[doggy-bobby]

colored print cartridges are very expensive, but since they started import it from the far east the price is more resonable

[Corky/Max]

I was just going thru my emails so I could delete some--got message that my virtual memory is low! Found this that I had saved from back last Oct. I have never tried this--forgot I even had it!! But passing it on and I am going to try it when my 'ink gets low' next time. Sounds good -hope it works!:

Your Printer is Lying to You and Wasting Your Money
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
September 11 2008


If you’re anything like me, you hate wasting money. Personally, I can’t stand waste of any kind, so when I found this article, I simply had to share it. These handy tips and tricks can save you lots of money by not having to replace your ink cartridges before they’re completely empty.

Both laser and inkjet printers are notorious for requiring expensive replacement cartridges long before you really need to. It's actually epidemic in the industry, to the point where class action lawsuits have been filed against Epson and Hewlett-Packard.

Enter Slate Magazine writer Farhad Manjoo. When his printer abruptly stopped printing, he began to wonder if the printer wasn't simply lying that it was out of toner in order to trick him into buying more. The prints hadn't been fading at all, but the printer simply refused to go on.

But with a bit of research, Manjoo saved his 60 dollars and instead covered up a sensor on the side of the toner cartridge with a piece of electrical tape. This tricked the printer into thinking the cartridge was full -- and the printer's been going strong ever since, eight months and hundreds of pages down the road.

If you want to find out what you can do to convince your printer to continue printing, FixYourOwnPrinter is a good place to start. WILL GO BACK AND SEE IF I CAN GET THIS INFO!
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/

[Lara's mom]

If your memory is low, try defragging and deleting all cookies and temporary files.

[sweetdeboo]

ha ha ha.lol.
poor you.
anyways do always change the color of the font before printing.

[Lara's mom]

Has anybody tried having their cartridges refilled as opposed to replacing them?

[MrAndrew]

I was just going to suggest refilling the ink versus buying a whole new one. My town has several different ink refill places and I'm sure there are many online too. Really worth it cost wise