Save some money on printer ink . . .

[Sutton Warrior]

Worth making a note, if you buy your printer ink from PC World, ordering over the internet and then picking up from the store saves money. My 6 cartrige set for my HP printer costs £38, orderd on the net with store pick up reduced this to £29, thats a majour saving, and at that price its worth while. Considerasbly better in % term compared to the £10 I saved on the new monitor I have just bought.

 

If only there was a refill servise for the HP C5180, grate all in one printer, but the cost of ink . . . phew. Still better than the Epson I used to have. I get more printes per buck, and little or know wast ink on continus head cleaning!

 

SW

[Steve Randles]

I've not used a printer at home for years now, not since its cheaper to get things printed online. What do you mostly print at home ?

 

Steve...

[jeepster]

We seem to be always buying printer ink and it never gets any cheaper, thanks for the tip SW!

[poledark]

May be worth checking this site..

 

http://discworlduk.co.uk/home.php

 

Den

[Steve Randles]

I wonder what the real time costs are though..per print? I've just found this littl vid online from "The gadget show" that lists the cheapest A4 prints at 55p each...have a look here http://fwd.five.tv/videos/top-5-photo-printers

 

Steve...

[Sutton Warrior]

I've not used a printer at home for years now, not since its cheaper to get things printed online. What do you mostly print at home ?

 

Steve...

 

Its ironic Steve, I was printing a lot of 'non photo' stuff 24/18 months ago, the frustration of the Epson ink jets cloging, and I was spending a fortune on photo copies . . . then the little shop around the corner where I got said pc's closed. Nearest copy shop in town 2 miles away. So I splashed the cash, and went for the HP 'all in one' great machine. But the copying dried up, and I have not printed a single photo since I puchased it Life becam uninteresting, mainly due to personal life circustances, similar reasons why I used the compact camera so much rather than the DSLR I supose.

 

Life is improving by the day! taking much more interest in what I'm doing, DSLR has come out of mothballs, as you are awar, RAW etc., and . . . I'v been contemplating doing a few prints of recent work?

 

The thread was posted as a 'heads up' you could save money on all sorts at PC World. rather than "gowd blimy, look how much ink I'm using", cos I'm not. But using a printing company on line, now there is a though, not given it a thought befor now?

 

SW

Edited January 11, 2009 by Sutton Warrior

[Sutton Warrior]

I wonder what the real time costs are though..per print? I've just found this littl vid online from "The gadget show" that lists the cheapest A4 prints at 55p each...have a look here http://fwd.five.tv/videos/top-5-photo-printers

 

Steve...

 

Wow, £65 for a set of catridges on the no.5 machine by HP, and I thought £30 was a lot for my HP C5180 (almost a bargin ). I would not give up the practicality and conveience of the photo copy facility!!!

 

Any tips or sugestions on wher to look for prices, quality and servise on the nett.

 

SW

[Alnath]

I have an Epson R300 which is clining on for grim death, i have reset the ink counter twice and it now sprays waste ink out of the back in to an empty shampoo bottle. Last set of inks i bought for it cost £11.99 for 5 full sets (30 cartridges) so you can see why i am keen to keep it running LOL.

 

SVP http://svp.co.uk/category/ink_and_toner_cartridges and choice stationary http://www.choicestationery.com/ have always been good for ink.

[RobStubbs]

You should be able to ink cartidges online from non HP suppliers for much less than what you're paying. I'll check who I get mine from at home tonight, but they are about 1/4 to 1/3 the price of the 'official' ones and work equally well.

 

Rob.

[Alnath]

You should be able to ink cartidges online from non HP suppliers for much less than what you're paying. I'll check who I get mine from at home tonight, but they are about 1/4 to 1/3 the price of the 'official' ones and work equally well.

 

Rob.

 

They are available from the links i posted but i seem to have either become invisible or not accepted as part of the anglersnet photography forum clique, ill give Mr Wiggly his dues, he welcomed everyone god bless him.