I got a HP Deskjet-all-in-one, and when I replace the Ink Carts, I noticed the print head goes with it. So every time I buy a new cart, I essentially buy a new print head too. Does that drive up costs?
My first inkjet was an Epson (I remember how bullet-proof their dot matrix printers were... inkjets turned out to be very different though).
The Epson strategy was to leave the print-head attached to the printer & just replace the ink reservoir. I wasn't exactly a high volume printer (put off by the price of ink and poor quality results!) so needless to say the print-head quickly got clogged and nothing I could do would unclog it. Piece of junk.
I had an Epson c80. If you don't use that printer every day the print head gets clogged. Due to my infrequent usage, I had to use the clean print head function every time I turned it on.
The procedure for cleaning the print head? Blast ink at it till it comes clean. If at first you don't succeed - blast more ink at it. Needless to say, brand new carts were empty after about 6 uses because of the stupid cleaning technique.
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I got a HP Deskjet-all-in-one, and when I replace the Ink Carts, I noticed the print head goes with it. So every time I buy a new cart, I essentially buy a new print head too. Does that drive up costs?
Look at this:
http://images.tomshardware.com/2002/09/06/hp_deskjet_5550/hp_deskjet_5550_4.jpg
Those "ribbon wire" go to the print head, which gets replaced when you buy a new one. Drives up costs if you ask me.
Maybe, however, you are getting a brand-new, clog-free print head every time.
But in another, more accurate way, yes, they are totally gouging you for it.
Yes but...
My first inkjet was an Epson (I remember how bullet-proof their dot matrix printers were... inkjets turned out to be very different though).
The Epson strategy was to leave the print-head attached to the printer & just replace the ink reservoir. I wasn't exactly a high volume printer (put off by the price of ink and poor quality results!) so needless to say the print-head quickly got clogged and nothing I could do would unclog it. Piece of junk.
I had an Epson c80. If you don't use that printer every day the print head gets clogged. Due to my infrequent usage, I had to use the clean print head function every time I turned it on.
The procedure for cleaning the print head? Blast ink at it till it comes clean. If at first you don't succeed - blast more ink at it. Needless to say, brand new carts were empty after about 6 uses because of the stupid cleaning technique.
I now use laser exclusively.