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[SuperHero]

I've got an epson cx5100 all-in-one printer and I love the quality of the prints/scans/copies I get. However there is one problem, this printer is a giant ink hog. I've got the default setting to draft but in two weeks I've already used 75% of the black ink cartridge. With my old printer (deskjet 840c) a black cartridge on draft would last me about 6 months.

I've tried to find some way to further reduce the amount of ink used, but no luck. Does anyone have some tips for me?

[the_beaver]

[SuperHero]

[Demophobe]

Apparentkly the new Epson drivers come with a utility called "ink configuration" It's a button in the bottom left of the printing preferences window and labelled "ink config".

The latest drivers are here.

[SuperHero]

I installed those drivers (same as what I already had), but I can't find the button ink configuration anywhere. Guess I'll keep looking. Thanks for the help though

[mindmetoo]

[Gord]

Getting a cheap laser printer is far more economical than ink jet printers. When the ink ran dry on my first printer (and Epson no less), I just bought a new one because it was 3000 Won cheaper than buying new ink and it came with a free webcam.

But I average one page a week, and it's usually pretty light on the ink consumption. Ink literally lasts me a year. But next time I have to do heavy printing I'm just going to buy a laser. You can pick up a Samsung ML-1515 for under 150,000 that does 13ppm at 600x600dpi. That's less than what four HP ink cartridges cost, and one toner will will last ten times as long.

Assuming, of course, most of your printing does not require colour. Colour laser printers are still in the computer price range.

[the saint]

[SuperHero]

[Derrek]

Definately not defending the "ink dispensers" that are now sold as ink jet printers, but many of them come with a set of 1/2 filled ink.. you can read the milliliters on them... they're sort of made to run out fast.

[the saint]