My multi-function Canon printer is seventeen years old. Finding OEM ink cartridges for it is difficult and, when successful, extremely expensive. The scanner is excellent, as seen in the post from a couple of days ago, so it’s a keeper. I’m trying to decide on a brand of after-market refill cartridges to try.
I needed to print a tax document, and the Pixma MP600 said no can do, because one of the colors of ink has run out. ARGH! It was time to punt and pull out the even older, long idle Samsung ML-1710 laser printer.
I crossed my fingers that I could find a generic driver in Windows 11 that would work with a legacy printer. *Whew!* Success!
It’s a beautiful racket. You use up more ink when not using the printer, by having to waste ink running the cleaning process.
I finally got fed up with inkjet technology in general, after suffering with the high cost of refills, not wanting to “risk” 3rd party refills, and things drying out and/or gumming up internally from infrequent use, that about five years ago we bought an HP color laserjet, and haven’t looked back. Yes, it is expensive to refill, but the refills last a looooong time, and if you don’t print anything for a month, your printer won’t get gummed up or die.