New ink jet cartridges - or new cheap printer?

[xyZed]

I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

I'm unhappy that there are no drivers to support double sided
printing in Windows XP for it but otherwise it works fine and I'm
happy with it.

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:32:00
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I just rephrased the subject when I realised it could be mistaken for
spam.


I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

I'm unhappy that there are no drivers to support double sided
printing in Windows XP for it but otherwise it works fine and I'm
happy with it.

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?

 

[Don Phillipson]

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?

You may wish to find out first whether cartridges supplied
with new printers are standard-size or half-capacity (like
the toner supplied with new Brother printers.)

 

[Smith]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:32:00
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I just rephrased the subject when I realised it could be mistaken for
spam.


I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

I'm unhappy that there are no drivers to support double sided
printing in Windows XP for it but otherwise it works fine and I'm
happy with it.

Try Fineprint Software driver
it can do 2 sided printing www.fineprint.com

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?


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[Jim McColl]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:32:00
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I just rephrased the subject when I realised it could be mistaken for
spam.


I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

I'm unhappy that there are no drivers to support double sided
printing in Windows XP for it but otherwise it works fine and I'm
happy with it.

Try Fineprint Software driver
it can do 2 sided printing www.fineprint.com

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?


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My view for what it's worth is that you have had lots of use out of the 895.
Better at this point to spring for a new inkjet. I replaced an 895 with
Epson C84 about a year ago for very little money and I am very happy with
it.

There is now a C86 which appears to be the same printer.

 

[Hecate]

I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

I'm unhappy that there are no drivers to support double sided
printing in Windows XP for it but otherwise it works fine and I'm
happy with it.

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?

Try downloading and installing the driver for the 990Cxi.

 

[Bob Headrick]

I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

I'm unhappy that there are no drivers to support double sided
printing in Windows XP for it but otherwise it works fine and I'm
happy with it.

Does it make sense to pay £10 - £20 more and get a new printer
(presumably with new ink cartridges) or buy new ink?

The DeskJet 895 was a reliable workhorse printer that used the high capacity
#45 cartridges. Compared to one of the current budget printers:

The new printer will likely have better photo printing capability.
The new printer will probably have better lightfastness.
The DJ 895 would likely have lower operating costs.
The DJ 895 would likely be more reliable (but a new printer would have some
remaining warranty).
The DJ 895 has both parallel and USB connectivity; the new printer would likely
be USB only.

Personally I would probably stick with the 895 but you need to decide what is
most important.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP

 

[CWatters]

I have an HP Deskjet 895CXI printer. To replace the b/w and colour
inks will cost only about £10 less than a brand new budget printer.

Refill those carts. I have an 895cxi and the carts are easy to refill and
there is no need for a chip resetter.

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:35:37
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› Refill those carts. I have an 895cxi and the carts are easy to refill and
› there is no need for a chip resetter.

I keep meaning to look into refills but each time I run out of ink I
just end up buying a new HP cartridge. I saw refill or non HP
cartridges for epsom and other printers but not HP.

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:25:31

› You may wish to find out first whether cartridges supplied
› with new printers are standard-size or half-capacity (like
› the toner supplied with new Brother printers.)

I looked into the budget printers, and the cartridges are indeed much
smaller. I noticed that although new cartridges are several £'s
cheaper than the 895cxi ones - they only hold 8 ml whereas the 895cxi
hods 30ml !

I decided to stick with the 895cxi.

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:08:56

› Try Fineprint Software driver
› it can do 2 sided printing www.fineprint.com

Cheers. Unfortunately, the cost would make buying a new printer more
viable.

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Tue, 26 Oct 2004 03:08:37
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› Try downloading and installing the driver for the 990Cxi.

Do you know that it will work on an 895cxi perfectly well or is it
just a suggestion?

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:28:24
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›

› Personally I would probably stick with the 895 but you need to decide what is
› most important.

I did stick with it. Do you know if there are drivers that support
duplex printing that will work with the 895cxi and XP (as suggested by
a previous reply?)

Then I will be content.

 

[Hecate]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Tue, 26 Oct 2004 03:08:37
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Do you know that it will work on an 895cxi perfectly well or is it
just a suggestion?

Just a suggestion.

 

[Bob Headrick]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Tue, 26 Oct 2004 03:08:37


Do you know that it will work on an 895cxi perfectly well or is it
just a suggestion?

The DeskJet 990 driver will not work for the 895. Some functions, such as
basic black text may work OK but color printing will not work properly. I have
seen reports that the DeskJet 840 driver is compatible with the 895. The XP
driver for the 840 is available from:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?product=59868&lang=en&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&os=228

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP

 

[Bob Headrick]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:28:24


I did stick with it. Do you know if there are drivers that support
duplex printing that will work with the 895cxi and XP (as suggested by
a previous reply?)

I replied to one of the other threads on this topic, but I believe the home
version of the DeskJet 840 driver from
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...g=en&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&softwareitem=dj1164en
will meet your needs. I do not have an 895 here anymore, but did download and
install this driver and checked the options, it does provide a double sided
option.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP

 

[Bill]

I replied to one of the other threads on this topic, but I believe the home
version of the DeskJet 840 driver

What about the Windows 2000 printer driver? They usually work in XP.

 

[Hecate]

The DeskJet 990 driver will not work for the 895.

Thanks for the info. I won't suggest that again

 

[Hecate]

What about the Windows 2000 printer driver? They usually work in XP.

They often don't. In fact that was one of the reasons why we changed
from HP printers. After having a printer working in NT, then changing
to 2000 and finding HP wouldn't write a driver and having to buy a new
printer then changing from 2000 to XP and finding the new printer also
wouldn't have a driver written by HP and that the 2000 driver wouldn't
work... We decided enough was enough. Which is a shame as they are
good workhorses and were our standard (not photo) printers.

 

[xyZed]

There is circumstantial evidence that on Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:07:26
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› I replied to one of the other threads on this topic, but I believe the home
› version of the DeskJet 840 driver from
› http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...g=en&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&softwareitem=dj1164en
› will meet your needs. I do not have an 895 here anymore, but did download and
› install this driver and checked the options, it does provide a double sided
› option.

Many thanks Bob. I installed the 840 drivers and I now have fully
functional duplex printing (which I really missed) I also have other
advanced features and a proper toolbox plus a HP print preview which I
didn't have before.

Your advice was very useful

Andy