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- Dested, on 11/19/2007, -6/+44"SAVE UP TO 25 DOLLARS EVERY TIME THANK YOU FOR WATCHING"
Periods are important in pronunciation too. - Nocturnal, on 11/19/2007, -1/+38LOL. Are you serious? Go ***** yourself. They overcharge for ink and you want us to sit back and be raped by their outrageous prices? That's ridiculous!
- Asianwaste, on 11/19/2007, -0/+28You know what's criminal? The price of ink!
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+27i bought a lexmark z645 printer (with color and black ink included) at wal-mart for $19.99! since the price of ink cost as much as buying a new printer I basically use it until the ink runs out and than I buy a new one for $19.99... I have a total of 7 lexmark z645 printers piled up in my garage... i don't know what to do with them. any suggestions?
- dreaz, on 11/19/2007, -1/+28"reverse-engineered patented Lexmark technology"
Yeah, I saw, that was some real high-tech *****. - swazo, on 11/19/2007, -0/+24uh. its digg.
you're preachin to the wrong crowd. - gamemaster357, on 11/19/2007, -1/+21so where can i get blank ink like the one in the video?
and will the tape ever fail?
//digg down my stupid questions :[ - dvdcpu, on 11/19/2007, -0/+18How is modifying something you own illegal? It's a free market too. If you want people to stop refilling their own ink cartriges, stop jacking up the price on them.
- BlackCow, on 11/19/2007, -1/+17Ha, illegal! Oh someone call the cops, this guy is putting ink in his cartridge! A full set of ink cartridges cost MORE than a new freaking printer.
Maybe people will buy ink from Lexmark when they decide to stop pricing their ink outrageously, until then... ***** em. - akamakavely, on 11/19/2007, -4/+20The thing is new printers have a little chip that reads ink level and wont let you recharge because they will still say that the cartridge is empty, but here you can see what copper contacts to block out with electrical tape to stop that from giving a ink reading and it will always think it's a new cartridge, so it's cool because you can get passed this to, so there's no point in spending a LOT of money for refill kits or new cartridges when it's a simple as that ! Good luck to everyone i really hope you enjoy this !
- jamesrdorn, on 11/19/2007, -0/+15Maybe your dad should talk with the hire-ups to fix the price of a table spoon of ink for less than $30. It's called competition, even if it's at the component level. it's pretty sad that Lexmark is laying off people rather than reducing the price of the ink.
- Gohan5052, on 11/19/2007, -0/+14I was told that when you buy a new printer you are not getting a full ink cart i think its like half
- FreeTalkLIve, on 11/19/2007, -0/+13Tell your dad if they sell new cartridges for $5 we will stop.
Don't even think of raising the price of those cheap ass printers either. - PathDaemon, on 11/19/2007, -2/+14I was told that if you buy a dog that nobody wants it will eat your children.
- camintmier, on 11/19/2007, -2/+14Okay, I gotta call ***** on one part of this... You should NEVER poke a hole in the side of your cartridge, as it's too easy for the tape to come off and cause a leak. Most cartridges already have vent holes on the top. Sometimes they're under a label, sometimes they're under a plastic cap like the one in the video (it was the green part). What I do is use either a drill bit that's a tiny bit larger than the needle and drill thru the vent hole(s), or if I'm in a hurry I just use an old soldering iron to open up the hole wider.
And as far as the ink goes, I buy all my ink from ink-refills-ink.com. You can't just break open a ballpoint pen and drain the ink out. As for refill instructions for your cartridges, check out www.refillinstructions.com. They've got instructions for most of the popular cartridges out there. - AriaStar, on 11/19/2007, -1/+12I bought it, I own it. Did I enter into a legal agreement not to refill it when I bought it? Show me where I signed. Can't do that? ***** off.
But I had to Digg you up anyway for the entertainment value of your comment. - Asianwaste, on 11/19/2007, -0/+11My dad works for Lexmark's supply sales division == Works in a Staples in Lexington, KY
XD - leprix, on 11/19/2007, -0/+10"You're not saving yourself a lot of money in the long run"
If you're someone who uses their printer frequently, yes, you are. Could be upwards of a couple hundred dollars a year. - inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+10I wonder if this works for other brands of printers. My HP seems to have caught on that I'm using refilled cartridges...
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+9It's not illegal you nit wit....Your dad should find a new job. Lexmark ink is purposely made to gel up over time and if you don't print with their cartridges for a while, you're ***** out of luck because it'll stop functioning (gel/clog up). Refillers actually use other ink in them if they can even make them work reliably after being refilled. You don't see refrigerator companies selling food do you? Why the ***** does Lexmark think they can put a stranglehold on the market of ink for their printers?
