Epson T0487 ink multipack - is it a better buy?

Advantages: excellent quality - perfect printing on most media including glossy
Disadvantages: too expensive (priced the same as individuals) no savings for buying bulk

...Compatible with the following printers All-in-Ones Epson Stylus Photo RX500 Epson Stylus Photo RX600 Epson Stylus Photo RX620 Epson Stylus Photo RX640 Photo Inkjet Printers Epson Stylus Photo R200 Epson Stylus Photo R220 Epson Stylus Photo R300 Epson Stylus Photo R320 Epson Stylus Photo R340 Individually Epson inks cost approximately: £15.00 T0481 - Black £7.99 T0482 - Cyan T0483 - Magenta T0484 - Yellow T0485 - Light Cyan T0486 - Light Magenta Around £55.00 The complete set of 6 ink cartridges in boxed T0487 costs around £55 in many stores on the internet, Tesco direct offer £54.97 plus you get 54 club points So naughty epson you could make this pack at least £5-£10 cheaper than individual cartridges available by doing some costing changes If you just want to do basic printing...

dragonsurge 17.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Epson Multipack T0487 - print cartridge (C13T04874010)

THINK INK!

Advantages: Easily obtainable, good value, recyclable.
Disadvantages: Really just the idea of it not being a genuine new original!

...MY HISTORY WITH INK CARTRIDGES: From the time I bought my first printer, I have really had nothing but problems when it has come to keeping them supplied with ink! The brand named cartridges generally contain less ink for your money and so they need either need replacing more frequently, or you pay considerably more. My first printer, an Epson, was bought along with bottles of refill ink and a syringe to inject each colour into the colour cartridge, and a bottle of black for the other one. The salesman in PC World assured me it was easy? well it was the first time, apart from the mess! then the second time I just flooded the printer, and I had to buy new cartridges. My second printer a Lexmark, had the same thing happen and I eventually scrapped it! Now I have a HP PSE 1317 inkjet 3 in 1, and I love it, but the ink cartridges...

little_red_hen 15.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Tesco Remanufactered Ink Cartridges

No cheating with this Epson Cheetah!

Advantages: Clear colours
Disadvantages: A bit pricey

.... On the front is a list of models it is suitsble for too. The colour cartridges have 5.5mls and the black is slightly larger with 7.4mls. Each cartridge is vacuumed packed inside the plastic box to keep it fresh and has a shelf life on the box, my latest one was for November 2010. Once opened - not an easy task! The cartridge should be shaken 4 or 5 times before removing the yellow tape and inserting following the instructions for your printer. Care should be taken not to touch the green strip on the cartridge as this contains the chip. I have never got ink on my fingers inserting these cartridges so think they deserve apoint compared to the cheaper ones we tried. Epson recommend that you only use their products but I have used Tesco's compatible cartridges with good results but after problems using refills before I really like to stick...

jo145 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Epson Multipack T0715 - print cartridge (C13T07154010)

Roger Me Stupid, Cheap Inkjet Cartridges

Advantages: Cheap and Just As Good As Epson
Disadvantages: May Affect waranty

...just slot them into the required slot and you are away. The ink level meters work as well as ever but it is noted that you are not using an Epson cartridge which could affect your warranty. Comparing these babies against the Epson, by printing out a photograph I previously printed using Epson cartridges I can see no visible difference in quality, and there is the same lack of smudging. My only concern being now how long they last when compared to Epson cartridges...... That was easily tested by printing out a copy of my 130 page thesis that my former boss and now emeritus pain in the backside professor wanted a copy of. This takes up about 2/3 of most of the cartridges which was about the same as the Epson printers. So I can safely say that they are an absolute bargain, as they do the same job for half the price. The only downside is...

Champ666 13.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Inkrite Inks for Epson - print cartridge (IREB3401)

Much better Than Ink Refills, Worthy of the investment

Advantages: superb quality printing, non fade/smudge
Disadvantages: n/a

...After using cheap ink refills in our epson printer and seeing the loss of quality, I opted to buy the real deal and get this multipack of epson inks that are compatible with our printer. I was a little worried that I was paying too much for this multipack considering it was just under £28 but when you divide this by the amount of cartridges it works out about £7 per cartridge which isnt too bad for ink in the grand scheme of things. I used to have to perform printer cleaning very regularly which I can only pinpoint to the poor quality ink refills that I used, but now using the genuine cartridges the difference is night and day. You get four colours in the box - Cyan, Magenta, Black and Yellow, with the black ink having a slightly bigger capacity than the others as it gets used more often. The cartridges are so simple to install after...

