jhark Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Where can I go to get printer cartridges refilled around here? I have been to the guy across from Telmex several times in the last few days and it looks practically empty. I saw an older thread that said there was a place on Ocampo but no specific location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 On Ocampo just west of Juarez, south side of the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhark Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Thanks. I'll give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 I used them , they leaked and ruined my printer, had to buy new, so now buy cartriges at Costco.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 There is a pretty good cartridge place on the Chapala plaza (lakeside) in an internet cafe near the headshop. English spoken both times I have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 On 10/7/2016 at 7:34 AM, artsnob said: I used them , they leaked and ruined my printer, had to buy new, so now buy cartriges at Costco.. Unfortunately Costco only stocks HP cartridges. BTW Costco has a "do it yourself" refill machine. I don't know how well it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hely Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ah, my first opportunity to give instead of take. If quality refills are hard to realise in the area it might be worthwhile going into a bit of detail, so if this is a lot more than you need to know please forgive my verbosity. The main reasons for refilled cartridges leaking are (a) overfilling, and (b) filling too quickly. What most people don't realise is that your printer cartridge isn't just a hollow container full of ink. Inside the container is a foam block which is soaked with ink, and if the refilling process is too fast the ink doesn't permeate uniformly through the foam. This is a frequent cause of failure for re-fillers who don't know how the cartridge is constructed. Refilling ink cartridges isn't rocket science, so any small tech shop might take it on as a value-added service, but even if they are generally careful and well-intentioned they could easily be causing problems just by not knowing the basics. Unless you are prepared to do the filling yourself (not difficult) it might even pay you to have a chat with your filler man and put him on the right track. The biggest problem with filling inkjet cartridges is the greed of the manufacturers. Ever wondered why inkjet printers are so cheap? It's because the manufacturers can make MUCH more money out of selling consumables to you over and over again. Of course cartridge refilling interferes with this goal, but they have a solution: many cartridges include a section of coded circuitry that can detect reuse and won't allow them to be used a 2nd time. Canon are the champions of this ploy; the cartridges for every printer they produce have coding different to, and more secure, than their previous offerings. That practice by the manufacturers naturally led to the establishment of businesses who specialise in cracking and deactivating the coding, re-filling the cartridges, and re-selling them much cheaper than the originals. Once the electronic coding has been deactivated the cartridges can be refilled time and again. In Australia I use a franchise company called Cartridge World (www.cartridgeworld.com.au), because there is a branch close to me, they have managed to crack every code so far, and they use quality inks. Ink quality is very important also. I used to use another company with cheaper refills but had far too many problems with blockages. I don't refill my own because I do a lot of printing and thus use a lot of cartridges. However if you want to give that a shot you can buy kits online, and there are plenty of YouTube videos to help you out. Eg. https://youtu.be/sVyMJ1hBPdg Many videos will show you what appears to be quick and easy ways to do chip resets, but these only work on some brands and usually older printers. In the case of a Canon MG5765 I bought not too long ago it took Cartridge World several weeks to figure out how to crack the chip. If you have a printer that is coded to prevent refilling it might pay to purchase a refilled set of cartridges from the USA or wherever, which will already be cracked, and then have them filled locally or by yourself as often as needed. There can be a lot of ifs, buts and maybes associated with cartridge refilling, but the above should get you started. Fixing blockages is a different topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puro guero Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Both COSTCO stores in Guadalajara offer 1-hour printer ink cartridge refills. Drop off your empties at the photo counter as you enter, and they are ready by the time you're done shopping. Cost is about 1/3 the price of buying new. Example HP950 Black is $1,049 pesos for a new 2-pack; a refill is $185 pesos each, or $370 pesos for 2. Complete info here: http://costcoinkjetrefill.com.mx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Just put an ink-tank system on your printer and never refill a cartridge again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Consumers want cheap printers/AIO so you see lots of 800P to 1200P units. All these cheap units have expensive ink. Buy a more expensive unit that takes XL cart or separate tank ink as shown before my post and your cost of printing drops way way down. So if you print a great deal get a more expensive printer and your cost is the lowest short of refilling. Print small numbers of pages get a cheap printer. I would suggest getting a cheap printer that takes extra large print cart as that can save money compared to the smaller size cart in the real cheap printers. Example my 800P at Costco HP 4535 all in one is cheap and takes both standard cart and the large XL cart. Tank ink was about 1500P for the Epson units at Costco. Do the Math and make a good consumer purchase. Printers are so cheap they don't include a full filled cart in the cheap units so buy carts for your unit as I only got 40 pages our of my black cart that came with my cheap printer. Ink jets generally don't have water fast output but a monochrome laser does. So don't need color get a laser. I like the Samsung cheap units (soon to be owned by HP). Consumers don't want cheap per page output. They want cheap purchase price. Spend a little more for a mid model and get a better cost per page. Make sure it has WiFi for all the tablets/Chromebooks that don't have lan connections so you can print using wireless directly from small devices if this is important. You think Ink is ink? No at HP we had about 30 highly educated Chemical engineers working on the ink. Ink is much more complicated than folks want to think. OK most don't give a crap they just want output but if you care or print photos out get good ink. Good Luck in purchasing your printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Also you can buy new or refills on Mercadolibre. Just bought a HP 932XL for $504 delivered to Ajijic with DHL. Lower than US prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecartridgeking Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 INK CARTRIDGES,TONER REFILL,COMPUTER & PRINTER REPAIR,HOUSE CALLS. SINCE 1995. CARRETERA OTE.# 116 RIGHT INFRONT TELMEX OFFICE AJIJIC.CEL. PHONE NUMBER: 3331992545 08:AM TO 06:00 PM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.WE ALSO HAVE A DROPBOX OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY WERE YOU CAN LEAVE YOURE CARTRIDGES WHEN IS CLOSED AND PICK THEM UP NEXT DAY ALREADY,SO YOU DONT HAVE TO WAIT.MORE THAN 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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