I'll start.
I still use a Canon MP730 (purchased new in 2003). Thanx to The Hat for providing two new print heads (I still have one spare)! It is used daily for at least a handful of primarily household printing tasks.
I have changed the print head once, changed/cleaned the "diapers"...
Whew! Finally got the alarm "Ink Tank Nearly Full" alarm after many years.
Disassembled the printer (actually not too hard).
Found the purge unit submerged in black paste and wiped most of it off. Only about 1/2 the "diapers" absorbed anything!
Removed the old diapers, cleaned the base...
...MALWARE!
See here:
https://askbobrankin.com/is_it_safe_to_buy_a_used_computer.html?rankin-usedpcs=&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=january_newsletter_5&ad_id=505874&share-ad-id=1
See this link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hobbicolors-8PC-L-8-Color-Large-Refill-Kit-for-Canon-Pro-100-Printers-/252842246006?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276
Note: there's no mention of the "yellow jello" issue with refilling CLI-42 yellow carts!
This is going to get ridiculous if SCOTUS rules in Lexmark's favor...
http://gizmodo.com/supreme-court-printer-cartridge-case-could-be-the-citiz-1793643311
Per today's NY Times:
Supreme Court to Hear Printer Cartridge Patent Case
By ADAM LIPTAKDEC. 2, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Lexmark International, which makes toner cartridges for use in its printers, can use patent law to stop companies from...
Don't bother with attempting to reset...just take advantage of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-Pixma-Pro-100-Printer-only-no-printhead-no-ink-no-CDR-/122069549496?hash=item1c6be981b8:g:zSQAAOSwnipWU~I0
I updated my laptop to Win 10 two weeks ago, and was able to still print ("printer sharing") to my wife's Win 7 USB-connected MP730 over the home network.
Then I upgraded my wife's computer to Win 10 several days after mine.
Upon looking at printers in the devices and printer settings menu...
Buy Ink (CLI-42 full set), and get 240 sheets of 13 x 16 paper free! Includes FREE SHIPPING!
http://www.canonpricewatch.com/blog/2016/08/buy-pixma-pro-ink-get-240-of-free-paper-at-canon-store/
So this is how Canon is going after refillers!!!
Canon Photo Paper Pro Premium Matte 13" x 19" 50 Sheets, buy 1 pack, get 4 free, and apply the promo code"
P160701RR
to get the deal!
Including shipping and sales tax, that $0.26 per sheet...
At...
After $250 rebate (with free 13 x 19 paper) and further $50 coupon code
B&H Photo-Video has the Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Color Professional Inkjet Photo Printer for a low $99.99 Free Shipping after $250 rebate and $50 off Coupon Code: "BHOPTIC16" (Exp 6/30)...