On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:42:37 -0000, "Suz" wrote:

Well again, lucky you! Most won't print mono without the colour cartridge

That's not true. Only the cheapest entry level machines make black out of
colour

It's true, but not because black is made of 3 colours. Epsons (IMHE,
most at least) simply sulk with an "ink low" warning if you don't have a
usable colour cartridge installed, even if it's a purely black and white
print job.

The worst culprits for smart carts are HP though, not Epson. If you
want good refilling, go for a Canon. Nathan (of Noodler's fountain pen
inks) has been talking about moving into inkjet ink and he recommends
them. news:alt.collecting.pens-pencils would be the place to look for
more.

My two main printers are a HP LaserJet and an (old square) DeskJet, both
of which are something like 15 years old. The DJ has been refilled ever
since its first couple of cartridges. They've outlasted a number of
cheap colour inkjets since, just because of the ink costs,