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"Ink greed" comes back to bit Canon

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RichA

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Jan 9, 2022, 3:43:57 PM1/9/22
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https://petapixel.com/2022/01/09/canon-printers-think-genuine-ink-is-counterfeit-due-to-chip-shortage/

Mountain Magpies

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Jan 9, 2022, 7:01:32 PM1/9/22
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 12:43:54 -0800 (PST), RichA posted:-

> https://petapixel.com/2022/01/09/canon-printers-think-genuine-ink-is-counterfeit-due-to-chip-shortage/
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Yes, ink greed knows no bounds, and of course complete hypocrisy as
well.

Thanks for posting.

newshound

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Jan 10, 2022, 4:29:58 PM1/10/22
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On 09/01/2022 20:43, RichA wrote:
> https://petapixel.com/2022/01/09/canon-printers-think-genuine-ink-is-counterfeit-due-to-chip-shortage/
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Does the assembled company have a view on the various "Ecotank" models
from Epson and Canon? I avoided inkjets for a long time because of
"dryup" problems, but I have a "cartridge" Brother that is OK apart from
insisting I throw away half-full cartridges. My Lexmark colour laser is
now showing signs of toner-greed so perhaps it is time for an eco-tank.

RichA

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Jan 11, 2022, 1:57:00 AM1/11/22
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On Monday, 10 January 2022 at 16:29:58 UTC-5, newshound wrote:
> On 09/01/2022 20:43, RichA wrote:
> > https://petapixel.com/2022/01/09/canon-printers-think-genuine-ink-is-counterfeit-due-to-chip-shortage/
> >
> Does the assembled company have a view on the various "Ecotank" models
> from Epson and Canon? I avoided inkjets for a long time because of
> "dryup" problems

This is why lasers are sooooo much better. No dry up and CHEAP to operate. Unfortunately, wholly-unsuited to colour printing or high definition black and white.

RJH

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Jan 11, 2022, 2:09:52 AM1/11/22
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Not sure about 'wholly unsuited' - I've printed off plenty of colour pictures
that are fine for my purposes. And still on the same set of 3rd party
cartridges after 5 years from a printer I bought SH for UKP25 (HP1025NW).
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Cheers, Rob

Whisky-dave

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Jan 11, 2022, 8:34:13 AM1/11/22
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The laser printers we use don't use toners like they used to which weren't much good for photos, the ones we have now
(HP MFP E77660) use liquid ink which are so much better than the old colour lasers . I've not tried a comparision between an inkjet and a new ink laser
as I haven't access to a resonable inkjet printer. I just wish I could run such a test. Don;t have any real info on how long a print would last either
but from what I've seen they seem pretty good for most uses other than perhaps fussy photographers ;-)
But of course they aren't cheap to buy but aren't yet aimed at the home photographer.


nospam

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Jan 11, 2022, 10:15:37 AM1/11/22
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In article <srjafr$qlq$1...@dont-email.me>, RJH <patch...@gmx.com> wrote:

> >
> > This is why lasers are sooooo much better. No dry up and CHEAP to operate.

modern ink jets are economical to operate and no longer dry up or clog.

> > Unfortunately, wholly-unsuited to colour printing or high definition black
> > and
> > white.
>
> Not sure about 'wholly unsuited' - I've printed off plenty of colour pictures
> that are fine for my purposes. And still on the same set of 3rd party
> cartridges after 5 years from a printer I bought SH for UKP25 (HP1025NW).

lasers are suitable for business graphics, such as charts and graphs,
where colour accuracy is unimportant.

lasers are unsuitable for photos due to a limited gamut and difficulty
in profiling them.
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