mattpotter10 04.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Epson Multipack T0715 - print cartridge (C13T07154010)

Uses Epson C66 ink cartridges

Advantages: Cheap to buy, Cheap running costs, Good print Quality
Disadvantages: No good for printing on gloss paper

...I bought this printer because my Epson C66 died I paid £43 from ebuyer.com okay it doen't come with a usb cable but most printers don't and you can purchase them from as little as a £1 the D68 is just a C66 with a face lift it the print quality is very good not photo perfect one thing that should be noted is that if you planning to print on gloss paper get Epson R220 or above as when printing on gloss it tends bleed and run but it's very good on photo matt the build quality seems to be as good as the C66 I used about 70 sets of cartridges on my old C66 all none originals except the set that came with it another thing that I really like about this printer is thatthey take the C66 cartridges which are cheaper that buying the D68 cartridges even the compatable ones obviously Epson just change the part numbers to fool people into buying...

chewyleopard 19.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Epson Stylus D68 Photo Edition

Genuine Epson Ink Black T0481 better or not

Advantages: great photo quality & long print run
Disadvantages: expensive

...over 500 sheets but obviously it all depends on what you are printing, I work in the digital imaging field and this series lasts alot longer that the black cartridges used in the D series printers for instance. The T0481 epsom cartridge holds 13ml of ink and like i said lasts noticably longer than many other cartridges PRICE Epson £15.34 as of 17/07/09 & Just Ink & Paper - £13.89 Free pp If printing on glossy photo paper I would recommend that you use only the original T0481 black cartridge to ensure the ink stays put on the paper, if you use ink that does not dry as fast and has a lower quality it will degrade even before the print has dried thus the picture would end up in the bin so don't waste your money on poor quality. Photo quality prints demand the T0481 however if you just need to print on copy paper, text etc...

dragonsurge 17.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Epson T048 Multipack - print cartridge (C13T048B4010)

Tesco Cheap Ink Cartridge

Advantages: Cheap, Does the Job
Disadvantages: Printouts are not very good,Tends to smudge easily

...I purchasd this this third part ink cartridge whilst out shopping in my local Tesco store for just under £3 which seemed like a bargain so i thought i'd give it a go. I've used other third party ink cartridges in the past so thought i'd try this one out too since Tesco seem to make everything now. As with all third part ink cartidges,the initial prints are good and of acceptable standard considering that they can cost up to 90% less than the genuine original ink cartidiges. However as you print out a few more,mthe quality degrades considerably and you'll also notice that the ink does not last as long as the original ones do. The print outs are also prone to smudging and take ages to dry properly compared to the originals and the ink dries up faster if you haven't used them for a long time. I also found that using the printer cleaning...

matty168 25.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tesco C53 Black Ink Cartridge

T0715 for Epson printers

Advantages: cheaper to buy 4 but can also buy singly
Disadvantages: you have to look around for the cheapest as prices do vary

...We have a very good Epson DX6000 printer. This printer takes 4 separate inks. This comes in handy when just one colour gets low. I know its low because when I go to do some printing I will get a low ink flashing sign come up and it will then show me how much ink is left and roughly how much copying I can do before it finally runs out. It will also tell me which ink is low. I print off a lot of photographs so it is not just the black ink that runs out but the coloured ones as well. When we first had the printer we did notice that some non epson inks were cheaper and we did think of buying them. We were then informed that if we used these on this printer that was still under guarantee they might refuse to honour the guarantee as we had not used their own brand of ink. We therefore decided to stick to Epson...

MAllen400 23.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Epson Multipack T0715 - print cartridge (C13T07154010)

HP 350 ink cartridge

Advantages: quality
Disadvantages: price

...As with all HP products you can expect great quality and crisp grey scale images. The benefit of using Original HP inkjet print cartridges is that they offer consistent print quality and reliable performance.With the HP 350 you can expect "archival-quality documents that resist fading for decades" thanks to HP Vivera Ink. Although HP print cartridges are coming down in price you can still expect to pay a lot more than other substitute brands. The real question is whether the extra money is worth it. With some of the alternative products on the market today I am inclined to believe you can the same quality for less money. Many alternative ink cartridges contain more ink than official HP cartridges, however the problem with these cartridges is not always being sure of the quality of the product you are buying, nor the reliabilty...

Chuckles1987 15.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of HP 350 - print cartridge (CB335EE)