Posted by NFord on 02/11/06 03:14

"Marty" <this.address@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> Somewhere around Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:02:45 GMT, while reading
> alt.video.dvd.tech, I think I thought I saw this post from "NFord"
> <nrfordsbcnwsgrp@REMOVE_THIS_cardsharkgames.com>:
>
>>"Marty" <this.address@is.invalid> wrote in message
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>>> Somewhere around Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:59:41 +0800, while reading
>>> alt.video.dvd.tech, I think I thought I saw this post from Oldus Fartus
>>> <denisand@iiNOSPAMnet.net.au>:
>>>
>>>>I had hoped that the way of the future would be the Canon s400. It had
>>>>separate ink tanks, plus replaceable print head, which could be replaced
>>>>with a scanner head, or with an alternative for photo-quality printing.
>>>> The replacement carrier with print head was reasonably priced,
>>>>complete with set of tanks, for only about 20% more than for the tanks
>>>>alone, so gave the best of both worlds should the print head become
>>>>clogged. Unfortunately the heads in their later printers, although
>>>>replaceable, are not readily available and are claimed to last the life
>>>>of the printer (whatever that is supposed to mean.)
>>> I have an old S750 that's like that. Still works very well. A couple of
>>> times, the colors got bad, and I removed the print head, cleaned it with
>>> alcohol and Qtips, and it worked fine after that. Very easy.
>>>
>>> I stopped buying original Canon ink long ago, and buy from ink4art when they
>>> had 40% off sales. Makes it so cheap that I've already saved enough to buy
>>> a new printer if I needed to, which I don't.
>>
>>
>>I just checked ink4art.com for compatible ink for Epson.
>>Their price is $46 plus $5 shipping for the color pack.
>>
>>At Buy.com, their price is $52, including shipping. Only
>>$1 more for the original OEM ink!!
>>
>>Not much of a bargain at ink4art, considering it's not OEM.


> ink4art doesn't charge for shipping, unless you need expedited shipping.
> It's pretty fast with standard shipping. Then again, I don't wait until I
> run out, so it doesn't matter.
>
> The ink I use cost me less than $25 for 12 cartridges (4 of each). buy.com
> doesn't even have much Canon ink at all, and what they have is over $10 for
> each color.
>
> I've bought plenty of their ink, and OEM ink, and the ink4art is as good or
> better, so saving about $100/order is worth it. I can buy a new printer
> with the money I save.
>
> Sorry it doesn't work for you, but you don't have to act like I'm wrong just
> because you can't take advantage of it.

Umm, no offense intended. I just reported what I found.
I didn't go through check-out to see that they have a free
shipping offer, but the page I was on said shipping would
be $5.

Even so, $46 versus $52 for OEM, I don't consider much of
a bargain. In contrast, I just came across www.inkmore.com.
Their price for a 7-pack(!!) for the R300 is $36.50 less a $4
coupon for new customers, and free shipping. The 7-pack
includes 2 blacks and the 5 colors. Even at buy.com's relatively
low prices for OEM ink, those 7 would cost about $90.
*That* (about 2/3rds cheaper) is what I consider a significant
savings.

Again, this isn't a personal attack - just trying to report facts.

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