ink cartages?

Question

whats up with dell ink cartages? I had noticed that the cartages did not last very long! I just received an order today, $26.00 for a black cartage, I just started printing articles, and I got a grand total of 156 pages printed from one cartage. Its completely out of ink !! That is ridiculous. And they (dell) ask for return of cartages ,in free envelope. Whats up, do dell fill them half full of ink and resell them? Its hard to believe that a $26.00 cartage will only print 156 pages. Yes, I had my printer turned to as light as it would go. I could not even read the last three pages. I was unaware that I could only get cartages from dell. I went to Staples, only to learn I couldn't get them. They had other brands for $12.00 and would give a $3.00 exchange with the old cartage. Total of $9.00. Does anyone have an answer? I would be thankful for any information. I sure can't afford the dell price on a monthly social security budget. Can kits be purchased for a do it yourself refill?

Answer 1

go to cartridge world if you have one in your town, they will refill them for about half the price, my black cartridge (dell) costs $11.00 to refill, $12.50 for color. Check this link to see if there is a cartridge world near you.

http://www.cartridgeworld.com

Answer 2

You may be well-advised to check out "continuous ink supply" systems. These have special cartridges connected to a tubing system with refillable bottles of ink.

Here is an example: http://www.meritline.com/continuous-ink-system-inkjet-cartridges.html

I did not see Dell-compatible items, but you can do a further search with "Google" or "Yahoo" to find other distributors. You might also check "Ebay" for this item.

Here is a link to an Ebay search: http://computers.search-desc.ebay.com/continuous-ink-system_Printer-Supplies-Accessories_W0QQcatrefZC12QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQftsZ2QQsacatZ11195QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsubmitsearchZSearch

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