Printers - Are In-Cartridge Printheads Better?

koelpien asks: "I am a tightwad geek who likes to print photos without spending lots of money on OEM ink cartridges. Both Epson and HP have let me down; HP doesn't have a lot of third party cartridges available, and refilling the OEM's is a pain, especially resetting the ink level counter. Epson is just as bad, with cheap low-cost cartridges available, yet using them will often clog the heads, needing multiple ink-depleting cleaning cycles to restore proper flow. I am on the market for a new printer, and want to know which technology most Slashdot users happy with, in relation to printer brand and the use of third-party or refillable inks. Is one technology superior to the others, or are printers mostly the same?"

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Re:Canon

[ForestGrump]

Dunno, I got some color hp laser at work and it seems to disappoint me.

1. After sending a print job to it, it takes about 2-3 minutes (maybe more) for it to "warm up" and do its "calibration.

2. even after a calibration, its still off! print a straight line of color and the 2 colors don't blend perfectly, leaving a thin border of slightly off.