Comments on: Can inkjet printers be hacked? http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: PK http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-113075 PK Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:53:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/#comment-113075 usually when my printer tell me my ink is low or empty...i will take it and shake like a toner...after some shaking i can still continue printing (not for long thought) take a look at my blog http://cheapinkcatridge.blogspot.com/ on inkjet cartridge. cheers:) usually when my printer tell me my ink is low or empty…i will take it and shake like a toner…after some shaking i can still continue printing (not for long thought)

take a look at my blog http://cheapinkcatridge.blogspot.com/ on inkjet cartridge.

cheers:)

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]]> By: Olivier Ansaldi http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-106589 Olivier Ansaldi Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:12:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/#comment-106589 <blockquote>The really annoying thing about this is that all the manufacturers are aware of it but they do nothing to fix it.</blockquote> Huh... they are more than aware of it, they designed it this way! The manufacturers follow the Gillette model of cheap razor and expensive blades, with the added twist that they can expire your ink-cartridge at will. There's at least one way around the problem: you might be able to use ink-cartridge refills (simply google it!). I decided to give up on inkjets and buy a cheap laser printer. Go for the printer with the cheapest toners. The quality is superior to inkjets for b/w which fits my purposes. Obviously if you're printing photos, this won't be an option.

The really annoying thing about this is that all the manufacturers are aware of it but they do nothing to fix it.

Huh… they are more than aware of it, they designed it this way! The manufacturers follow the Gillette model of cheap razor and expensive blades, with the added twist that they can expire your ink-cartridge at will.

There’s at least one way around the problem: you might be able to use ink-cartridge refills (simply google it!). I decided to give up on inkjets and buy a cheap laser printer. Go for the printer with the cheapest toners. The quality is superior to inkjets for b/w which fits my purposes. Obviously if you’re printing photos, this won’t be an option.

]]> By: Paddy http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-106587 Paddy Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:54:22 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/can-inkjet-printers-be-hacked/#comment-106587 Hi Tom, with the over-pricing of ink cartridges you think they'd be happy with their margins, but with profit comes greed I suppose. Perhaps an answer to your question, I have a lexmark and I've removed old cartridges in the past and replaced the with the same old. My printer recognises the change and assumes the ink levels are full and so continues to print blank pages, so hopefully in your case it will continue printing properly. I'm not a printer expert however and ink level detection or whatever you may call it :) may be more sophistocated with more advanced/expensive printers.. Either way it's worth a try. Best of luck Hi Tom, with the over-pricing of ink cartridges you think they’d be happy with their margins, but with profit comes greed I suppose.

Perhaps an answer to your question, I have a lexmark and I’ve removed old cartridges in the past and replaced the with the same old. My printer recognises the change and assumes the ink levels are full and so continues to print blank pages, so hopefully in your case it will continue printing properly.

I’m not a printer expert however and ink level detection or whatever you may call it :) may be more sophistocated with more advanced/expensive printers.. Either way it’s worth a try.

Best of luck

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