Investigate bulk ink and refill your own cartridges. We buy MIS ink
for our Canon 9000. Our cost is under $1.50 per refill as opposed to
$15 per new cartridge.
http://www.inksupply.com/printer_products.cfm/p/Canon_S~Series_S9000.html
This is a dye based ink, and they claim 4 oz. bottle ($6) will refill 10
times, lowering your cost to $0.60 per cartridge.
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On 4/5/2012 7:15 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Jez wrote
>>
>> Prepare for the ink cartridge to cost about the same as your whole printer
>> :-(
>>
>> On 05/04/2012, Brian Swale<bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> So far the downloaded exe file of drivers and what-not has worked OK.
>>>
>>> Have not been able to carry out initial tasks such as print-head
>>> positioning because the photo-cyan tank is MT (empty).
>>>
>>> So off to town to see what supplies I can find it is ...
>>>
>>> Footnote ... the moppet aka young pup is growing perceptibly every day
>>> in size, energy, and nipping power :-(
>
> True, but I have now discovered a few things.
>
> One New ink tank costs about NZ $ 35.(The printer cost ?? 25, and so far I
> have not been billed for the couriering of this 9.5 KG monster from 1200
> miles away - my cousin seems to know useful people) The stationery shop
> where I bought one also fills them at a cost of ? $15. SO, my printer will
> accept refilled tanks. I bought a new one because I was not prepared to wait
> until after Easter to carry out tests etc.
>
> I now know how to "see" how full the tanks are etc.
>
> I AM able to get ink for it here :-)
>
> I also am not happy with the one colour profile the machine has - it's far too
> red.. Interesting days. But, it *does* work with plain paper ( the results are
> less than startling). One step at a time. Usually.
>
> Brian Swale.
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