paoberle

I print on draft quality most of the time. It uses much less ink.

GailG

I have an HP that uses 61. I will be trying the shaking to try to get a little more out of them. Thanks for the hint.

Onebyone

I use this font when printing. It uses 50% less ink. It is tiny dots not filled in so it saves a ton of ink. For general prininting you can't tell any difference: http://www.ecofont.com/en/products/g...ving-font.html Many small businesses uses Eco fonts of different types for most all their general printing. You can buy many different types but I use the free one.

MaggieLou

I go online and buy cartridges from inkjetsuperstore.com I bought the generic cartridges for my Canon, Brother and HP. They're a lot cheaper than the name brands and I've never had a problem with them. They last just as long or longer than the name brands.

annette1952

I also have a HP that seems to go through a lot of ink. I used to have a Lexmark that I loved & ink lasted me a long time. The regular HP ink doesn't last long at all but if you buy the HP HL, it seems to last a lot longer. It also costs more but in the long run it is worth it. The price of ink is just ridiculous!

AZ Jane

Well that was certainly easy to do and I usually have issues with installing anything!! TY!

Dakota Rose

I was told at an office supply store that when not in use to always turn off the printer. That brings the ink cartridges to a point in the printer that seals the distribution point so that the ink cartridge is sealed between uses. I have an HP6500 wireless and I think I get a lot of printing out of the XL cartridges. I always buy them when they are on sale.

mojo11

I have an HP printer that sucks ink like it was in the desert. Mine uses 61. I buy my cartridges at Wally-still expensive. I really hate to admit that it never occured to me to buy the generic ones or even look on line. So I thank all of you for the information.

karensue

I had the same problem, then I purchased an HP printer (HP 6830) for less than $100 which was suppose to be able to do about 1,000 pages a month; so I figured it would be better than I need. I absolutely love this printer/copier/fax. I also bought one of those $10 a month HP instantink cards, and when I enrolled I also received 3 free months of HP instantink. When enrolling my machine I had a problem so I called and the representative who was ever so nice and he told me to always use the high quality since I am in the program. You can pick what program you want from $3 to $10 a month.
I print 300 pages every month now - it's nice to print all those manuals (2 of which were 300+ pages each)and lessons for my embroidery software and machines and quilt patterns. And if I don't print 300 pages, they just roll over to next month. But just knowing that I can print without worrying about running out of ink is Great.
Since I have gotten the printer I have received all 4 cartridges (black and colors) 4 times, and I have only paid $20 so far. I am a very happy camper. If you want more info on the program just google HP Instantink.
karensue