Lexmark Z35

[Slorup]

Hi everyone.

Does anyone have any experience with this printer?.

Br,


Soren

 

[SleeperMan]

Hi everyone.

Does anyone have any experience with this printer?.

Br,


Soren

Not exactly with 35, but with Z23 and Z33. totally equal printers, print is
OK, but the cost of ONE cartridge is more than cost of WHOLE printer with 2
carts included! I have Z23 and Z33 at home without carts, i was tired of
buying new ones and got myself Canon i550 (separate inks). Much better
print, waaaay cheaper carts.

 

[Taliesyn]

Not exactly with 35, but with Z23 and Z33. totally equal printers, print is
OK, but the cost of ONE cartridge is more than cost of WHOLE printer with 2
carts included! I have Z23 and Z33 at home without carts, i was tired of
buying new ones and got myself Canon i550 (separate inks). Much better
print, waaaay cheaper carts.

If you must use the Lexmarks, refill your own cartridges. That's what
I do. I've refilled the same colour cartridge five times and black
4 times. Unless you're well off, this is the only affordable way to
run these printers.

My Lexmark Z55 backs up my Canon i850.

-Taliesyn

 

[SleeperMan]

If you must use the Lexmarks, refill your own cartridges. That's what
I do. I've refilled the same colour cartridge five times and black
4 times. Unless you're well off, this is the only affordable way to
run these printers.

My Lexmark Z55 backs up my Canon i850.

-Taliesyn

I tried it a few times and no luck. Then i went to my local shop, where i
can also buy refilled carts and a man said that Lex carts is very hard to
refill. Maybe model 55 is somewhat better in this way, since it's more
expensive - at least here Z55 is about 5-7 times more expensive than Z33 or
Z34 as these two are always under special deal... In any way, in USA
printers are generally much cheaper than here. Like Canon i950 - here it
costs about 600 US$.

 

[Taliesyn]

I tried it a few times and no luck. Then i went to my local shop, where i
can also buy refilled carts and a man said that Lex carts is very hard to
refill. Maybe model 55 is somewhat better in this way, since it's more
expensive - at least here Z55 is about 5-7 times more expensive than Z33 or
Z34 as these two are always under special deal... In any way, in USA
printers are generally much cheaper than here. Like Canon i950 - here it
costs about 600 US$.

I'm only familiar with cartridges for the Z55, but I understand the
procedure is basically the same for all Lexmark cartridges.

I just pop off the cartridge cap - it simply snaps on or off for the
Z55, no tape needed - and then have 3 holes for the different colours.
I refill until I see the 'cotton' material get saturated, but no more.
Overfilling forces ink into the next chamber, contaminating the color.
I had that problem, started getting orange instead of yellow. Solved
it by removing a ml or two of the color red.

The i950 is expensive in Canada too, almost double the price of the
i850. ($399 CDN versus $229)

-Taliesyn