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Printer ink

  • 11-03-2017 5:33pm
    #1
    ShaunC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭


    Tesco (Kinnegad) are selling off a large selection of printer inks really cheap.
    Just grabbed a Canon 551 multipack for €4.90 (normally about €40.)
    Sorry didn't check other printer inks but there were two big bargain bins full.


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  • #2
    Affluenza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭Affluenza


    Be careful if buying any HP ink, the majority is expired and some HP printers will refuse to work on expired ink. You can find the expired date on the back of the package


  • #3
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Affluenza wrote: »
    Be careful if buying any HP ink, the majority is expired and some HP printers will refuse to work on expired ink. You can find the expired date on the back of the package
    I knew printer ink was a racket in general (multiple thousands of €/l), but I never knew there were expiration dates, or that printers could reject ink based on that :eek:


  • #4
    Affluenza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭Affluenza


    RobertFoster wrote: »
    I knew printer ink was a racket in general (multiple thousands of €/l), but I never knew there were expiration dates, or that printers could reject ink based on that :eek:

    Yeah it is an absolute joke!! I've had ink carts laying around for years and never had any problem with them. Some of HP's printers will flatout decline the cart if it is over 12 months from expiry date even if the ink is perfectly fine and not dried up etc. One of the biggest scams out there


  • #5
    nosilver
    Site Banned Posts: 129 ✭✭nosilver


    Affluenza wrote: »
    Yeah it is an absolute joke!! I've had ink carts laying around for years and never had any problem with them. Some of HP's printers will flatout decline the cart if it is over 12 months from expiry date even if the ink is perfectly fine and not dried up etc. One of the biggest scams out there

    Most mid range and up printers will have settings you can change to say you have non-hp / dell / epson cartridges - this should override the issue.


  • #6
    BarryM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 837 ✭✭✭BarryM


    My source, a shortly to redundant HP person, says there is an ifd chip in the cartridges.


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  • #7
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭degsie


    BarryM wrote: »
    My source, a shortly to redundant HP person, says there is an ifd chip in the cartridges.

    Assuming ifd = infinite free droplets, that great news!


  • #8
    ShaunC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭ShaunC


    BarryM wrote: »
    My source, a shortly to redundant HP person, says there is an ifd chip in the cartridges.

    WTF is an "IFD chip"


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