I have Canon Pixma iP90 Colour printer and have been investigating buying some compatible cartdiges (instead of the expensive cannon ones!).
Ive found some on ebay that are about 25% of the price of the official cannon ones... Im just wondering if using them could some how damage the printer!??!
Please help!
2006-12-26 02:04:53 · 3 answers · asked by MonkeyKing669 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
That doesn't damage the printer necesarily but it is really hard to get real colors with cartridges that are not the right ones. Each printer is designed to work with their expecific cartridge because it can determine how much ink use for an image. With wrong cartridge you can either get little or too much ink and make a mess. Saving money can cost you more in this case.
2006-12-29 16:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by doval18 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I, too, have used the generic printer cartridges on my Epson printers with good results. However, if you don't use the printer after a while, the print heads tend to clog up. Even then, you can still buy some print head clog buster liquid (on eBay) and get it back to working normally.
I say go for it, especially if you have an Epson.
2006-12-26 12:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience, no; but if something should happen to your print head or ink deliever system (ink jet, bubble jet...). and the printer manufacturer "finds out" it could very well blow your warranty. I would recommend using the cartridges they recommend because it is formulated for their printers and not some generic ink that may "gunk" up your printer. Hope this helps.
2006-12-26 10:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by advisor67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