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I am pretty sure a class action suit against Canon could be started--as fotofreak mentions that why Canon will tip toe around the replace the printhead issue--especially in theUS with it Magnusson act. Even though Canon bills the chips as great consumer improvements, I still think any lawyer...

To Larry1, You got good advice from both responces. But if you never need color, you might want to chuck your inkjet and get a monochrome Laser---quite a few good ones on the market for under $100. In a short time you may well be money ahead-----and without the learning curve to be a smart...

To John Cox, Sadly the hobbicolors website is not ready for prime time--good for little else than an e-mail contact address. But the fellow at hobbicolors who fields the e-mails--Dave--is very good in responding fast--and yes you can customise your order--and since shipping costs will be fairly...

To John Cox, You certainly will not go wrong with Formulalabs or MIS inks. These inks have always gotten rave reviews on these forums---in terms of trouble free performance and very close to Canon OEM color balance. One ink also worth mentioning is from hobbicolors--and they do international...

Being the somewhat guity party in directing oldman1 to these forums, he really needs an understanding about how the new HP chips make refilling difficult--and how to defeat the chips. Simply things I am not expert at. But meanwhile oldman1 can read the back posts on the refilling...

Yes, many do--including me. See numerous posts on this forum regarding hobbicolors. I don't have a MP780 but I do have the ip4000 the MP 780's printer engine is based on. I do have a MP730 and also got a 4 color hobbicolor kit for it. Flat out easy to refill hobbicolors blanks--their screw seal...

For formulalabs in the US many use www.alotofthings.com In terms of US and non US suppliers of other brands, its good to search the curent and back pages of this forum. I am not aware of any organized listing but many of the plethora of vendors are reviewed or mentioned somewhere.--and while...

Its also posted on Steves digicams--the inkjet printer forums section. As I recall---you only get a $45.00 credit at the Epson site--not a cash back check.

To Mccoady, Taping over the air vent is in hobbicolor instructions after injecting the initial 6-8 cc of ink. And no matter what, that taping can't hurt.--if nothing else it prevents ink solvent from evaporating out during cartridge storage. But some advocate just putting a finger over the...

To webmaniffesto, Sounds like a general purpose Canon printer would be perfect for you. Something like a ip3000 or ip4000. I don't recommend an ip8500, which is an awesome photoprinter but its not as good for text. Sadly both the ip3000&ip4000 are getting hard to find--even on ebay. But you...

Yes bluegnet the printheads are exactly the same on those models.

To Hpnetserver, This is somewhat new to me-------and exactly 100% different from my experience. Which I posted in early Febuary--with many responding to that thread and the thread started by Ghostbear. Maybe my experience is not that extensive but this happened with 9 out of 9 virgin...

To mccody, At least on the sponge thing, your experiences with the hobbicolors instructions not being in congruance with reality is something I and other have experienced--see various threads on that subject in this forum sub section--refilling inkjets. But to make a long story short, inject...

To mataney, You are basically in the new printer market. So all options are on the table. Hp printers are not highly regarded on these forums---they are more rip off devices than anything else. And long after the three of four cartridges you have are depleted, you will still be buying pricey...

To mataney, I did google the hp612c and found HP information and tech support for the 612c. At this point in time, talking to a real live person at HP will cost more than the printer is worth but there is much you can do yourself. I would suspect three probable causes. Mechanical problems...

In my case, I did nothing---I just switched inks--and experienced no problems. On my ip4000 the transition was Canon OEM cartridges---to bulkinkjetcarts--to hobbicolors. In my MP730 the switch was from bulkinkjetcarts to hobbicolors. Again with no adverse effects. So that basically tells you...

The concenus recommendation is to never buy a generic for all printers refill ink. Regardless of the printer you have. For your Canon buy something specifically blended for a Canon. For a Epson get an Epson blend. You are pretty safe with inks from MIS, formulalabs, or hobbicolors. At present...

Seems to me that a lot of mud is being flung--but how many of these aspersions are testable? 1. The ip3000 looks almost identical to the ip4000 and ip5000---I assume their inernal guts are much the same---they may be even made at the same factory---I don't know---but can any shed any light on...

Interesting conjecture headphonesman, As a machinist by training, I do have alot of faith in a screw thread in metal---and a lesser faith in a screw thread in plastic. But as one poster noted, we are somewhat obsessing--at least discussing a screw seal method---as long as it works is what...

Fano, As I read this thread, I see no evidence to conclude the problem is related to a poor quality printhead---this same printhead is used in a large number of Canon printers---including my MP730. So I have to somewhat wonder if its your inks---that you are getting in the form of prefilled...