I plan on purchasing a set of refillable cartridges on Ebay however I don't know if I can count on getting the right ink as a lot of the ink suppliers seem to sell universal inks, same ink different price depending on printer manufacturer. Super high quality results is not a priority. My understanding is that this printer uses pigment based inks, is it possible to use dye based inks without ruining the print heads? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looking for a decent ink at a reasonable price for HP8610 (HP950, 951 Carts)
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why would you want to divert to dye inks ?
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Cheaper by a country mile I reckon..
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Because I can buy 4 pints (BK,M,C,Y) of dye ink for $30
Because I can buy 4 pints of dye ink for $30 and pigment ink's price is up there with a good single malt.
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Our usually recommended suppliers apparently don't handle those inks. I did see this: http://www.amazon.com/JetSir-Pigmen...TF8&qid=1440345574&sr=8-23&keywords=HP950+ink . It looks like the same brand as this: http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Color...TF8&qid=1440345574&sr=8-19&keywords=HP950+ink , except that it's pigment ink. I don't know anything about either one.
I'm surprised they are using pigment ink. I don't think dye ink would hurt your printer. (Going the other way -- pigment in an HP dye printer -- would probably ruin the print head, however.) The only thing I would worry about is whether the replacement ink would cause flocculation (clumping) of the old ink in the cartridges and head. You might do a little test (mix a drop of new and old, or maybe flush head and cartridges with Pharmacist's solution.
You might consider rebuilt cartridges. They are very cheap for this printer.
I'm surprised they are using pigment ink. I don't think dye ink would hurt your printer. (Going the other way -- pigment in an HP dye printer -- would probably ruin the print head, however.) The only thing I would worry about is whether the replacement ink would cause flocculation (clumping) of the old ink in the cartridges and head. You might do a little test (mix a drop of new and old, or maybe flush head and cartridges with Pharmacist's solution.
You might consider rebuilt cartridges. They are very cheap for this printer.
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I have HP932/933 cartridges refillable cartridges colors not success in my printer there is leaks, just black color succeeded, I prefer you can refill OEM best than get refillable cartridges.
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If you have time you should read my post here at http://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/print-cost-canon-non-oem-251-vs-hp-8610-951-inks.10297/
If you live in the USA. The Instant ink is a great option, since you can print as many high quality pictures you want. If you want to go massive page count (like 200+ page duty cycle per month) and NOT photo. You can refill it 2-3 times at Costco. I have not done this method yet. I heard they will even add a new chip. But you need to bring in an OEM ink. I am not sure how this guy review, so take it with a grain of salt. http://www.pcworld.com/article/218408/serial_refiller_costco.html
Last time I checked it was about $11 per color. Good part is, if you are unhappy with it. You can return it.
Once my ink runs out, I will try it also.
Yes HP 951/950 use pigment. You can high lite and documents can get wet. I would not recommend refilling it with dye. Since the print head was not designed for it. Just my two cent.
If you live in the USA. The Instant ink is a great option, since you can print as many high quality pictures you want. If you want to go massive page count (like 200+ page duty cycle per month) and NOT photo. You can refill it 2-3 times at Costco. I have not done this method yet. I heard they will even add a new chip. But you need to bring in an OEM ink. I am not sure how this guy review, so take it with a grain of salt. http://www.pcworld.com/article/218408/serial_refiller_costco.html
Last time I checked it was about $11 per color. Good part is, if you are unhappy with it. You can return it.
Once my ink runs out, I will try it also.
Yes HP 951/950 use pigment. You can high lite and documents can get wet. I would not recommend refilling it with dye. Since the print head was not designed for it. Just my two cent.
