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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:44 pm Post subject:
dell 1100 printer - low yield on cartridge, discount? other |
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bought a dell 1100 printer recently; ad says 2000 pages per cartridge
i am getting not even half that yield doing nothing but regular typed
letters (no images, or other ink heavy use)
at $ 64/cartridge that comes to at least 6 cents/page...2x copiers cost
per page
any suggestions how to reduce cost? discount cartidges or buy another
printer that will have better operating cycle costs?
i think dell is misrepresenting its copy costs at 2000 pages, that
claim is based ona '5% coverage' .... how many typewritten pages are
only 5% coverage ? no pages I know of, except the title page of a
report
appreciate any suggesions and please cc any postings to
netcommuner at yahoo dot com also
Tom |
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Gary Tait
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:
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dejausenet@yahoo.com wrote in news:1130424242.007178.211260
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| Quote: | bought a dell 1100 printer recently; ad says 2000 pages per cartridge
i am getting not even half that yield doing nothing but regular typed
letters (no images, or other ink heavy use)
at $ 64/cartridge that comes to at least 6 cents/page...2x copiers
cost
per page
any suggestions how to reduce cost? discount cartidges or buy another
printer that will have better operating cycle costs?
i think dell is misrepresenting its copy costs at 2000 pages, that
claim is based ona '5% coverage' .... how many typewritten pages are
only 5% coverage ? no pages I know of, except the title page of a
report
appreciate any suggesions and please cc any postings to
netcommuner at yahoo dot com also
Tom
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Are you talking of the roiginal cartidge that came with the printer (in
which cas a reduced capacity isn't unheard of), or replacement carts?
IMO, give 3rd pary refilled carts a try, if not refill yourself.
If you want to switch printers, consider Canon, as they are, IMO, most
amicable to refilling and 3rd party carts. If you can, get a x000 series
(rather than the x200, as those use chipped carts, although it lets you
use refilled carts). |
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Bob Headrick
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Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:57 am Post subject:
Re: dell 1100 printer - low yield on cartridge, discount? ot |
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<dejausenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1130424242.007178.211260@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | i think dell is misrepresenting its copy costs at 2000 pages, that
claim is based ona '5% coverage' .... how many typewritten pages are
only 5% coverage ? no pages I know of, except the title page of a
report
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Text actually has very sparse coverage, and 5% coverage pages are more common
than you would think. I do not know about Dell's reporting, but one thing you
might check is the page size. I have seen some cases where a manufacturer
reported page coverage based on a 8.5"x11" page with one inch borders all
around. The resulting 5% page of 6.5"x9" is a bit over 3% of a full page.
Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging |
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