Kodak Printers Claims!

kestrelx · 12-11-2011, 16:42

Anyone seen the TV ad for the new Kodak printers that are supposed to have cheaper printer cartridges and do more printing?

I bought one and it seems to be the exact opposite, I hardly used it compared to my Hewlett Packard one and the meters were coming up telling me I was low on ink when I'd hardly used it!

Anyone else had this happen?

cashman · 12-11-2011, 18:40

well it aint good to take any notice of ads Kestrel.

Margaret Pilkington · 12-11-2011, 18:43

Perhaps the printer was sold to you with one of those small cartridges in it.
I have always preferred HP printers.....and people tell me thi inks are expensive, but I get mine from the cartridge people(not HP originals, but Hp compatibles) and have always been quite happy with both performance and price.

Mick · 13-11-2011, 06:56

If its brand new the first set of cartridges will not be full they will only have enough in them for a few prints most printers come with low amounts of ink in the first set of cartridges try another set and work on there output.

jaysay · 13-11-2011, 10:30

I always used HP, but this time I got a Cannon, cheap and nasty and the first cartridge lasted 9 months

kestrelx · 14-11-2011, 17:53

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Originally Posted by mick

If its brand new the first set of cartridges will not be full they will only have enough in them for a few prints most printers come with low amounts of ink in the first set of cartridges try another set and work on there output.

Mmmm - the new HP one I got lasted ages, so the cartridges must have been full and that was the case with a Lexmark I purchased before that. Perhaps it may be the case with the Kodak - but it hasn't actually run out yet - but the meters are showing that it's almost empty when I've hardly used it that much yet compared to the HP which has gone a lot longer.

Gordon Booth · 14-11-2011, 18:24

I have a Canon and the 'empty cartridge' lights start flashing long before they run out- I reckon they're half full when the warnings start.

jaysay · 14-11-2011, 18:54

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

I have a Canon and the 'empty cartridge' lights start flashing long before they run out- I reckon they're half full when the warnings start.

Ya I was using mine for months went it was telling me the ink was low Gordon

phil8715 · 14-11-2011, 23:56

If I get a low ink warning I normally remove it, give it a shake then put it back in.

That normally gets a few months out of the ink.

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kestrelx · 28-11-2011, 17:58

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya I was using mine for months went it was telling me the ink was low Gordon

I think it could be the meters reading wrong that the ink is low - perhaps it's a fault of the printer?

jaysay · 28-11-2011, 18:47

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

I think it could be the meters reading wrong that the ink is low - perhaps it's a fault of the printer?

Its brand new, well 11 months old

kestrelx · 09-12-2011, 17:54

They have also made it so you can't use it unless both cartridges are full. So when you only want to use black ink you have to get a color one else it won't work! Never had this before on other printers!

jaysay · 09-12-2011, 19:01

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

They have also made it so you can't use it unless both cartridges are full. So when you only want to use black ink you have to get a color one else it won't work! Never had this before on other printers!

Ive just changed the black cartridge in my cannon and the colours still going strong, if Kodak are doing that its shooting their claims out of the sky the cheating gits

Studio25 · 13-12-2011, 20:49

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Originally Posted by Mick

If its brand new the first set of cartridges will not be full they will only have enough in them for a few prints most printers come with low amounts of ink in the first set of cartridges try another set and work on there output.

I recently bought a replacement HP printer for work - the cartridges in the broken one still contained ink, so I used those in the replacement. When it came time to replace them, I used the cartridges that had been in the new printer box: They yielded the same number of prints as we get from separately-bought cartridges.

If you think about it, it's not a good idea for companies to short-change you on the ink that comes with the printer. Generally, consumer printers are cheap because the companies make their money in the ink sales. If the consumer gets the impression that the ink will not last long, the printer will be expensive to run, and it might be more cost-effective to ditch the printer and go with a different manufacturer.

I reckon that most of the time, any "loss" of ink in a new printer is down to tubes being charged with ink.

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

Anyone seen the TV ad for the new Kodak printers that are supposed to have cheaper printer cartridges and do more printing... the meters were coming up telling me I was low on ink when I'd hardly used it!

As mentioned above, if the printer is cheap, the printer company makes its money on ink. If you spent more than £80-£100 on the printer, then you're right to feel upset that it's got through the ink quickly.

kestrelx · 16-12-2011, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Studio25

I recently bought a replacement HP printer for work - the cartridges in the broken one still contained ink, so I used those in the replacement. When it came time to replace them, I used the cartridges that had been in the new printer box: They yielded the same number of prints as we get from separately-bought cartridges.

If you think about it, it's not a good idea for companies to short-change you on the ink that comes with the printer. Generally, consumer printers are cheap because the companies make their money in the ink sales. If the consumer gets the impression that the ink will not last long, the printer will be expensive to run, and it might be more cost-effective to ditch the printer and go with a different manufacturer.

I reckon that most of the time, any "loss" of ink in a new printer is down to tubes being charged with ink.

As mentioned above, if the printer is cheap, the printer company makes its money on ink. If you spent more than £80-£100 on the printer, then you're right to feel upset that it's got through the ink quickly.

Especially when they have and advert on TV claiming you get more printing out of less ink in their new printer system!