From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

Refills, people, refills. I have a friend who owns a small shop that
primarily just refills used printer cartridges (they sell new ones and
other stuff as well but refills is what they make a living of). Cost about
1/5 of a new one, and if done properly they're at least as good and
typically last longer (new ones are barely ever completely filled with
ink).

They're just now starting to refill color laser cartridges (the color
"powder" is much finer grain than just black, so it needs a
cleaner room + some finer tools), and while I'm currently paying something
like 150 eur / just one color (Epson), my friend is talking something like
20-30 eur / pop.


Antti Kurenniemi

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
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>I have an Epson all in one printer and love it, but the ink costs are a
>killer, it has 6 ink cartridges and a full load costs over $100, I'm tired
>of that!
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> Bob Comer
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> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>> My last HP died some time ago and I've not had a printer in the meantime.
>> I don't need one all that much, but I do miss it and didn't want to go
>> the expensive ink route again. I'll be wanting one to print out tax forms
>> before April 15th, so if the March release date holds I'll most likely
>> buy that lower end estimated $149 Kodak.
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>> Thanks for the reference Mike N.
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>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:45c88bab{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> VERY cool.  I think I'll be buying a Kodak printer in not too long a
>>> time...
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>>> "Mike N."  wrote in message
>>> news:3svgs29d5q7c7abum4gonlfmjm1amm07nl{at}4ax.com...
>>>> Finally, someone to bust the industry "hook 'em on
the razor, but soak
>>>> 'em
>>>> for the blades" strategy?
>>>>
>>>> Kodak Launches a Printer Offensive
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2007/tc20070206_268521.h
tm?campaign_id=rss_topStories
>>>> If Kodak pulls this off, it could pose a huge challenge to the $50
>>>> billion
>>>> printer industry, which relies on a bait-and-hook strategy, often
>>>> discounting the machines and making most of its profits on expensive
>>>> replacement cartridges. "We're very proud that we're
coming to market
>>>> 20
>>>> years late," Perez says with a devilish grin.
"We think it will give us
>>>> an
>>>> opportunity to disrupt the industry's business model and address
>>>> consumers'
>>>> key dissatisfaction: the high cost of ink."
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