How do they get away with it?

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Inkjet (cartridge) printers are a scam. You open one of those things up and measure the actual ink content and you won't even get 60% of what's advertised on the cartridge in ml. I've avoided having to get a printer for 30 years. I was always a digital kind of guy like many of you probably are, but a time does come in a mans life when he must break down and get a printer, most likely for a significant print job.

Luckily it was during prime week on amazon so i picked up a good deal on a printer, or so i thought. Absolute trash heap, Barely printed 100 pages before the thing was out of ink (not the starter ink either). Started doing some research and theres a plathora of videos on youtube showing how much ink is actualy in these craptastic expensive little boxes, and it's not whats advertised.

I assume they've been getting away with this for a very long time, because even when i was younger i remember people always complaining about getting scammed with ink. My question is how? Has a regulator never even opened up a damn cartridge before?

Anyway, I bought an Ecotank, it arrives tomorrow. Supposed to be much less scummy.
 
Inkjet (cartridge) printers are a scam. You open one of those things up and measure the actual ink content and you won't even get 60% of what's advertised on the cartridge in ml. I've avoided having to get a printer for 30 years. I was always a digital kind of guy like many of you probably are, but a time does come in a mans life when he must break down and get a printer, most likely for a significant print job.

Luckily it was during prime week on amazon so i picked up a good deal on a printer, or so i thought. Absolute trash heap, Barely printed 100 pages before the thing was out of ink (not the starter ink either). Started doing some research and theres a plathora of videos on youtube showing how much ink is actualy in these craptastic expensive little boxes, and it's not whats advertised.

I assume they've been getting away with this for a very long time, because even when i was younger i remember people always complaining about getting scammed with ink. My question is how? Has a regulator never even opened up a damn cartridge before?

Anyway, I bought an Ecotank, it arrives tomorrow. Supposed to be much less scummy.
stopped using ink printers since years and years ago
been using laser jet printers and they feel alot less scummy
 
stopped using ink printers since years and years ago
been using laser jet printers and they feel alot less scummy
Before settling on the ecotank i was looking at the HLL3210CW. Toners a bit expensive compared to the 400mls of ink you can get for 20$ though and that was my big deciding factor. Both were very close and exactly what i need. But i ended up spending a bit more up front for the eco tank to try and keep refill costs down in the future.
 
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