Would it not be worth your while to upgrade to the next level up or is the wear and tear that taxing?
I imagine that those are THE most basic printers with no other functions whatsoever. I bought a mobile printer from my son's girlfriend who was cash strapped back in the day. It fits in your laptop bag and everything, but I knew when I bought it, it was already phased out. I never could find any ink for the damn thing, unfortunately, but I only spent $20 for it.
I imagine that those are THE most basic printers with no other functions whatsoever. I bought a mobile printer from my son's girlfriend who was cash strapped back in the day. It fits in your laptop bag and everything, but I knew when I bought it, it was already phased out. I never could find any ink for the damn thing, unfortunately, but I only spent $20 for it.
Trifling. You couldn't just loan her $20?
I never even interacted with her. The offer was made on an outdated mobile printer that she wouldn't have gotten shit for from a Pawn Shop. ME buying it was to her advantage.
I've been using HP products for years...hell, for decades now but I need a hack for these muhfuckin' cartridges or a brand that will print plain text when the fuckin' magenta is depleted!
There was a time, like back when pay phones were still a thing on most corners, I used to go to Kinko's or other joints to FAX paperwork. As time went on, that became inconvenient to go somewhere to pay for a FAX to be sent.
I had a dedicated landline installed at home and bought the HP OfficeJet 6400.
It was a nice printer, packed with features and performed very well. You could even buy competing ink cartridges for it instead of HP's pricier ink. The ONLY issue with it was having a tether it to the computer.
As soon as the HP 6500 series came out, I jumped on it.
It was wireless, so that created space. I could take it off of my desk and put it on its own little makeshift station closer to the phone jack. With THIS model, if any of the color cartridges were depleted, you could still print black so I could still print documents. It would annoy the fuck out of you with reminders, but it would print nonetheless.
They had also modified the cartridges from the 6400 too so generic ink was not as much of an option anymore...ink is how they make their money anyway.
Later on, I was on the move a lot for the Army, so I bought the 8600 for my wife to use at home and took the 6500 with me.
With this printer, as soon as you run out of one color of ink, that's a wrap.I've had this thing since 2011 or 12. It has all of the features of the previous printers that I've had from HP, but this is expandable for use in a Small Business setting, etc.
On numerous occasions, I couldn't print a document for work or coursework or whatever because the Cyan was empty. I fucked with the thing for a couple of days trying to trick it into printing plain text documents, to no avail.I went to buy the muhfuckin Cyan, installed it and...another color HAS to be replaced before printing can resume.
I went back to the store and bought the next color, installed it. Good to go! Nope...wrong again! I had to replace all three of them muhfuckas to print a fucking Word doc. Needless to say, I was irate.
Looking at the indicator on the printer and the laptop showed that only the first color was "completely" out of ink but as soon as you replace one, HP has you by the balls. "Nah neggu, go get another one. In fact, get all three of 'em." These muhfuckas!
I'm convinced that there's a page counter on the chip of the cartridges. When you shake them, there's still ink in them and you HAVE to use HP cartridges. It's programmed into the hardware to detect their own shit.
Anyway, does anybody have other brands that don't pull this bullshit on the consumer? I replaced two cartridges last month and I can't print a damn Word doc yet again.
Bro!!! Get you a EcoTank All-In-One Printer by Epson!!!!!! Look them up on Google!!!! You will not have to purchase ink for almost 2 years!!!!! I have had one for a year and I'm only half way through the ink (black & color ink)!!!!!!!
That's sort of trade off then, I suppose. Printers are reasonably priced, but they get you with the ink, so the tank printer puts the cost of the device up front and sell the ink for less.
Nope, it didn't work.
I'm thinking of going with the Epson, buying the last fuckin' Magenta cartridge for this bitch and put it on LetGo or some shit.
Sometimes it's about being practical. Killa will buy a whole new printer instead of ink...works for him.
Yup! I've been through that a couple of times. It pissed me off that I had to double back to Wal Mart. I wasted the whole damn first trip.I have a 8610
I have the same exact problem, I went and bought one cartridge, then it went and told me I need another
You can get a basic HP printer for $30 on Amazon
I did too when I was still working.
Lol if I catch anybody else doing it that's they ass lmaoI did too when I was still working.
There are a lot of favorable reviews for some of the aftermarket cartridges but this is my concern right here:
https://499inks.com/cic/product.php?product=Remanufactured+Multipack+for+HP+950XL/951XL+-+4+pack+(FULL+INK+LEVEL+SHOWN)
OR
https://www.inkjets.com/hp/officejet-pro/officejet-pro-8600.html
That's damn near the cost of just ONE of the HP cartridges. I gotta check for some reviews.
You refill them yourself without making a mess or having leaks onto the print head?
Yup! I've been through that a couple of times. It pissed me off that I had to double back to Wal Mart. I wasted the whole damn first trip.
I didn't even think to try that! I'll give it try and report back.
