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p.1 #1 · Epson ink is pricey

I'm looking for the best price on genuine Epson ink for my Stylus Photo R380 ink jet printer. Can't find much in the way of bargains right now other than free shipping, and I'm searching for the most reputable outlet with the best price. Does anyone have a favorite? Thanks very much. Gladys

Dec 14, 2007 at 03:07 PM

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Glady's, go to: www.atlex.com
If you are in a pinch, go to any Staples Office Store and ASK FOR THE ON-LINE PRICE and you will get a better price. Atlex is the best place to get Epson inks and great prices on ink jet papers. Good luck.

Dec 14, 2007 at 03:25 PM

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Peter Urbanski wrote:
Glady's, go to: www.atlex.com
If you are in a pinch, go to any Staples Office Store and ASK FOR THE ON-LINE PRICE and you will get a better price. Atlex is the best place to get Epson inks and great prices on ink jet papers. Good luck.

Ditto

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Dec 14, 2007 at 03:29 PM

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I just bought a year's supply from Atlex. ...it's the only way in order to average down the shipping cost.

Dec 14, 2007 at 03:54 PM

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Thank you all for the link, appreciate the help. Gladys

Dec 14, 2007 at 04:16 PM

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I just bought more ink for my 1800 at Office Depot. I get a $3.00 credit for each empty cart I return.

John

Dec 14, 2007 at 05:00 PM

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www.mpex.com ask for stu
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Dec 14, 2007 at 05:14 PM

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I'm a diabetic on insulin. It's a sad commentary that insulin is cheaper than ink.....

Dec 14, 2007 at 05:47 PM

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John Ernst Sr. wrote:
I just bought more ink for my 1800 at Office Depot. I get a $3.00 credit for each empty cart I return.

John

This is going away on Epson cartridges. I used to get $3 per cartridge at CompUSA but they don't do this with Epson any longer (of course they shuttering so they won't do it for anyone soon). I know Staples only takes HP and Lemxmark cartridges for a discount. I would expect Office Depot stops doing this soon.

I'm an Atlex user as well.

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Dec 14, 2007 at 05:52 PM

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Which leads me back to the question I asked a few weeks ago and got not responses. There are other compatible inks out there that are much cheaper. Has anyone tried these yet?

John

Dec 14, 2007 at 07:41 PM

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John Ernst Sr. wrote:
Which leads me back to the question I asked a few weeks ago and got not responses. There are other compatible inks out there that are much cheaper. Has anyone tried these yet?

John
There's one outfit that makes bulk inks for the Epson that everyone says are compatible. they also sell the chip-reset device and instructions on how you can refill yourself. I've never used them but I did try refilling once and wrecked a Canon printer (one of the inks clotted and took out the print head). never again. Especially with the importance of color management, profiling and softproofing I just could not justify the cost savings in relation to the quality of my prints.
regards,
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Dec 14, 2007 at 07:50 PM

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BubbaJon

I tried a CIS on an older Epson. It worked fine for the first set of tanks but as the second set was installed, I kept getting an ink-out message. Couldn't get the contacts to work properly so I took it out. What I was referring to are actual carts made by somone else. No refilling. The can be bought on Amazon. A set for my printer $39, but I'm a little leery about trying them. Epson claims using 3rd party inks will not void the warranty but may damage the printer. You're not much better off with Canon or HP. From what I've seen the prices a pretty much the same. On the surface it looks like we have an Anti-trust sutuation going on here.
Just as an afterthought, wouldn't there be some howling if those of us on medications had to buy "name brand" drugs instead of Generic drugs.

John

Dec 15, 2007 at 12:46 AM

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On the surface it looks like we have an Anti-trust sutuation going on here.

Actually Epson has recently won patent infringement settlements and court decisions in several places around the world against 3rd party makers of compatible cartridges, and it's likely they will win more. I expect the supply of compatible cartridges will dry up very quickly.

They've intimidated one maker of continuous ink systems in Hong Kong into ceasing production, and I'm sure they aren't finished. My personal feeling is that if any CIS manufacturer stood up to them in court, Epson would lose, but who knows.

Dec 15, 2007 at 03:12 AM

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Unless I'm mistaken, ink for the Epson R380 appears to be less expensive at PC Superstore

link: http://www.pcsuperstore.com/search.php?keyword=ink+for+R380&x=0&y=0

than at Atlex. For the last few months I've been purchasing my ink from them rather than Atlex as I've found the prices to be less and the shipping is also more reasonable.

Dec 15, 2007 at 03:43 AM

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p.1 #15 · Epson ink is pricey

Shipping is a bit more reasonable----I just did a preliminary checkout and a set of the eight cartridges came to $5 less at PC Superstore than at Atlex---still $5 is $5!

Dec 15, 2007 at 02:01 PM

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B&H has free shipping for all N A P P members.
That brings the cost down.
Ray

Dec 15, 2007 at 03:21 PM

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I know this is a bit off topic, but kind of on.... A lot of people complain that the ink doesnt last and it is pricey to keep buying ink. I just wanted to throw out there that yesterday I printed 40 11x17 prints on luster premium paper with the highest settings the epson 1400 would go for the max quality. They came out amzing and also I only went through 1 and a half full sets of ink. now I think that is a lot of printing 40 11x17 full color and come b/w prints at top quality.

Dec 15, 2007 at 03:27 PM

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How much did it work out to per print?

Dec 15, 2007 at 11:25 PM

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papageno wrote:
I'm a diabetic on insulin. It's a sad commentary that insulin is cheaper than ink.....

This photo says it all

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Dec 15, 2007 at 11:26 PM

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RDKirk wrote:
On the surface it looks like we have an Anti-trust sutuation going on here.

Actually Epson has recently won patent infringement settlements and court decisions in several places around the world against 3rd party makers of compatible cartridges, and it's likely they will win more. I expect the supply of compatible cartridges will dry up very quickly.

Yes. Office Max has a sign saying due to FTC rulings they will no longer be selling third-party Epson inks.

Dec 16, 2007 at 02:51 AM

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