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This is an interesting read. I'm a long time Canon addict but the days of robust printers and easy refilling seem to be on the wane for all printers, However, I do like to experiment and have just purchased a S/H Brother printer which seems pretty solid. Print outs are nowhere near as good as...

My worst experience of a failed printhead was when, one day, I turned on my MP610 and found that my printhead had failed. The printer and PH were nearly new (I'd printed about a 100 pages) but I hadn't used the printer for a while. No reason for the failure unless it was a kind of power surge...

I've been running the printer with the oversize refillable carts. The ones that stick out of the printer. The printer doesn't allow for extra ink capacity and reports the carts as empty when they are still almost full. Presumably the printer is programmed to only monitor normal sized carts. Bit...

Did you have to purchase some Brother original carts for refilling? I read somewhere that the carts that come with the printer can't be reset. I've just bought a S/H DCP-J4120DW and am using refillable carts. What ink do you use?

Are you talking about dead printers with missing PHs? I have a dead ip4500 and mp610 which will be going to the local tip. Apologies if this isn't what you want.

This is an interesting thread. I, like many others, have suffered with printhead failures but have recouped the cost, many times over, by refilling rather than purchasing OEM carts. However, reading grandad's post in another thread, about not letting an ink cartridge run to empty before...

I've just bought a S/H Brother DCP-j4120DW and am using OCP Canon Cli-8 ink including black dye instead of pigment. So far I've printed about 150 double sided A4 prints with no problems. Prints are not as good as Canon prints but I'm not using it for photos. General advice seems to be that...

dcp-j4210dw or j4110dw

This can be done on Canon printers but you lose ink monitoring but it allows you to continue to be able to refill carts without resetting the chip. Is it possible on Brother printers?

I never said it bothered me. I am just puzzled why OCP CL-551 ink is twice the cost of CLI-8 ink

I wasn't suggesting that these resetters were the best option yet but perhaps we are getting there at last. Previous resetters required you to reset the chip when the cartridge was down to 15% full. These resetters are a step up. Whose to say that cheap resetters may not became available like...

Just an update. Could it be we are getting nearer to a fully functional Chip resetter for cli-551 carts coming on sale http://skytop.en.alibaba.com/product/60171019988-801145974/chip_resetter_for_canon_pgi_550_cli_551.html

You're right I do use Refill Supermarket in the UK. These are the prices of OCP ink, I found. CLI-8 ink Octopus £16.29 per litre - Refill Supermarket £14.58 per litre CLI-551 ink Octopus £24.22 per litre - Refill Supermarket £28.62 per litre Still rather a large price difference between the...

I have been using OCP CLI-8 ink for all my Canon printers (IP4500s, MG6200s & IP7250) for some time with no problems. Thought I'd price up OCP CLI-551 ink to see how it works with my IP7250. What a shock I got. Price per ltr is twice the price of CLi-8 ink and more surprisingly, C,M and Y each...

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My enthusiasm for the IP7250 doesn't go as far as recommending it over the older models. I have 2 IP 4500s in use and one IP4500 packed away and one other print head in reserve. For me the IP4500s were the best everyday printers Canon produced. However, I was tempted to try the IP7250 as a bit...

The Hat got me thinking about using non OEM carts (which I've never done before) as he suggested that compatible carts were now of higher quality. I'm using refillable carts from Intelli-ink (seemingly a UK company) on EBAY (UK) and I'm quite impressed with the quality. Using the top fill...

Just an update. Bought a new IP7250 and am using refillable carts from the startup. So OEM startup carts are not needed and so far I'm quite impressed with the printer.

You make a very valid point and I have no doubt that you are correct in your post. You obviously have a greater understanding, than most of us, on the finer points of print heads. Canon print heads do seem to fail more regularly than other printers but it's all about refilling cartridges and as...