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JaysNova
20-01-12, 05:20 PM
As above im looking to replace my ink cartridges for my Epson printer and was looking at prices on Fleebay. The good old Cheetah ones are £30 where as you get some run of the mill kind for £5 odd.

Any help would be great as ive never had to buy any yet.

I want to print a couple of photo's onto paper if that makes any difference?
Pistol Pete
20-01-12, 05:55 PM
Or put the photos on a memory card and get Boots etc to print them?
mowgli
20-01-12, 06:01 PM
Buy from the local cheapo print shop... Theres always one....

Re petes answer, try asda.
Adam
20-01-12, 07:33 PM
Your market/street corner pc shop is best bet, usually pick up a set for under a tenner.
Avoid PC world and the other jumped up places

Ive used hundreds of "fake" cartridges over the years, never had a bad one yet
mowgli
20-01-12, 08:21 PM
i told my brother specifically to avoid an HP printer when he went to get a new one cos the cost of replacements is extraordinary...so sod me, be bought an HP one.... his daughter was asked to produce a flyer, and she used a colour pic, and the colour printer..... so 50 sheets cost 62 quid to print!!!!!!! if she'd have used the old b/w one, it would have cost 62p.. the cartridges have a microchip & send the printer crazy if you try to refill them
Tim
20-01-12, 08:22 PM
my printer says no to fakies. somehow it knows its a bent one and basically tells you to p**s off.

can only use originals.
Old man Jimbo
20-01-12, 09:24 PM
my printer says no to fakies. somehow it knows its a bent one and basically tells you to p**s off.

can only use originals.

This. ****ing annoying to say the least!
Tim
20-01-12, 09:31 PM
it is, a bent one is 5-6quid, the original is 26quid.
Bubba
21-01-12, 12:48 AM
thought about refillable ones?
Mazz
22-01-12, 10:14 AM
My Dad bought one of these, (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epson-Stylus-SX130-Printer-Refill-Ink-Kit-/160631884039?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_ JN&hash=item2566680907) and is fine - refill is easy and the the printer doesn't moan about the dodgey cartridge's.

While researching for a new one, looking at genuine cart's vs ebay specials, some of the genuine (canon iirc) ones contained 3ml of ink! XXL ones were 8ml !!!