InkJet Printers Lying, Or Just Wrong?

jmke · 21st June 2007, 18:04

A new study says that on average, more than half of the ink from inkjet cartridges is wasted when users toss them in the garbage. Why is that interesting? According to the study, users are tossing the cartridges when their printers are telling them they're out of ink, not when they necessarily are out of ink.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...g-thieves.html

Sidney · 21st June 2007, 18:15

A study to find out printers out smart man.

21st June 2007, 18:16

goes for toner cartdriges as well

the black on my canon is on the lowest and it just keeps going, same was true for the photoconductor

22nd June 2007, 05:50

They also pointedly ignore that their own Epson cartridges bundled with their printers have had issues with the chips prematurely telling users they are out of ink. Epson has been giving free replacement cartridges to those that call in and complain about it, but so far they've been keeping it under the rug. (Likely thanks to their just ended-settlement of the last suit against them for ink issues) Out of the two Epson owners I know, myself included, the other guy is already out of color ink after printing just webpages... when I've printed color photos, pages, and everything else and have owned my printer longer then he has.

21st June 2007, 18:04	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	InkJet Printers Lying, Or Just Wrong? A new study says that on average, more than half of the ink from inkjet cartridges is wasted when users toss them in the garbage. Why is that interesting? According to the study, users are tossing the cartridges when their printers are telling them they're out of ink, not when they necessarily are out of ink. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...g-thieves.html __________________

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Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	A study to find out printers out smart man. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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21st June 2007, 18:16	#3
Rutar Posts: n/a	goes for toner cartdriges as well the black on my canon is on the lowest and it just keeps going, same was true for the photoconductor

22nd June 2007, 05:50	#4
Kougar Posts: n/a	They also pointedly ignore that their own Epson cartridges bundled with their printers have had issues with the chips prematurely telling users they are out of ink. Epson has been giving free replacement cartridges to those that call in and complain about it, but so far they've been keeping it under the rug. (Likely thanks to their just ended-settlement of the last suit against them for ink issues) Out of the two Epson owners I know, myself included, the other guy is already out of color ink after printing just webpages... when I've printed color photos, pages, and everything else and have owned my printer longer then he has.