While I respect your opinion, I feel that I should point out
some inaccuracies in your comments.

1. First of all, the warranty is not voided just because you use
non-manufacturer cartridges, which by the way are not
necessarily refilled. The warranty is voided only if the
cartridge actually damages the printer. The warranty is not
critical in any event, as a new printer costs no more than 3 or
4 new manufacturer's cartridges anyway, and you save quite a bit
more than that by refilling.
2. Inks are available specifically formulated for virtually any
manufacturer's cartridge. I have refilled Epson cartridges, for
three different models, many, many times with no loss of quality
or performance. Of course I have used refill ink specified for
the exact cartridges refilled.
3. To put this in perspective, last year my son had a
requirement to quickly send out prospectuses, for the business
he was starting, in full photographic mode on glossy paper on
our Epson 740. The quantity was such that in one day we would go
through 2-3 color and black cartridges, and I'm sure you have an
idea how much that cost. I bought four pints of ink, (CMY and K)
and we started refilling. We made back the cost of the ink in
one day of savings on cartridges, and the job was done in about
a week. We had so much ink left over that we still have not
bought ink or cartridges for that printer in the last year. We
also have an Epson 600, which uses the same ink, and we haven't
had to buy anything for that printer either. And we won't have
to for some time to come as there is still much ink left. Of
course everyone's needs are different, and what was right for us
won't necessarily be right for everyone else. Out of necessity,
we saved hundreds of dollars in a very short time on one big
print job. Only you can decide what your time and trouble is
worth, but once you do it a few times, it only takes about 20
minutes to refill a color cartridge, and much less than that to
do a black cartridge. The money we saved could have bought
several new printers.

Joab

At 12:31 AM 4/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Date:    Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:23:38 -0700
>From:    "Joel M. Blackman" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Liquid ink refill
>
>Re-filling ink cartridges may be OK for some printers, but I
>would not
>recommend it while your printer is under warranty.  If you read
>some of the
>fine print you'll see that using non-manufacturer cartridges
>(re-fillables)
>will void your warranty. It could also be a problem with
>certain types of
>cartridges that use special inks.  Epson comes to mind because their
>cartridges are electrically charged and often use proprietary
>inks to
>achieve the photo-quality prints.  If you shop online for
>cartridges for
>your printer you can get some real deals.  When you're
>refilling cartridges
>attach some value to your time spent preparing to refill,
>refilling, and
>cleaning up afterward.  I think if you pay yourself a minimum
>wage of
>$10/hr. you'll find the money saving isn't much when weighed
>against the
>danger of damaging your printer.  For instance, I can buy the color
>cartridge for my Epson Stylus Photo 700 at CompUSA for $17.95,
>and have seen
>it online for $14.95.  This is a 5 color cartridge that just
>wouldn't be
>worth my time to refill.  The black cartridge is more expensive
>at the same
>store, but is only $21.95.  I'd have to be saving the cost of
>the cartridge
>to make it worthwhile.  HP cartridges are more expensive, but
>how much will
>I really save?  Is the savings worth it when weighed against my
>printer not
>working?  Kevin has a working system, but as he says, his
>cartridge is full
>of ball bearings which have to reduce the already limited
>capacity of the
>cartridge.  By now he must have to refill it much more
>often.  I am not
>against refilling, nor do I work for a printer manufacturer.  I
>just think
>as consumers we need to consider all sides of an issue.  If
>your time has
>zero value, you have a printer that's out of warranty, and you
>are on a
>budget, refills may be your cup of tea.

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