- insomniac8400, on 11/19/2007, -0/+9Nice job at not saving money. Printers come with starter cartridges.
- djphatjive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+9duct tape is reverse engineering?
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+9The Lexmark 27 cartridges just have a sponge inside them. DO NOT poke a ***** hole in the side unless you want ink to drain out while in the printer. Also, there is no reason at all to heat the needle. The green lids on those cartridges have a hole in the top (maze hole).....stick the needle in there. It still doesn't combat the ***** lexmark ink that gells up over time. If you do refill these specific cartridges, make sure and do the black before it starts to streak. The more you print on a dry cartridge, the less likely that Lex27 cartridge will continue to work after refilling.
On the color cartridge, you HAVE to take a razor knife to the lid and pry it off (don't worry it can be taped or glued back on). Inside you'll see the C|M|Y sponges, fill them and put the top back on. Run a few cleaning cycles while you're at it.
Printers are a damned joke now days. If you want to print a lot using an inkjet printer, get one of these "Epson continuous flow" addons for an Epson printer: http://stores.ebay.com/SuperJetUSA-Store_Epson-Con ...
At least that way you are just buying a new bottle of ink (which lasts thousands upon thousands of prints)...Then all you have to deal with is if the printhead dies on the printer. BTW, if you go to a cartridge refiller, some of them will sell you 32oz/64oz in bottles if you want to do refilling yourself or have a system like this. It's cheaper to pay $30 for a huge bottle of ink rather than $30 for a cartridge with a few mills. - BMANZZS, on 11/19/2007, -0/+8I miss the other voice... =(
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+8Ya, the blocking contacts solution isn't always what works and lexmark printer suck. As do newer canon piximas and most hp's. A lot of them can't be refilled as easily as older printers.
Canon's older 3 and 6 series cartridges are absolutely the best because all you need to refill them is tape and a syringe. The new 8 cartridges are junk because they put the chips on them. There's huge money being invested in trying to crack the chips so someone can finally refill them but last I heard there's nothing. - Gohan5052, on 11/19/2007, -0/+8@ Vexion well they should think about that before they screw us on the ink. How often do you actually buy a new ink cartridge? Pretty often since i have to do a head cleaning if I havent used it in about a week You're not saving yourself a lot of money Yes i am
- jamesrdorn, on 11/19/2007, -0/+8You are remembering a lawsuit against HP for that. and... they lost.
- akamakavely, on 11/19/2007, -2/+8Commodore84 yes it dose, because they use the same principle but the copper contacts may be in a different position from what you see in this video, so you may want to research a little bit maybe i will come up with a link for other printer types i will search the net a while for y'all !
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+6You're totally right about a spoonful of ink. Last I remember, some cartridges (lexmark included) only had 3ml's of ink.....there's a laugh.
- AriaStar, on 11/19/2007, -0/+5That explains why my attempts at refilling never works.
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -2/+7Uhhh... people have been refilling ink cartridges for years like this...
- DeviantDragon, on 11/19/2007, -1/+6...using this method you can save up to twentyfivedollarsthankyouforwatching.
- andrebsd, on 11/19/2007, -0/+5I guess he doesn't know that on Lexmark printers you can pop the green cap off? Your left with an obvious hole as to where the ink goes. Same with their color ones, you get left with 3 holes. Then you can avoid the tape, spillage, and just pop the cover back on.
Or if your diabetic like me, you take apart an insulin vial, and glue the little rubber thing that you poke with the needle and it re-seals to the cartridge... then you made a single hole on the top, and next time you don't even have to take the cartridge out to fill it. Just stab it and go. - unusualbob, on 11/19/2007, -0/+5Usually printers only remember the SN of the last 2-3 cartriges, if you have enough you can just rotate them and the printer has no clue.
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+5Turn off the "digital image monitor" or whatever. Even with it off, you will still get annoying prompt or two but it's better than 5 prompts saying something about counterfeit b/s. HP cartridges are a pain in the ass to refill properly on your own too (at least reliably).
- louiedog, on 11/19/2007, -0/+4Something tells me you don't drive a Prius, recycle, or have a single CFL. But then again, I am a master at reading people.
- christophelyon, on 11/19/2007, -0/+4ebay is your friend...
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+3This looks like a huge pain in the butt. Why not buy a continuous ink system instead? HP 02 and 88 ink series printers have the cartridges mounted motionless on the chassis of the printer so it's even easier. Forget needles - when you run out of ink, just pour it into the reservoir.
