# printer ink cartridge refills or new? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 14, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795 "2008-01-14T08:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/1 "2008-01-14T08:43:06Z")
i got a HP deskjet 940c. i have no ink left. one cartridge is a black, and the other is the tri color. anyone have a hookup? they were $62.99 plus tax for both at office max :eek: ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/2 "2008-01-14T09:03:01Z")
Sad thing is that the replacement for that printer (now the 6940) is 90 bucks. ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/3 "2008-01-14T09:03:54Z")
i went to a place in the plaza next to tops on George Urban/Union…it’s the smaller plaza actually facing George Urban… pretty cheap, but for some reason the printer didn’t like it much, and always operated in some ink saving mode, i dont know what it’s called…in car terms, i guess the cartridge caused the printer to throw a code? if that makes any sense…and from then on the printer prited extremely slow…like literally 3 minutes per page for just text/homework… bought a regular new cartridge and never had the problem again…i’ll pay the extra $30 or so for the lack of frustration, especially when i usually wake up and do papers the morning they’re do…and i dont have the time to waste waiting for shit to print. ---
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/4 "2008-01-14T09:51:13Z")
> [@bracketracer](#): > > Sad thing is that the replacement for that printer (now the 6940) is 90 bucks. wow. truth. i might as well buy a new printer then i guess. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/5 "2008-01-14T10:07:45Z")
yeah, sell without ink on ebay for anything + shipping and buy a new one. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/6 "2008-01-14T10:36:45Z")
Probably better off just curbing it and buying a new printer that uses individual ink carts. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/7 "2008-01-14T10:37:42Z")
I will not have my cartridges refilled. I had one filled and it didnt last too long. Only saved me 5 or 6 bucks but now I am out and have to drive to the store to buy a new one ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/8 "2008-01-14T11:06:15Z")
Dude, I had a 940c for years, I just gave it to my dad when I bought a laser. Great printer. Buy the ink on ebay. I would buy 3 packs of the black for like 10 bucks, and the color ink was 2 packs for like 15 bucks. Get a remanufactured cartridge, don’t waste your time refilling them, the print quality goes right to shit when you do that. A bunch of companies make generic reman cartridges and they are better than oem because the tanks are full versus buying a genuine hp cartridge that is half empty. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/9 "2008-01-14T16:40:07Z")
You guys are going about this all wrong. Buy / garbage pick the same printer you use at work. Ink 4L ---
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/printer-ink-cartridge-refills-or-new/41795/10 "2008-01-15T04:54:35Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > You guys are going about this all wrong. > > Buy / garbage pick the same printer you use at work. > > Ink 4L 🤣