Comments on: HP Ink Cartridges: 35 Times More Reliable*

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:36:49 +0000

I really have a hard time believing the HP study. Re manufactured ink and toner is a huge boon for all the printer companies. Epson, HP and Canon and some others have within the last year relented their legal antics against toner remanufacturers. Epson and HP have said that drill and fill in a bad refill process that can ruin a printing device. Some remanufacturers are poor quality but I have been using twotonellc.com products for over 3 years with out one single issue, and did have some issue with HP cartridges purchased from a local retail chain for several laser printers. I am a stout believer in using remanufactured toner and ink cartridges. twotonellc.com has a multi million dollar research facility to create and test all products they release.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:54:51 +0000

I’ve purchased refill kits over the years… I’ve had pretty good luck with the black refills, but not with the colour. That said, they’re never like new, but in a pinch I’m glad to have the workaround.

If its a photo or critical document, I go for new cartridges… I’ve been happy with the results with new cartridges, even if I get a bit peeved at the expense…. but whatever happened to the paperless office, anyway?

And… (see Comment by William — October 11, 2006) my last printer purchase was prompted by finding that the purchase price of a NEW printer, allbeit on sale, was less than the cost of purchasing two new printer cartridges. HAH!!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:31:58 +0000

My new HP 1200d (replacement for a 990cse that worked great for 3 years)
has a new way to get you to buy more cartridges. The cartridges will
not install if they are older than x months beyond the expiration date.
The 1200 uses 3 color and 1 B&W cartridge. I bought replacement cartridges
for all so that there could “never” be an emergency. So, right in the middle
of a client presentation, the yellow cartridge needed to be replaced. I
smugly replaced the cartridge — but it still wouldn’t print. Turns out,
after a little reading of web blasts, that the 1200d printer won’t let you install
a cartridge that it decides is “too old” even if, as in my case,
other older cartridges are in the same printer, working just fine! [I've recently
heard that Epson and Canon have followed suit] . I have not found this
documented so it must be written smaller than mouse print. Just infuriating…

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:17:00 +0000

Refill ink cartridges. Please, I’ve tried this more times than I like to admit to. Every time I had to toss the refills. I even tried doing the self-refills. What a mess, they leaked and caused real problems with my Hp printer. I’ll stick to the OEM replacements. I never had a problem.

One thing you could look into is the original cartridges that come with the printer. They are less than full, I’ve checked the ones that came with my 810cse and 750psc printers. My quess is that they are only 1/3 full. One way to get you to start buying new ones sooner.

By: silvia

silvia — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:48:37 +0000

Hi I was reading you comment on the Dell printer and Dell in
general I totally agree but I have a Dell printer 720 and
it isnt a great thing but I couldnt get the ink because I
didnt have a credit card so I went to staples and they sell
ink for dell printers they have them all and they are $23.00
it’s expensive but they have them.