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[hjrich2000]

I couldn't help but notice you left Printpal off the list of third party ink sellers. I have used them for years and their price and quality is excellent.

[bobgallagher]

How did InkSell.com get missed from the list? I buy all my third-party ink for my Canon Pixma 4000 from them and have had excellent print quality in my opinion. I haven't tested under UV other than normal exposure (pictures exposed to normal household lighting), but my pictures haven't shown signs of fading.

[Topkick]

How did you miss Carrot Ink?

[franbarb]

I had quite a lot of problems with my epson r260. I was ready to dump it, until i heard about the 'continuous ink supply system'.. After installing it I get nothing but great pictures. Now that is what you call Cheap ink. I have printed HQ 81/2x11 by the hundreds without having to buy anything.
give it a try if one will fit your printer .

[fkeen]

I have been using inks from inksite.com in my HP, Canon and Epson printers for several years and find they offer excellent quality and low prices.

[mudpuppy]

why is it that after months of testing , you are able to post a head to head rating of the printers, but no such rating of the third party inks ?

Obviously this neglect was deliberate. why ?

[rwtalley]

I have used LaserMonks for several years buying ink for several different printers. I have not had any problems with their ink. The one time they sent a defective cartridge they immediately replaced it.

[dnalop]

I have used Carrot Ink for several years. Never had problem with their product or service. They even send you a prepaid plastic envelope to return your old cartridge for recycling.

Personally I don't see a need to print many pictures anymore, if at all. These days I share them via e-mail and for a frequent show-off one can use a digital frame.

[manmtn]

I have been using Universal refill inks (www.kalvins.com, Computer Business Works, Inc., Chatsworth, CA) for over 10 years, with great results! The prints look as good as the original cartridges, and hold up very well. They also make "tanks" systems that hold large quantities of ink and feed adapters (that plug into the cartridge slots) with flexible hoses. I've refilled the cartridges on my Canon printer over 30 times, and it still prints excellent text and photos.

[hsweet]

I have used ink from ACSI (oddparts.com) for years in my Canon printers and have never had a problem. The ink is inexpensive and works well.

[Adama]

I have been buying the inks for my HP Photosmart all-in-one printer at Office Depot for quite a while now. Just came back from there a little while ago.

The reason I like them is because: you save your empty cartridges and when you go to purchase a new one, you turn in your used ones (up to 3) and they give you $3.00 for each one, to apply towards the purchase of the new one! So my black ink that usually costs $19.99, ended up costing me only $11. something, tax included!! I liked that a lot! :^0

[mjd420nova]

I've tried a number of bulk ink refill kits and not had any problems with them They have all worked well in both HP and Canon cartridges. The only one I had trouble with was a large half gallon bulk black ink from Xerox. I keep all the old cartridges when they go dry for testing and this Xerox stuff actually melted the foam inside the cartridges. The trick to refilling cartridges is to allow them so soak into the foam inside and then add a bit more. Stop filling them when it starts to come out of the ejector nozzles. This works well for both color and black cartridges. The other trick is to refill them immediately after they start to skip or the ink will dry in the nozzle and won't stop skipping even after refilling. You can recover dried cartridges by setting them in a shallow tray of alcohol and using a small model paint brush to clean out the dried ink in the tiny passages.

[elderberries]

Another good retailer is MyInkPro.com -- and in the interest of full disclosure, I do work for them. :) But shipping is cheap and the prices are great, for both third-party and original manufacturer ink.

[LindaA]

Hjrich2000, you beat me to it in mentioning Printpal. I can't understand how PC World left them off their list, either. I've been using Printpal myself for quite some time now. The quality of their ink is very good, and their prices are unbeatable! For my Canon i350 printer, I pay just $4.00 ($3.99) each for black cartridges, and $5.00 ($4.99) for color, and I use my 10% off coupons. On top of that, shipping and handling are FREE!!

[narrowdoor]

I had only the best experience with my local Cartridge World Store. They deliver to the office for free and pick up the empties. Quality is always top and we are doing the right thing for the environment. Americans make up only 5% of the world population but we produce over 50%!! of the world's landfill waste. In Europe almost 30% of all cartridges will be remanufactured, in the U.S. it's only 10%. It takes a gallon of oil to just produce one toner cartridge. In North America alone, over 350 million cartridges per year are discarded in our landfills, and that number increases by 12 percent annually! A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose. Some components made of industrial grade plastics will take over a thousand years to decompose. Every remanufactured cartridge saves nearly 3 and 1/2 pounds of solid waste from being deposited in landfills.
Plenty of reasons for responsible people to give the reman. cartridge a try.

[Saurischian]

I think www.ims-ink.com was overlooked.

They have a 640ml refill kit that is all anyone would ever need.

[KNRover]

I know there are a lot of 3rd-party inkjet mfgrs., but I'm very surprised that you didn't mention LaserMonks.com. That's the one I've used for years. It's actually run by a monks order, so the products are probably better than run-of-the-mill. I've never had a problem with anything from them, and the print quality looks great.

[liddellr3]

I read your article "Where and How to Buy Cheap Ink" From my experience: If you have an Epson Stylus Color Photo R800 you had better stay with OEM ink. I tried after market ink "INKSELL". My printer did a job with my photos. I even ordered a new printer, it was sitting by my computer and I decided to order some OEM ink. Problem solved! My advice: If you have an Epson using "cheap" ink and it is unacceptable, go back to OEM ink.

[Knifeblade]

So far, with four years usage on my old HP printer, I have only replaced the color and black cartridges once each. And, as I saw it, it was because the contact film had degraded, I do not think it was {but possibly} low ink levels.

I refill my cartridges with ink refill kits otherwise. I've had what I would estimate at three of each cartridges "unspent" by refilling. That figures in the cost of the ink-refill kit, which would otherwise be four of each cartridge. I find it economical for for me to refill, it doesn't take too much time, and going patiently while wearing gloves and a table cover has been working for me.