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me@privacy.net wrote in message news:<40D27654.9D35475C@cvalley.net>...
> Bill wrote:
> >
> > me@privacy.net wrote:
> >
> > >> > The BCI-3 series is probably being phased out slowly because most of the
> > >> > cartridges for the newer models all use the BCI-6 series.
> > >> >
> > >> > >How are things in YOUR neck of the woods?
> > >> >
> > >> > Don't know...haven't bought any cartridges in months - I refill.
> > >> >
> > >
> > >I've been REALLY reluctant to refill. Had an old BJC600 for years, and
> > >tried refilling those carts. Used the little black rubber stoppers,
> > >sealing tabs, and every other kind of sealant the refillers pushed, and
> > >the darn carts STILL leaked all over the printer and my desk. So, I
> > >decided refilling AIN'T for me.
> >
> > Sorry it didn't work out for you.
> >
> > But for the Canon printers that use the "think tank" cartridges,
> > refilling is VERY easy and I've never spilled a drop or had any leakage.
> >
> > > Besides, I don't use that much ink, so
> > >it's not a big expense to buy Canon originals. However, if they
> > >disappear from the shelves, I may be forced into it.
> >
> > If you need BCI-3 cartridges, I think you can substitute them with BCI-6
> > tanks.
> >
> > However, since the i850 and other models that use the BCI-3 series are
> > only a couple of years old, Canon should not be phasing them out
> > completely just yet. Unless they recommend the BCI-6 as a replacement.
>
> Could be that the demand now is more for the BCI-6 carts, and Wal Mart
> is going to carry only those that are current. I ran into that with the
> carts for the old BJC. I used to be able to get them at Sam's, but even
> they stopped carrying them. I could find them at Staples and other
> office places, but the prices were high. That, coupled with a
> deterioration in print quality, drove me to buy a new printer--the
> i850. Now, those carts might become rare!
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