DJ_Longfellow

Ok, I need some ink....I would like to know a good place to get some cheap. I do not want refills or injection systems. I would prefer 1st party ink, as I have never used off-brand.

I have a HP PSC 1210 (I need BLACK) & Epson R300 printers (just ordered...so I don't need ink for that).

Thanks!

tonyc3742

You say you 'prefer' first party, but I've use carts from 123inkjets.com two or three times, and never had a problem. I have a Canon s600, and at 123. they're about 4.95 each, and I usually get free shipping and 10% off. Not sure how much it would be for your model, but i figured as cheap as that is, it's worth a try.

DJ_Longfellow

Thanks....I'll look into that. Any coupons? Also, how fast do they ship?

JDub

For the "original" inks, I use pricegrabber or froogle for the price shopping.

However, I can't remember the last time I bought an original ink cart. I always use no name brands. I've done so for years with no printing problems. The best place to get ink is eBay. You can find everything you need there. I usually get 4-5 ink carts. for the price of 1 original. I have been buying from eforcity on ebay of late. Or you can buy direct from eforcity.com. I also have a coupon for them that may or may not work now. It is: Xmas04. Good for 5 off 20 purchase. Hopefully it still works for you. If not, I can still say that the inks there work, work well, and are a great value.

tonyc3742

One coupon code for 123....is 'welcome', good for 5% off. You may need to enter their little contest to activate it. I get occassional emails from them, maybe once every 2 or 3 weeks, usually with a 10% off coupon code.
A 'remanufactured' black cart for your printer is 15.95, an HP one is 19.95; I'm not sure how much they are from Office Depot or whatever, so I don't know if that price is competitive. It doesn't look like they offer an 'offbrand' for your printer, but I may have chosen the wrong model.
I don't recall exactly how long my last order took, but I know I was surprised by how quickly it arrived. I think the order was placed on a Sunday night, and I got the carts on Tuesday or Wednesday.

DJ_Longfellow

Ok....for photo printing, do the generic inks work just as good? I'm thinking down the line for my Epson R300.

I'm sure the black for my PSC 1210 I can use anything. 123inkjets was about the same price though

Michael Corvin

I do a lot of photo printing and usually haven't had any problems with Carrot Ink, until recently. The ink isn't sticking to the paper. But I think it may be a printer issue. I'm still looking into it.

I've also tried out myprintpal. The quality from those were sub par, and I received a couple cartridges that wouldn't even work.

ruk

best thing i would recommend is do a search at pricegrabber.com, it will be the cheapest.

DJ_Longfellow

Anyone ever use meritline.com for ink? Price seems good.....I can get a set for the R300 for $25+shipping. Just wondering if the quality is any good, especially for printing photos and printing on DVD's

KennyBoy

just FYI I used eforcity a couple times and last time I boguht from them they took two weeks to ship my damn ink.

DJ_Longfellow

Well, I just bought some Office Depot Black Ink for the HP. I only use that printer for documents and copies and stuff, so hopefully the Office Depot brand Ink is ok.

As for the EPSON, we'll see how long they last....hoepfully I can find some deals on them when I need to replace them. Meritline seemed like a great price, just worried about quality.

GeoffreyL

If buying from 123inkjets.com you can use the coupon "save10" for ten percent off. I think you have to spend $50.00 though.

nekobus

I've used Carrot Ink for years in my Epsons without a single problem. Great ink and excellent service.

www.carrotink.com

Zedsed

I use inkdaddy.com. There was a 40% off code floating around. I've done photo printing with no problems.

DJ_Longfellow

Inkdaddy.com seems to be ok if I can round up a 40% coupon.

12 cartridges for the R300 are $70

http://www.inkdaddy.com/cgi-bin/WebO...&isSpecial=yes

GeoffreyL

For inkdaddy.com try "daddy40" and see if it is still valid.

DJ_Longfellow

Hmmm, still works....what is the shelf life on generic ink? I should get my printer today, so I'll have have full inks already.

Anyone else use inkdaddy? Good quality ink? any problems with photo printing or DVD printing?

KennyBoy

you can get that many on ebay for around $45.

I looked at them, and it looks like they are priced slightly higher than most.



Today I bought a continuous ink flow system with 660 ml of ink for my epson R200. With shipping it was $103 and now I will be able to buy bulk ink. Anyway I did some research before buying and it seems like the very best thing for those of us who use a lot of ink. Below is a link to the auction I won if anyone is interested in checking out the system. I found lots of websites that sell these systems but decided on getting this one because of the guys feedback. I can post back later my experience if anyone cares.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWN:IT

I'm not by any means trying to promote this guys auctions, just showing what I bought today.

joeblow69

Wow, that is beyond cool! Make sure you tell us how it works when you get it! And post some more pics if you can... I'm still a little puzzled on how that thing fits together (I've got an R300 too, so I'm very interested...)

mr_jbloggs

There is thread in the FW forums that talk about swiftink.com , you may want to check it out.

namja

I second votes for:
www.carrotink.com
www.swiftink.com

Yeah, they may be a littler pricier than others, but that's because, on the average, they have higher quality.

Daryl

OK I ordered from inkdaddy. Let me preface by saying that my wife and I are just average printer-users: nothing fancy-schmancy, just regular text pages and my wife prints photos for her scrapbooking. We don't have a super-duper printer, just your average everyday Epson C82. Anyway, we usually pay $20-$24 each for the black cartridges, and $10-$12 each for the blue, magenta, and yellow - so about $50-$60 for just one of each color. I ordered a 12 pack (3 of each color) from inkdaddy. The total, with the 40% off (thanks!!) and the shipping (kind of high - $6-$7), was $46. I ordered after midnight Thursday night, got the "it shipped" email on Friday, and they were at my door Monday (USPS Priority mail Texas to Michigan). I apologize I can't give a more "professional" assesment as to the quality of the ink, but after one night of printing a few pages and photos, we see no difference to our (very) untrained eyes!

DJ_Longfellow

Thanks for the review....I may give them a try when my Epson R300 starts to get low on ink.

namlook

My recommendation is: http://private.abacus24-7.com/

I get Canon black cartridges for $1.25 and color for $1.75. My experience has been that quality is very good. A place like carrot ink charges $4.50 and $8.95 for the same cartridges while Swift charges $3.95 and $5.95. That's like 300-400% more expensive. Maybe the ink is better in some way at the pricer places but the quality of the Abacus ink looks good to me.

The kicker is Abacus warranty the cartridges for a year and will give a refund for any purchase for up to a year.

"If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with your Abacus 24-7 purchase, you may return it within 1 year for a replacement or, or if you prefer, full refund."

This company is also a member of the BBB and has no complaints while they have been members since May 2001.

ShawnMercury

Two computers ago I used to have a program that would reduce the ink used in printing.

It's widely known that the printers use more ink than necessary, so you will buy cartridges more often... I used to use a program that would examine the document and adjust the ink output to a more reasonable level. I never noticed any reduction in quality.

I have forgotten the name of the program (think it was freeware/shareware).... anyone know of the program? (probably several)