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11. I assume returning it for a "super tank" printer is out of the question

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 04:54 PM

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Epson and HP both make inkjets that have ink tanks you fill from a bottle of ink. That's the way to go if you use inkjet printers.

I run third-party ink in the HP Scitex FB750 printer I have at work, but there's a damn good reason for it: official HP ink for this is nearly $600 for a three-liter cartridge (it is a cardboard box with a bag of ink in it) but the third-party stuff is only $350 and works just as well. I don't think I'd want to try third-party ink on a printer less than 12 feet long.

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

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

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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 Monday #11