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    You know you're a printer addict when...

    Just keeping this thread alive. Don't think there so many of us printer addicts still "Alive" but it has been wonderful, for so many years, defeating the corporate printer manufacturers trying to prevent us from circumventing the exhortionate prices of OEM cartridges. I've loved my time on this...
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    Error code USB005

    Tried using a different usb port but didn't help.Think the usb005 code may not bet the problem. Getting 5 orange flashes pointing to a printhead problem. Usually you get an error code pointing to a printhead error but the orange flashes are probably a better pointer. To be expected with these...
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    Error code USB005

    My ip4800 series printer is showing a usb005 error with the message "An error has occured check the display on the printer" Obviously there is no display on these printers so I can't find an answer to the error code. I have removed and replaced ink carts and printhead and turned printer on and...
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    A great Woman has now passed..

    I am a republican but can still admire the late Queen. The "Crown" you refer to probably would have been government officials and I am in no doubt that the Queen would have had no knowledge of what you profess to be the truth. I have no knowledge of this story but many children were abused in so...
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    Modern day printing

    Going back to the days of ip 3000/4000 printting and the disaster of a print head failing. It seemed a real disaster at the time. Now it seems like an everyday problem. Print heads fail. It's just an everyday problem. Some printers go on and on whilst some print heads fail by just being turned...
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    Need to be educated on refilling cartridges on a Canon Pro100s

    https://www.refillsupermarket.com/en/ https://www.octoink.co.uk/ Two great sites for bulk ink
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    Phase out of some Canon Megatank Printers

    WOW,It's amazing how you are so up to date with current printer changes. You really are the star of this forum. Unfortunately as an amateur but enthusiastic printer addict, I was brought up to believe that dye ink was cheaper and better for photo printing, as opposed to pigment ink which was...
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    update: printer refill numbers - was 983 refills, now 2,000 refills. much thanks to this site and its members

    This is interesting. Would be useful if posters could state how many pages have been printed. Automatic duplex printing must pay a role in the the longevity of a printer just because of the extra strain placed on the rollers. In the early days the loss of a IP4000 printer seemed like a disaster...
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    Canon TS700 series printers

    You seem to be one of the real photo printer experts on here. In your opinion how does the Canon G550 compare to Epson ectotank or Canon pro printers, taking into account value?. I think that that the G550 is the best A4 photo printer I have ever owned. Is there anything better?
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    Canon TS700 series printers

    Thanks for info. Makes perfect sense for a dedicated photo printer. Have often used black photo ink in my other printers which have a black pigment ink cartridge so no loss as far as I am concerned. So we have a Canon photo printer which uses all 6 inks for photo printing at a reasonable price...
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    Canon TS700 series printers

    Just took the plunge and purchased th G550. Wow! Don't know how they stand up against the Pro printers but the G550 prints are way above anything I have ever printed. Used Canon paper and good quality printer paper and both give excellent photos. Will continue printing with my current crop of...
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    Replacement heads, advice please

    Agree with the hat. Google the printhead. New ones are still available. Ebay etc are a good source for out of stock printheads. They are all taken out of nonfunctional printers. Some work, some don't but you can get your money back if they don't work. Watch out for sellers selling black only...
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    Canon TS700 series printers

    Just getting back to my original praise of the Canon TS 700 series. The ink pads are readily available to change/clean. Never seen this in any other Canon printer I have owned. Just got my first problem, Duplex paper jam. Cleaned paper rollers now back to it's best 2473 pages printed. Mostly...
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    Canon TS700 series printers

    Thank you so much for your reply and the link you posted. A proper in depth review of the G550. I take your point about longevity of photo prints and fading but as a photo printing enthusiast junkie, I just want the best photo print I can achieve at the lowest price. Like most photo enthusiasts...
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