| The quick answer is...yes and no.Consider
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| | so with pigmented inks. Pigmented inks
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| this. How many printer models do you
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| | are used in most black inkjet cartridges
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| think there are out there right now?
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| | today. Epson has a version of color
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| 1000? 2000? Who knows. But one thing I do
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| | pigmented inks they call DuraBrite inks.
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| know is nobody is going to spend the time
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| | They are very expensive to make and there
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| testing the wrong inks in the wrong
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| | is quite a hefty premium on the bulk inks
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| cartridges all day long to see if it
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| | from any manufacturer that I have
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| works.All printer manufacturers do things
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| | contacted.DO NOT use pigmented inks in
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| a little different. Without getting
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| | any cartridge that was designed to use
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| technical, there are basically three
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| | dye based ink.Generally speaking, HP and
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| different technologies for inkjet
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| | Lexmark inks are interchangeable because
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| printers. Epson uses Piezoelectric, Canon
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| | their process' are similar. Watch for
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| uses Bubblejet and HP and Lexmark use
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| | color variations though.The newer Canon
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| thermal inkjet technology.An ink designed
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| | cartridges, BCI-3e and BCI-6 colors are
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| for Canon, for instance, has a much lower
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| | so close that most people cannot tell
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| convection rate than an ink made for HP
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| | them apart. Ironically the cartridges are
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| or Lexmark. The reason is HP's cartridge
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| | physically identical except for the
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| print heads fire at thousands of degrees.
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| | BCI-3e black which is slightly larger.
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| The ink must be made to withstand that
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| | The BCI-3e black takes pigmented ink
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| kind of heat or your resulting output
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| | while the BCI-6 takes dye based. Be
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| will be unpredictable.Also there are
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| | careful here. Some of the new Canon
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| basically two kinds of ink. Dye based and
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| | printers take both BCI-3e and BCI-6 black
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| Pigmented. Pigmented ink particles are
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| | cartridges.To wrap it up I'll say that
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| much larger than dye based particles so
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| | you can use most inks in most printers
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| using a pigmented ink in a cartridge
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| | with the exceptions that I already
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| designed to use dye based ink will result
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| | mentioned. Color variations, if they
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| in a clogged print head every time. Also,
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| | occur, might be compensated for in the
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| pigmented inks are waterfast on any
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| | printer driver settings. Be prepared to
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| surface. Notice I said waterfast and not
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| | fiddle with it. Physical damage to the
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| waterproof. Pigmented inks can made
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| | printer is unlikely in any case, unless
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| waterproof if they are used with the
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| | the cartridge is leaking when you put it
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| proper media. The same goes with dye
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| | into your printer. But you wouldn't do
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| based inks.Pay attention to this because
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| | that. Would you?Barry Shultz is the
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| it will apply to any ink on the market.
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| | author of Atlascopy News, and President
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| Any dye based ink can be used in ANY
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| | of Atlascopy, Inc. Atlascopy specializes
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| inkjet printer. The color output may not
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| | in affordable alternatives to the high
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| be what you expected but it will work.Not
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| | cost of printer supplies.
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