Showing posts with label used ink tank full. Show all posts
Showing posts with label used ink tank full. Show all posts

Saturday, November 7, 2009

i560 USED INK TANK FULL


Canon seems to have arranged that certain printers, including the i560, fail after a while with an error:

The used ink tank is full.


There seem to be various complex and messy procedures on the internet (though Canon's own web site is not too helpful... I'll try e-mail support) for addressing this problem; and the cost of giving it to some service center for repair is about comparable with the cost of the printer (now about $100).

So, basically, they are saying -- or designing into the product the requirement -- that the printer should be replaced every couple of years.
Of course, when a printer fails I also lose the money for any ink cartridges I've bought in advance.

Sorry, but I won't replace it with another Canon... Ill try something else.

Products should live longer.