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

[Ron Singh]

Wow, excellent prices! Thanks for the follow-up Khalid,
I will let my inkjet-using people cloud know of that find. Nice results
from a a single shot in the dark!

Thanks,

Ron Singh



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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:34 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Regarding home multi function printers/scanners.
>>>>> We all know that HP has the best support on Linux, because of the
>>>>> hplip package.
>>>>>
>>>>> For several years, I had an HP OfficeJet that I got per a
>>>>> recommendation of someone
>>>>> who worked for a technology store and the math was that its ink was on
>>>>> par with laser,
>>>>> so not high cost of consumables.
>>>>>
>>>>> For scanning, it had a feeder and is able to scan both sides of a page
>>>>> or a stack of
>>>>> pages, and can also print on both sides.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then, I found that the newly opened Costco, which is like a 5 minute
>>>>> drive, fills ink
>>>>> cartridges, but not for the model I owned. I got another printer (HP
>>>>> OfficeJet Pro 6978)
>>>>> which Costco can fill (HP 902 and 902XL). That worked well for a year
>>>>> or so. It was
>>>>> smaller and faster than the older model, but had a smaller screen
>>>>> (minor annoyance).
>>>>> Same features as above re: scanning and printing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then suddenly, Costco said they cannot fill it anymore. They even say
>>>>> so on their
>>>>> web site, and say 'temporarily'. Someone I know is guessing that it is
>>>>> pressure from
>>>>> Costco on HP or something like that.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://costcoinkjetrefill.ca/
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are the questions:
>>>>> - Any other printer/scanner brands that work well with Linux (Epson,
>>>>> Brother)?
>>>>> - Any of those have easy to refill cartridges at a low cost?
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't want a laser printer since I need to print in colour
>>>>> occasionally.
>>>>>
>>>>> All ideas/advice welcome.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
>>>>> 2bits.com, Inc.
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>
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