Electronics

[gardenman]

On 5/18/2014 Mindy D said:

I wound up buying an Epson 3540. I just couldn't take the indecision anymore, so I went for the one with the least amount of complaints about break downs after warranty and that has the features I need. Thanks to each and every one of you for your suggestions.

I think you'll be happy with that choice. I'm on my second Epson and my only real issue with the first one was the cost of replacement ink (about $80 to replace every cartridge.) There are so many well reviewed generic inks out there now for Epson printers that the ink cost issue is largely gone. I just bought eleven generic T200 XL cartridges (five black, 2 each of cyan, yellow and magenta) at Amazon for $7.92 S&H included (though the price has nearly doubled since I bought it.) That ink has 117 reviews and 70 of them are five star raves. The cost of the ink from manufacturers is absurdly high, so picking a printer that can use generic ink is a very smart move.

[newziesuzie]

Use of cheap generic inks or refilling services can mess up a printer or even void the warranty.

[hckynut]

On 5/18/2014 newziesuzie said:

Use of cheap generic inks or refilling services can mess up a printer or even void the warranty.

Used to refill for many years before the manufacturers came out with the "4 tank system". I never had 1 issue with any printer from refilling them myself. Was a mess to clean up till I really got the hang of it, but not a single printer problem the duration of the time I owned any specific printer.

I have used generic ink in every single Canon I have own, which is 5 total, and I've never had an issue that could be traced to the generic ink. As others have said here, it can be cheaper to buy a new printer, with full ink tanks, that to repair the printer. To me a warranty of a printer means nothing because by the time you send it back and the whole rigamaroe, you spend more than the printer is worth. And throw in the time without the use of it?

Don't give me the environment nonsense, well go ahead if you must. There are many more important things in my life than wondering what the globe will be like a thousand years from now. There is a reason the terminology went from:

Global Warming--to Climate Change--to Climate Variances--to Climate ????

By changing it's name you can blame anything you want on the weather and the meteorologists.

[gardenman]

Our local Habitat for Humanity's Restore store recently had an old electronics recycling day and I unloaded my old printers, some old stereo receivers, CD/DVD players, and other stuff there. It's the best way to dispose of old stuff. They get a few bucks for the stuff and I don't have to pay to get rid of it.

As to the generic ink ruining a printer, that's why I chose well reviewed generic ink. Not one review (and there were over a hundred) said the ink ruined their printer. Seventy of the reviews were five star raves while thirty were one star and claimed the ink wouldn't work for them. (I suspect this was because they didn't properly install the cartridges.) The vast majority of users were very, very happy with the generic ink. Mine's coming this week and I'll see what happens when I go to use it.