> From: "Matthew W. Schmeer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > And yes, it is true that newer carts for newer printers from Epson, HP, and > Lexmark have proprietary computer chips embedded in them, and if the cart > doesn't have the chip, the printer will refuse to accept the cart--and these > carts can't be refilled and/or recycled. Sneaky. There was an article on > Yahoo! news about this a few weeks ago, as several states are considering > suing the big printer makers for forcing users to buy their carts. They > sell a printer for $50, and then make the user buy carts at $30-$40 bucks a > pop. From the state attorney generals' points of view, it's an unfair > business practice, as it's driving small business (recyclers and 3rd party > vendors) out of business.
Some of the sites that sell generic ink carts also sell chip removers and reprogrammers that let you use generic ink carts with these new printers. You just pop the chip off of your empty genuine Epson cart, pop it in the reprogrammer (so that it thinks it's a chip from a brand new full ink cart again) and stick it on your generic ink cart. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
