Re: Walgreens Cart Refill for Epson?

[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent 
to the cited author.]

In article <37980961-99f8-4d30-9b2c-5269d4e57b55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, gmark@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
> I've looked at a lot of stuff on the web concerning refilling inkjet
> cartridges, but most of it is pretty old news, and not specific to
> Epson.  I've got a new CX8400 that uses the Epson 69 series of
> cartridges.
> 
> Will I have problems with getting these cartridges refilled at
> Walgreens?  Would I save more if I just bought a refill kit?
> 
> Does this particular printer have some sort of chip in the cartridge
> or some other mechanism that could cause problems?
> 
> I'm not using the printer for other than viewgraphs for work, so
> absolutely accurate color isn't a big deal to me.
> 
> Or maybe someone else (Office Max? Depot?)  does a better job?
> 
> Is the savings worth it, and how many times can I refill the same
> cartridge?

Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be 
EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and 
you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired).

At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so 
if the ink is bad, you just change the cart.

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