| How much will a $50 dollar printer really
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| | at about 1/3rd the cost (per milliliter
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| cost you? If you factor in the cost of
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| | of ink).
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| replacement ink cartridges, it could be a
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| | Some of the people who owned older
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| lot more.
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| | printers, feel they've been taken
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| If you walk down the printer isle these
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| | advantage of when they see how fast their
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| days, you'll probably see a few printers
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| | new printer uses up the ink.
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| selling for about $50. You might see
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| | Almost nobody realizes the true cost of
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| yourself , "Hey, what a great deal" --
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| | operating these printers until the first
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| but is it really?
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| | or second time they need replacement
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| Lexmark was first manufacturer marketing
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| | cartridges.
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| $50 printers. The printer was a
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| | HP is now attempting to squeeze out the
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| loss-leader and the sales of replacement
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| | competitors by dominating shelf space
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| cartridges subsidized the low initial
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| | with a multitude of printer models. Most
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| cost. The cost of 1 set of replacement
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| | machines have the same general qualities
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| cartridges exceeded the value of the
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| | but the more they have on the shelf, the
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| machine itself.
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| | less room for competitors. Hewlett
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| Many people who never owned a printer
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| | Packard hopes to captivate people with
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| before didn't realize Lexmark's strategy.
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| | their brand-name and low initial cost.
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| They were so happy with the printer
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| | Once the consumer commits to their
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| price that they never thought about the
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| | printer, HP will have a continuous stream
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| purchase of the printer cartridges
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| | of replacement cartridge business for the
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| themselves. As time went on Lexmark
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| | lifespan of the machine. It's in the
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| continued their tactics and also began to
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| | supplies where they make their money.
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| reduce the size of their ink cartridges.
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| | So the lesson here is this… It is
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| Their cartridges got smaller and smaller
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| | critical that you investigate the price
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| and required more frequent replacing.
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| | of replacement ink cartridges before you
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| Consider this:
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| | purchase a new printer. Comparison-shop
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| One Lexmark 10N0016 OEM Black cartridge
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| | both the printer and cartridges at the
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| retails for about $30 and will yield 410
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| | same time.
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| pages at 5% coverage
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| | A short list of printers to avoid are
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| One Lexmark 10N0026 OEM Color cartridge
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| | printers using the HP 21 and HP 22 ink
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| retails for about $32.00 and will yield
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| | cartridges. (these contain only 5
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| 275 pages at 5% coverage
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| | milliliters of ink)
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| It became common practice to buy Lexmark
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| | PSC 1410 Series, Officejet 4315, Deskjet
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| printer for $49 to get the 2 starter
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| | F340, F380, HP Fax 1250, HP Deskjet 3910,
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| cartridges that come with it. After ink
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| | Deskjet 3940 Series, Deskjet 3915,
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| had been used up, sell the printer on
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| | Deskjet 3930 Series
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| eBay, or throw it away and buy another
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| | Printers Using HP 92 and HP 93 ink
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| one. What a waste… HP is now
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| | cartridges (5 milliliters of ink)
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| following suit with the same strategy and
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| | PSC 1510 Series, PSC 1507, Officejet
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| is trying to flood the market at the same
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| | 6310, Deskjet 5440 Series, Photosmart
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| time.
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| | 7850, Deskjet 5440 Series
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| Several new printers will enter the
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| | The only people that should buy these
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| market in July 2006. Many of which are
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| | particular new HP printers, are those who
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| cheap to buy (starting at around $25.00),
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| | print infrequently (less than 3
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| but can be expensive to operate. Many of
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| | cartridges per year).
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| these new cheap printers do not come with
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| | HP makes quality printers, however we
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| printer cables or both ink cartridges
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| | recommend simply seeking out a model that
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| which entices users by lowering the
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| | does not use the #21 and #22 or #92 and
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| initial price.
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| | #93 cartridges. Many more of these new HP
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| Over the course of a few years however,
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| | printers will be released this month.
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| the low cost of the machine will be
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| | Another option is to look for a different
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| overshadowed by the large amount spent on
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| | manufacturer such as Canon, Epson or
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| replacement inkjet cartridges
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| | Brother. Their inkjet printers often get
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| The inkjet cartridges that most of the
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| | as good or better reviews from users.
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| new HP printers use contain only 5
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| | Again, check the cost of replacement
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| Milliliters of ink. In comparison, about
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| | cartridges, page yield or milliliters of
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| 4 years ago the most common HP black
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| | ink contained in the cartridge to be sure
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| cartridges contained 42 milliliters of
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| | you are getting a good value in
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| ink. That's almost 8 times more printing
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| | comparison.
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