Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!zardoz.cpd.com!dhw68k!emmayche From: emmayche@dhw68k.cts.com (Mark Hartman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Refilling DeskWriter ink cartridges--a failure. Message-ID: <1990Sep14.051329.2498@dhw68k.cts.com> Date: 14 Sep 90 05:13:29 GMT References: <12343@arisia.Xerox.COM> <9009120508.AA04589@gnu.AI.MIT.EDU> Reply-To: emmayche@dhw68k.cts.com (Mark Hartman) Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA) Lines: 27 dmwr@GNU.AI.MIT.EDU (Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On) writes: >I can't really comment on the red ink, but my HP service guy here in >Boston tells me that those refills dry out more quickly than the ink >that HP uses. Because of this, my HP guy told me not to use the ink >or it would void my warrenty. Any comments on this from netland? The >service rep said that the refill ink can ruin the printing mechanism >if used repeatedly. I've had very good luck with a company called BrightDot Solutions (PO Box 967, 12008 Serena Rd, Lakeside CA 92040; 619 561 9415), who will (a) re-ink an HP cartridge in black for $8.50; (b) convert a black HP cartridge to color and/or refill an already-converted cartridge for $18.00. They also sell color cartridges (they supply the plastic) for $32.00. They pay shipping, and accept MC and VISA. They also have discounts for quantities over 5. They told me in a telephone conversation that their ink meets HP standards, and they have had no trouble with warranty-related issues. For what it's worth... -- ------------ Mark Hartman uucp: ...{spsd,zardoz,felix}!dhw68k!emmayche Internet:emmayche@dhw68k.cts.com CompuServe: >internet:emmayche@dhw68k.cts.com Applelink: N1083