Continuous feed ink systems

Has anyone tried these?

Good? Bad?

I'm tired of draining Hip National Bank for ink, and looking for solutions.

thanks

I haven't actually owned one but I was an IT tech in a school a couple of years ago and we had one in a classroom. The print heads were for ever blocking up and occasionally the pipes. This was about five years ago so maybe they have improved. I believe the secret to keeping a printer working is to use it on a regular basis. Of course that strategy could well use up your ink quicker than you would like but the printer manufacturers love it because they only make money selling you ink cartridges.

Thanks Pete. I use the printer almost daily, so tubes/print heads drying up probably wouldn't be a problem.

Some of these systems cost less than two regular cartridges, and if used on a regular basis (in other words, kept clean and operating), it's equivalent to something like 25¢ a cartridge over the life of the system!

No other opinions/comments on this issue? You must enjoy paying through the a$$ for printer cartridges, eh?

Installed the CISinks continuous feed ink system in HP Photosmart today. Aside from getting a little ink on my hands (should have read online instructions), the install went really well. The ink provided with this system looks like it will last as long as I do, and be much cheaper than buying little cartridges all the time.

bbudesa said:

Thanks Pete. I use the printer almost daily, so tubes/print heads drying up probably wouldn't be a problem.

Some of these systems cost less than two regular cartridges, and if used on a regular basis (in other words, kept clean and operating), it's equivalent to something like 25¢ a cartridge over the life of the system!

No other opinions/comments on this issue? You must enjoy paying through the a$$ for printer cartridges, eh?

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Well I never buy manufacturer's cartridges. I only buy dirt cheap clones off Ebay and so far they have been great.

I did too for a while, but I'd always end up having to jimmy the cartridge, or sometimes they wouldn't be that full, so I'd have to order more (+shipping). The large canisters in this new system look like they'll supply ink for years....really!

Just make sure when you do the install that the holding tanks are below the canisters that go in the printer, especially when you take the caps off! Gravity is not your friend in this instance if you have them reversed!