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boonecreek

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2. Does your printer have all in one cartridges?

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 12:18 PM

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Or does it have separate ink tanks that feed an internal print head? If they're all in ones I would stick with Canon. The off brand compatibles tend to run out pretty fast, or just dry out. My printer has ink tanks and Canon is the only brand I can find.

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Question about printer ink [View all] bif Friday OP

I have only used Canon ink Old Crank Friday #1

Does your printer have all in one cartridges? boonecreek Friday #2

It has a B&W cartridge and a color one bif Friday #9

Yeah, those are the all in ones. boonecreek Friday #10

I've used off brands in a bunch of printers. Whether you buy from Amazon or not, I look for high ratings Silent Type Friday #3

I have a high-end Canon (IP8720 wide format) and use it to produce detailed images. Intractable Friday #4

Retired IT Guy Here lavoosh99 Friday #5

You may NOT have a Choice. It started, I think, with HP actively refusing to work if HP brand cartridge not installed... SorellaLaBefana Friday #6

Well the printer was $60 bif Friday #7

Canon printers use DRM to enforce vendor lock-in, but it can be bypassed. Eugene Friday #8

I assume returning it for a "super tank" printer is out of the question jmowreader 2 hrs ago #11