Re: [PLUG] OT: Alternate Ink Cartridges

[gyoza@comcast.net]

tom.hornberger@verizon.net wrote:
> On Thursday 12 October 2006 20:39, gyoza@comcast.net wrote:
>   
> > Has anyone used higher capacity ink cartridges than was specified for a
> > printer?
> Most printers made in the last ~5 years (or so) have chips in the cartridges 
> to ID them to the printer.  The larger capacity cartridge probably won't work 
> in a printer it's not "approved" for.   The chips can also be used to keep 
> you from refilling the cartridges and in some HP cartridges there is an 
> expiration date that makes buying a lot of them pointless.
>   

It's been 5 years?!  I must have kept my last printer for a long time!  heh

Since I got a $10 discount on a cartridge, I will experiment and see 
what happens.  I know Epson cartridges can be reset and there is even a 
software utility that will manipulate the information about the ink 
levels.  Again, I'm not sure if the printer can ID the cartridge or just 
check the levels.  HP is a different story.

After my black ink runs out, I will try a HP 27 in place of the HP 21.
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