Ink is so expensive that last time I ran out, I went and bought a new printer, it was cheaper.
Got to wonder why they don't just give you a printer/copier for free and charge for toner/ink cartidges.
I'm torn. There are two types of ink cartridge at play here. One, like this new Kodak one apparently will be, contains only the ink, and the actual printing "head" is internal to the printer. That type of ink cartridge is much cheaper because it's just ink in a bottle. The other type, as with all of the HP's I've ever seen, have the printing "head" as a part of the ink cartridge. It's much more expensive because you're replacing the "head" every time you replace the ink.
Each type has its advantages and drawbacks. I once had a Brother printer that I loved. The print head went bad and the printer had to be thrown out. If it got a new head every time I replaced the ink I could have kept it. But then of course the extra money I would have spent on ink over the years would have cost about the same as the new printer I had to purchase.
I just know that the HP I have now is a piece of crap, though it has been working for about 7 years now (and has been a piece of crap all of that time). :)
Refill kits these days are cheap, quick, simple, clean, and did I say cheap.
I'm on my 4th refill of a HP black cartridge, and it looks like I wil have to buy a new one. I have simply worn out this one.
My $35 HP printer has paid for its self over and over.... did I say cheap? It is the backbone of my ebay sales.
...cheap Bob
I am impressed with the way Kodak has adapted to the photography industry's move to digital.
I'll tell you how. The same way that Apple has stagnated at around 5% in their computer business, with proprietary "what the market can bear" philosophy of catering to metrosexuals and homosexuals.
I don't enjoy paying for HP's stranglehold on cartidges designed and manufactured to limit the amount of ink delivered in their otherwise excellent printers.
I have four HP printers, but would replace them all over the next three months if Kodak offered a comparable printer with ink at half the current HP cost.
My printer and scanner died about the same time, and this sounds like something I will most definately be interested in.
Sounds great, if it works. I suspect that the cartridges will be very difficult to refill, however, and that will take a lot of the fun out of things.