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The HP cartridges have coded expiration dates. I'm not sure what the cartridge remanufacturers do; whether they wipe the dates, reset them, or what. I buy OfficeMax or OfficeDepot 'brand' cartridges mostly and have no issues. I also used to stock up and keep a couple on hand, but since I don't print that much anymore and they do expire after so many months, I've dropped that to keeping just 0-1 extra cartridges on hand. 0 mostly; I go buy when the ink level drops below 30 or so percent, but I'll pre-buy if the cartridge is on sale. A friend works for OfficeMax corporate and sends "friends and family" deals once in a while; those usually include some sort of discount. John A. Jones, CISSP Americas Information Security Officer Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782 john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Allen Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:41 AM To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users Subject: Re: [PCTECH] connecting two laptops to USB - easy question I am pretty sure HP is doing that know with cartridges and seems like someone else was (Canon, Lexmark?) On 8/22/06, Douglas Handy <dhandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Mark, It is a little crazy to spend $79 or even less for a cheap printer andhave to spend the same amount on cables....what a racket.Wait until you add up the ink costs over the life of the printer on the "cheap" ink jets. It is astronomical compared to the toner in laser printers. I've heard it said they expect $1700 profit in ink from one printer, and to help ensure you pay premium prices for official ink instead of knock offs, are considering putting electronic codes on the cartridges
so the printer will only work with "genuine" cartidges, plus they won't accept a refill. (That serial number cartridge could not be used in the printer again.) I don't know if any printers are actually doing this yet, but I've heard that it is coming... Doug -- This is the PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users (PcTech) mailing
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