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I made a post a few months ago that I was very impressed with
hobbicolors ink for a 5 color printer.  Here's the link...
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.periphs.printers/browse_thread/thread/1c2b0d
0ff596a9a1/27563a55a8198ac4?lnk=st&q=hobbicolors+5+color#27563a55a8198ac4
However, ...

I have a Canon inkjet printer with series 8 cartridges.  I do a lot of
printing, so I need a more economical solution.  Are Professional Epson more
economical on the ink?  Do you have any suggestions?  Thanks.
Talal Itani

My HP960cse inkjet has been good for me but has failed, I need to
replace it.  Summary of needs:
- Just a printer - not multifunction; no need for LCD, memory
 slots, duplexing, wide format, or networking

Had a little time at work today to sojourn over to Lexmark's website
with an eye towards confirming a strongly-held suspicion of mine-that
their printers which can use their number 32 black and/or 33 color
cartridges can also use the 34 and/or 35 cartridges without the

Question for the experts.
I have an Epson Stylys 880 (Circa 2001) just opened for the first time.
I happenned to buy a CIS for it (This printer uses the older non chipped
cartridges)

The printer companies only have enough money to hire a newsgroup shill
with a very tiny brain.
This is not his fault. It is a genetic problem from his family.

I know that recently third party cartridges for Canon (CLI-8 / PGI-5)
*with chip* have been put on the market, however they cost double
compared to the chipless ones.
Chipless ones would be fine for me if they had two plastic prongs where

Many Epson professional printers accept a 'Third Party RIP'.  I do not
understand that.  What is the purpose of a third party RIP?
Thanks

Well, I unboxed my shiny new $22 Lexmark Z1300 Friday night and
eagerly ripped my pair of "compatible" cartridges from InkStop out of
their packages-Jiminy Christmas, *why* do they make those things so
damned hard to open?-and was quickly greeted by a pair of "invalid"

I just bought an Epson D120.
My use of it is: office printing (black), and occasionnal photo printing
on photo paper.
I read a little bit about the difference between Pigmented ink such as

My slightly more than one year old Canon suddenly acted up today when
printing a few photos.  I'm using OEM cartridges.  I get a message there's
a cartridge error, that a cartridge needs to be changed. I opened the
"hood" and the black photo cartridge had no red light, the others ...

The weekly flyer from staples has a good deal on a laser printer.
Lou