Some Reference Info Culled From This Forum

[OraDBA]

Lots of great info here and some folks who are REALLY serious about their ink! So I had the usual questions about how I can get the best quality Non-OEM ink/cartridge in order to print to my hearts' content and not go broke. To be honest, the idea of doing refills doesn't sit real well with me, but for some reason, I just don't feel too confident about the ink QA in the premade cartridges. I guess I want to have a bottle of ink sitting here and know that when I refill that cartridge, it's going to be the same ink I used last time so I won't have to worry about reprofiling it, etc. So I just ordered some HobbiColor off ebay based primarily on some posts from other satisfied users. I'll be sure to post back once I get it going.

However, I found in doing my research that there are a ton of posts out there and many folks who seem to know what they're talking about. The problem is getting that info in one place and sorting through it. That said, here are some links/info that you might find useful in your quest. Note that I own a Canon i9900 so my links and info are skewed toward solutions for my printer (uses same BCI-6 cartridges as several other Canons).

I. inkjetgoodies - Media Street Plug-n-Play Refills
http://redrockinnovations.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=IJG&Category_Code=R01

- Doug Lenos on dpreview is a fan of these:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1003&message=15840116
Check their shipping policies and costs.

II. MIS refillables & Inkjetgrabber.com

http://www.inksupply.com/inks.cfm
http://www.inkjetgrabber.com

Neil Slade (who I believe sponsors or hosts this forum) has pages devoted to Canon Printers and inks:

http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html

He said the Inkjetgrabber cartridges ($2.95/ea.) are actually made by G&G. He recently emailed me and said that he refills exclusively with MIS, and puts in either Canon or G&G carts when they've run out. He mentioned that the G&G cartridges shouldn't be used for quality printing since they won't hold up as long.


III. bulkinkjetcarts.com
http://www.bulkinkjetcarts.com/canon.html

JV (on this forum) is (or was when I read this) a big fan:
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=192&p=1

JV also uses Image Specialists ink through WeInk:
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=573


IV. Hobbicolors refillables on ebay. Look intriguing because of screw cap for refills. hpnetserver & steven lee on this forum are big fans. Some of their threads:

See post #17 & 20 on this page:
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=540&p=2

More Hobbicolors info:

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2301

You can contact Hobbicolors direct at:

http://www.hobbicolors.com/index.html and
email: hobbi-host@hobbicolors.com

V. Other Links/Info

A good thread (aside from the troll) concerning various ink options for i9900:

http://www.hardwareplug.com/ftopic28151-0-0-asc-.htm

Actually, Steve Lee's comments in the above thread were what swayed me to choose Hobbicolors.

Info on Frontier printer profiles at Costco:

http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Frontier/index.html

Someone liked alotofthings.com:

http://www.alotofthings.com

Fade tests on several inks:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1003&message=12198835

Good reference post (#15) by Grandad35 (on this forum):

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=540&p=2

There are also several profiles posted on Software Printing forum:

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=8

Cheers,
Dylan

 

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So as not to divert from the threads usefulness I responded to your initial thoughts here:
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3986#p3986

 

[Nifty]

Wow, OraDBA, great first post! Some very helpful information gathered there. I think I'll add this to the FAQ section.