- thatcrazycommie, on 11/19/2007, -2/+5What, exactly, does "regular black ink" mean? Aren't there lots of kinds?
- trigon77, on 11/19/2007, -0/+3You might want to tell your old man to brush off the resume then, Epson is now selling printer ink in Asia at just one third of US or European prices. A full page black and white print costs as little as 1.5 cents (US$0.015), according to data from Epson China. A color page costs less than 4 cents. Also, Kodak announced that it plans to break into the global consumer inkjet printer market with half-priced ink cartridges.
- DeFex, on 11/19/2007, -0/+3you should still replace them once in a while, if it is the type of cartridge with the print head built in, it will deteriorate over time.
- Awspire, on 11/19/2007, -0/+3The problem is not, as you say, "Combating third-party refillers", the problem is these companies trying to maintain a RIDICULOUS profit margin, at the expense of the consumer and environment. I've thrown away my ink-jet long ago, and I'm satisfied with my my 10 year old laser printer. 256 shades of grey FTW!
- joejoeself, on 11/19/2007, -0/+3ink, check, empty ink cart, check... syring, umm where the hell im i supposed to get a syringe?
- k3vinmartian, on 11/19/2007, -0/+2Seek out your local hobo corner.
- solid12345, on 11/19/2007, -0/+2As a graphic design student, the price of ink literally wants to make me cry. It is sad to spend 60 dollars just to get 2-3 good projects printed out.
Still though I would NEVER refill my cartridges. The quality usually is always suspect and if you have a printer where the heads aren't built onto the catridge it can gunk them up. - MrSidnet, on 11/19/2007, -0/+2Dunno about most cartridges, one I opened had a sponge inside. The ink wasnt liquid sloshing around, it was all absorbed by the sponge. It was from an old lexmark z32 i had.
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -0/+2If you are worried about spillage from the syringe hole, you can simply seal it over again by melting some of the plastic.
- inactive, on 11/19/2007, -1/+3Are you a ***** retard. All they do is stick a ***** syringe down a hole and fill it up. Even a retard like you can do it.
- g2g079, on 11/19/2007, -0/+2This is not a good way to fill this cartridge. Take a stanely knife, pop the cap off (pretty easy) And fill the foam but dont let the ink get to the top of the foam becuase it will have to much pressure. And then just tape or glue the cap back on. The main reason why refills dont work for people is because they let their print head dry out before they refill it and then they must be throughly cleaned and vacuum filled. Also most cartridges ink level will not reset however they will still print. If you have a printer with seperate heads then chances are you will have to buy chips or get a chip resetter depending on the brand.
So remember Don't let the cartridge dry out
and
Don't over fill
Black lexmarks have a thickening agent because the jets are so large. This will cause them to dry out a lot faster than most cartridges. I have been refilling ink cartridges full time for a year and a half now have have refilled hp, lexmark, dell, xerox, canon, brother, epson, pitney bowes of all types so I do have a little more experience than the average joe on this topic. - k3vinmartian, on 11/19/2007, -0/+2Because there is more money in selling you a new cartridge every time. Ink cartridges are the primary profit generator for printer and copier companies. That's why they give you free printers when you buy a computer. They don't make any money off selling printer hardware they make it off of the Ink for several years. Plus, they do offer recycling programs, but they don't by your used cartridges, they just ask you to recycle "for the environment" then sell you back a refurbished ink cartridge for twice the markup that it actually cost them to remanufacture. $$$$
Oh and most companies never "save money" participating in any recycling program. In most industries, recycling actually costs far more for both the company and the end user rather than just manufacturing raw products. Other than recycling metals, the sad fact is that recycling for the most part, is a sham. It is expensive and benefits are minimal after collecting, remanufacturing, and repackaging products like paper, plastics, rubber, and glass for recycling. Environmentally, the amount of carbon that is released by the recycling trucks, incinerators, recycling plants, etc., is comparable to the pollution that would have happened if you just threw the item away in the first place. Actually, some even say that it is actually better on the environment to properly throw away your used product than recycle because it is guaranteed to be placed in a garbage dump that is lined with a thick rubber lining to prevent leaks and then covered with soil, which is highly enriched in nutrients and often selected for use in ritzy property like golf courses. In addition, most dumps are hooked up to collection centers via underground pipes for methane harvesting, which is used as an alternative fuel.
The trouble is that a lot of people don't properly throw there trash away and then it winds up in gutters, parks, water ways, etc.
There is a great episode of Penn & Tellers *****! which explains all of this. -
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