[kwlug-disc] Linux Friendly Cost Effective Ink Jet Printer/Scanner

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

I called the one opposite Zehrs, and they said they send the cartridges to
the
Philip St store and it takes a day or two.

So, I filled them up at the latter, and it looks to be cheaper than CostCo:
$9.99 for the black cartridge and $6.99 for each colour one. Those are the
ones that came with the printer.

Thanks for the tip.

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:09 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Excellent, and you may also want to try the UPS store by the Zehrs nearer
> to you, the --
> https://www.theupsstore.ca/135/
>
> The website does not explicitly say they do cartridge refills, but perhaps
> they do.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Singh
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 2:04 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> That is an awesome lead ...
>>
>> I called them and they say they do fill the HP 902.
>>
>> Will try that out ...
>>
>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:58 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Khalid, before you start all over again with a new printer, how about
>>> checking with folks like these -
>>> https://256philliprefill.weebly.com/contact.html
>>> to see if their refill prices are palatable and equally important, if
>>> they actually fill the cartridges you have.
>>> This UPS shop is about 4 building away from my Waterloo office. Might be
>>> worth the call.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ron Singh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 1:34 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Regarding home multi function printers/scanners.
>>>> We all know that HP has the best support on Linux, because of the hplip
>>>> package.
>>>>
>>>> For several years, I had an HP OfficeJet that I got per a
>>>> recommendation of someone
>>>> who worked for a technology store and the math was that its ink was on
>>>> par with laser,
>>>> so not high cost of consumables.
>>>>
>>>> For scanning, it had a feeder and is able to scan both sides of a page
>>>> or a stack of
>>>> pages, and can also print on both sides.
>>>>
>>>> Then, I found that the newly opened Costco, which is like a 5 minute
>>>> drive, fills ink
>>>> cartridges, but not for the model I owned. I got another printer (HP
>>>> OfficeJet Pro 6978)
>>>> which Costco can fill (HP 902 and 902XL). That worked well for a year
>>>> or so. It was
>>>> smaller and faster than the older model, but had a smaller screen
>>>> (minor annoyance).
>>>> Same features as above re: scanning and printing.
>>>>
>>>> Then suddenly, Costco said they cannot fill it anymore. They even say
>>>> so on their
>>>> web site, and say 'temporarily'. Someone I know is guessing that it is
>>>> pressure from
>>>> Costco on HP or something like that.
>>>>
>>>> https://costcoinkjetrefill.ca/
>>>>
>>>> Here are the questions:
>>>> - Any other printer/scanner brands that work well with Linux (Epson,
>>>> Brother)?
>>>> - Any of those have easy to refill cartridges at a low cost?
>>>>
>>>> I don't want a laser printer since I need to print in colour
>>>> occasionally.
>>>>
>>>> All ideas/advice welcome.
>>>> --
>>>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
>>>> 2bits.com, Inc.
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>>
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>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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>>

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2bits.com, Inc.
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