[kwlug-disc] Linux Friendly Cost Effective Ink Jet Printer/Scanner

[CrankyOldBugger]

Did you notice any difference in print quality between the three brands
(HP, UPS, Costco) ?

And correct me if I'm wrong, but most printers have a status page printout
that should show you the actual printed page count; you could print one of
those off before you do the refill then you'll have an accurate page count
when the toners are empty.


On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 at 03:30, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> An update on the UPS store ink filling ...
>
> I filled them on May 31st, and they were empty by end of July. Just two
> months.
> My wife tells me that we printed a lot more before May 31st for my
> daughter's school exercises.
> An invoice shows that I refilled them prior at Costco around 7th of
> February.
>
> So Costco: 3 months and 3 weeks, and more docs printed
> And UPS just 2 months and less docs printed.
>
> From this limited testing (sample size of one), the UPS ink refills does
> not last as long as Costcos.
>
> Now Costco is back to filling the HP 902 and 902XL cartridges, so I am
> going to fill them there and watch when they go empty again.
>
> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 8:07 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> I called the one opposite Zehrs, and they said they send the cartridges
>> to the
>> Philip St store and it takes a day or two.
>>
>> So, I filled them up at the latter, and it looks to be cheaper than
>> CostCo:
>> $9.99 for the black cartridge and $6.99 for each colour one. Those are
>> the
>> ones that came with the printer.
>>
>> Thanks for the tip.
>>
>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:09 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Excellent, and you may also want to try the UPS store by the Zehrs
>>> nearer to you, the --
>>> https://www.theupsstore.ca/135/
>>>
>>> The website does not explicitly say they do cartridge refills, but
>>> perhaps they do.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ron Singh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:04 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That is an awesome lead ...
>>>>
>>>> I called them and they say they do fill the HP 902.
>>>>
>>>> Will try that out ...
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:58 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Khalid, before you start all over again with a new printer, how about
>>>>> checking with folks like these -
>>>>> https://256philliprefill.weebly.com/contact.html
>>>>> to see if their refill prices are palatable and equally important, if
>>>>> they actually fill the cartridges you have.
>>>>> This UPS shop is about 4 building away from my Waterloo office. Might
>>>>> be worth the call.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Singh
>>>>>
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