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Dell 720 Color Printer: Lexmark Cartridges?
My Dell computer came with this (cheap) Dell color printer #720. It
certainly looks like a Lexmark printer but I have read somewhere that Dell printers were not compatible with Lexmark cartridges. Is that true? Would anyone have used Lexmark cartridges in their Dell 720 printer? I would prefer to use Lexmark cartridges as they are more readily available and probably cheaper. If I have to order cartrides from Dell for the 720, I might as well buy another cheap Lexmark! Thanks. Dell 720: http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/...=OC720_RBP_DHS |
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Sylvain wrote:
My Dell computer came with this (cheap) Dell color printer #720. It certainly looks like a Lexmark printer but I have read somewhere that Dell printers were not compatible with Lexmark cartridges. Is that true? Would anyone have used Lexmark cartridges in their Dell 720 printer? I would prefer to use Lexmark cartridges as they are more readily available and probably cheaper. If I have to order cartrides from Dell for the 720, I might as well buy another cheap Lexmark! Thanks. Dell 720: http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/...=OC720_RBP_DHS Correct. Dell units are rebodged Lexmarks and will only take Dell tanks. There is no such thing as a "cheap Lexmark" - the Z615 costs £25, but new carts will set you back nearly three times that. OTOH, spend £100+ on the printer and the tanks are £5 each. -- Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling on salads. |
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You mean there are more expensive printers that use less expensive tanks?
Would you have any examples? My primary printer is a Canon i860 and, like the Dell, the tanks are fairly expensive too... S. "Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote in message ... Correct. Dell units are rebodged Lexmarks and will only take Dell tanks. There is no such thing as a "cheap Lexmark" - the Z615 costs £25, but new carts will set you back nearly three times that. OTOH, spend £100+ on the printer and the tanks are £5 each. -- Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling on salads. |
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Sylvain wrote:
You mean there are more expensive printers that use less expensive tanks? Would you have any examples? My primary printer is a Canon i860 and, like the Dell, the tanks are fairly expensive too... S. I should have added that there's no such thing as a good Lexmark either - well a good Lexmark inkjet that is, their lasers are not bad. 1st Golden Rule of Printing - the more expensive the unit, the cheaper the ink. Example: - I have a Canon i9950 (cost, when new, £500) and the cartridges are £6 each (or £32 for a set of 8). Compare that to the Z615 colour cartridge which is roughly £30 and is tricolour, meaning that it's wasteful. The printer itself can be bought for £25. Tanks for the i850 are £6.50 each (or £24 for a set of four) which I do not consider expensive - expensive is when a single cartridge costs more than the printer. -- Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling on salads. |
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That is NOT ENTIRELY true. The Epson R1800, the wide carriage mate to
the R800, that competes with the i9900 is more expensive but the cartridges are also more expensive. Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote: Sylvain wrote: You mean there are more expensive printers that use less expensive tanks? Would you have any examples? My primary printer is a Canon i860 and, like the Dell, the tanks are fairly expensive too... S. I should have added that there's no such thing as a good Lexmark either - well a good Lexmark inkjet that is, their lasers are not bad. 1st Golden Rule of Printing - the more expensive the unit, the cheaper the ink. Example: - I have a Canon i9950 (cost, when new, £500) and the cartridges are £6 each (or £32 for a set of 8). Compare that to the Z615 colour cartridge which is roughly £30 and is tricolour, meaning that it's wasteful. The printer itself can be bought for £25. Tanks for the i850 are £6.50 each (or £24 for a set of four) which I do not consider expensive - expensive is when a single cartridge costs more than the printer. |
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measekite wrote:
That is NOT ENTIRELY true. The Epson R1800, the wide carriage mate to the R800, that competes with the i9900 is more expensive but the cartridges are also more expensive. I said that the definition of 'expensive' was where a single tank (or the both together) cost more than the unit. -- Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling on salads. |
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