In article <Y3_df.501830$1i.394036@pd7tw2no>, e-printerhelp@mvps.org
says...
> They may last upwards of 2 years or more depending upon use before
> failing (I have no information on the newer HP product to determine it's
> reliability yet). The heads that are integrated into the cartridge will
> last several refillings but will eventually fail. They are built to
> last for the ink they come with, and are overdesigned, allowing them to
> get several more lives, but that was never designed to be permanent.

We bought a couple HP Printers for a client, they wanted to go the
refill route and found that if they didn't refill the carts BEFORE they
ran out of ink that at least one nozzle would be dead. This was proven
on at least 30 carts over a year, with the ones that were refilled
before they went empty seemed to work for a couple refills and then go
bad (more than one nozzle)....

We also have a client that has a cartridge refilling business, they sell
franchises to people. I've used their ink and toner and find that the
vendors new products produce a better image than most of the refill kits
I've used/seen. In the case of some toners, the vendors own toner has
smaller particles than the refill kits (specifically the Lexmark Optra L
series at a true 1200 dpi).

I'm not saying that all refill kits are bad or good or anything, but my
own personal experience of the last decade with them has been much less
than a good experience, and, after that many issues, it was cheaper to
purchase a wax thermal printer. Had I not bought the wax thermal I would
have bought a color laser.

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