- use 3rd party inks!
I've tried them and within six months they turned a sickening smudge.
It's a bad place to save money.
It depends on who you buy the third party cartridges from. Some fill all brands with the same inks. The good ones match the manufacturers ink formula and you can't tell the difference.
I have been using third party inks (when you could refill the Canon ink tanks) and cartridges for over 10 years and haven't had anyone that could tell the difference.