bought a dell 1100 printer recently; ad says 2000 pages per cartridge

i am getting not even half that yield doing nothing but regular typed
letters (no images, or other ink heavy use)

at $ 64/cartridge that comes to at least 6 cents/page...2x copiers cost
per page

any suggestions how to reduce cost? discount cartidges or buy another
printer that will have better operating cycle costs?

i think dell is misrepresenting its copy costs at 2000 pages, that
claim is based ona '5% coverage' .... how many typewritten pages are
only 5% coverage ? no pages I know of, except the title page of a
report

appreciate any suggesions and please cc any postings to
netcommuner at yahoo dot com also

Tom

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> bought a dell 1100 printer recently; ad says 2000 pages per cartridge
>
> i am getting not even half that yield doing nothing but regular typed
> letters (no images, or other ink heavy use)
>
> at $ 64/cartridge that comes to at least 6 cents/page...2x copiers
cost
> per page
>
> any suggestions how to reduce cost? discount cartidges or buy another
> printer that will have better operating cycle costs?
>
> i think dell is misrepresenting its copy costs at 2000 pages, that
> claim is based ona '5% coverage' .... how many typewritten pages are
> only 5% coverage ? no pages I know of, except the title page of a
> report
>
> appreciate any suggesions and please cc any postings to
> netcommuner at yahoo dot com also
>
> Tom
>
>

Are you talking of the roiginal cartidge that came with the printer (in
which cas a reduced capacity isn't unheard of), or replacement carts?

IMO, give 3rd pary refilled carts a try, if not refill yourself.

If you want to switch printers, consider Canon, as they are, IMO, most
amicable to refilling and 3rd party carts. If you can, get a x000 series
(rather than the x200, as those use chipped carts, although it lets you
use refilled carts).

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> i think dell is misrepresenting its copy costs at 2000 pages, that
> claim is based ona '5% coverage' .... how many typewritten pages are
> only 5% coverage ? no pages I know of, except the title page of a
> report

Text actually has very sparse coverage, and 5% coverage pages are more common
than you would think. I do not know about Dell's reporting, but one thing you
might check is the page size. I have seen some cases where a manufacturer
reported page coverage based on a 8.5"x11" page with one inch borders all
around. The resulting 5% page of 6.5"x9" is a bit over 3% of a full page.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging