"geoff" wrote in message
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In message et, Dave
Liquorice writes
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:58:16 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

Well they don't usually measure the level in the tanks, they count the
number of pulses and use maths to work out how much is left.
If no ink is coming out it will still count the pulses as it has no way
of knowing.

Exactly so you end up with a cartridge that says it is empty when in fact
there is plenty of ink in it. And with the stuff costing not far short of
£500 per litre you don't want to be chucking it away.

The black toner cartridge in my Epson laser printer has reported as being
low for 6 months now


--
geoff

Here's an interesting little mail that got sent to me a few weks back. Check
down to the bottom for a reference to printer ink prices. Not sure if it
will upload ok as it's full of little animated emoticons.

Arfa

The price of Petrol versus Printer Ink


All these examples do NOT imply that petrol is cheap; it just illustrates
how outrageous some prices are....

You will be really shocked by the last one!
(At least, I was...)


Compared with Petrol......


Think a gallon of petrol is expensive?





This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.


Diet Snapple 16 oz £1.29 .. £10.32 per gallon


Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz £1.19 ...........£9.52 per gallon



Ocean Spray 16 oz £1.25 ......... £10.00 per gallon



Brake Fluid 12 oz £3.15 ...... £33.60 per gallon



Vick's Nyquil 6 oz E8.35 ... £178.13 per gallon



Pepto Bismol 4 oz £3.85 . £123.20 per gallon



Tippex 7 oz £1.39 ....... . £5.42 per gallon


And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz £1.49..£21.19 per gallon! £21.19 for WATER and the
buyers don't even know the source

(Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)


You don't even want to compare it with perfume or after shave.

Ever wonder why printers are so cheap?


So they have you hooked for the ink.
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at................
(you won't believe it....but it is true........)
£5,200 a gal.. (five thousand two hundred pounds)


So, the next time you're at the pump,be glad your car doesn't run on water,
or Tippex, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!