(Part 2) Best printer ink & toner according to redditors

You can buy a gallon of ink for about 79 dollars on Amazon.

I've had a Brother that I got almost 7 years ago now. It prints slow, and the colors are a little muddled, but I can say without a doubt it's still the best printer I've ever had. You can get a 4 pack of CMYK for like $12 on Amazon, it prints way longer after it warns you colors are low, and I've had in that I didn't use for 2 years while my printer was in storage and as soon as I started it back up it could print again.

Now only if I could get to stop running out of paper...

Edit: Also wanted to mention it's the only printer I've never had issues with hooking up and connecting to Wifi. All of their drivers are online, and you can still scan with no ink.

I know everyone is saying go laser, but if you want to print color I have an epson artisan 835 which I got at staples for $50 (probably not normal price) and a CIS continuous ink system for 30 http://www.amazon.com/System-Epson-Rx580-Rx680-Rx595/dp/B001KSZTM0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335817470&sr=1-3 You get a huge refillable resivoir system for super cheap and it lasts forever. Refills are even cheaper.

The standard size of ribbon is 0.5 inches wide on a 2 inch spool. There are lots of sellers on Amazon that sell ribbons. I bought [these] (https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Typewriter-Ribbons1-Royal-Smith-Corona-Remington-Hermes-SCM-Swintec-Typewriters/dp/B00BLWAQVO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8) a few weeks ago for my machines.

Waste of time refilling stuff when quality cartridges are so cheap. I've been on this replacement cartridge for 2 years now and still haven't run out. Same exact quality as the starter cartridge.

Or you could save a lot of money by buying bulk. I found someone on amazon selling a 1 gallon jug of cyan ink for $78.45. https://www.amazon.com/Gallon-refill-ink-printer-Cartridges/dp/B004JZF9MG

Amazon reviews look decent and these 2 reviews seem to point ot it being good for the price.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413498,00.asp

http://www.trustedreviews.com/dell-c1760nw-review

The pricey-toner bit is a bit nulled because of 3rd party cartridges(like these) but it looks decent otherwise.

We have a similar one at work but with a fax machine, like others said, we got alittle over 1k for the starter toner. Toner is cheap as hell if you go off brand. We get about 2.3k off the one below.

We buy 4 packs for 30 bucks but
here is a single high yield replacement for 12 bucks

Ok so don't hate but ..... i just used standard computer paper for these 2. I usually use this stuff but I ran out so paper it was.

But you know it's actually a thing and maybe she wanted to print on colored paper.

I've used these with great results:

Ink4Work 1x Qty Whole set (Black & Color) = $ 8.50

Ink4Work 4x Qty Whole set (Black & Color) = $ 18.95

I've got a Brother inkjet that accepts third party ink cartridges. Was $15 for 10, yes, 10, ink cartridges. I placed the order last year and still haven't gone through the first batch. Well, second black, but it comes with 4 of those, and 2 of each color.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSZ7D2Y

I'm never buying a different printer as long as this one lives. It's got WiFi, Google print, auto document feeder, great scanner, and prints at a decent speed.

Damn, cartridge costs are more important than printer costs. You can get an OEM Brother cartridge for $45 (high yield 2600 pages).

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-TN450-Yield-Toner-Cartridge/dp/B003YFHCKY

You can get a rebranded ones much cheaper. Meritline has 2 for $28. It's only slightly cheaper than amazon (of course, read the reviews).

http://www.amazon.com/V4INK-Compatible-Brother-Cartridge-Black-V4INK%C2%AE/dp/B009GDYC6A/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367419840&sr=1-5&keywords=tn450

http://www.meritline.com/brother-tn450-toner-compatible-high-yield---p-65640.aspx

This one should work:

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Olivetti-Lettera-Typewriter-Ribbon/dp/B008G4S7XO

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Im using : This (Europe) Or This(America). It works really well for me.

No problems!

Fountain pens can be filled by a number of ways. Cartridges are "bullets" of pre-filled ink which you simply insert into the pen, and swap out for a new one when it runs empty (see here). Converters, on the other hand, looks very similar and functions as a cartridge. However, it comes empty, you have to fill it up yourself (with ink purchased separately), and refill it when it runs empty. The advantage of this is that you can use your own preferred ink, since cartridges are pre-filled and you might not like the supplied colour, consistency etc (see here). Pistons are what's seen in higher end pens, like the Montblancs and Pelikans, where you simply dip the pen tip into the ink well and turn a piston (located on the barrel) to suck up the ink into the pen. The advantage of this is the capacity is much, much larger than cartridges or converters (from my eyeballing, at least 5 or 6 times larger). There're also other methods of filling such as rubber sacs and eyedroppers, but they're usually found in vintage pens and are much rarer in pens made today.

Left handedness shouldn't affect your fountain pen usage, especially with a stock (i.e. out of the box) nib which comes with a Lamy Safari. The nib tip in this case is round, so essentially the same shape as a rollerball. It'll be able to write in any direction and feel the same way in each direction. The difference is that ink may take a little longer to dry and you want to avoid smudging it, but since you're lefthanded you're probably aware of this already. The issue of lefthandedness only comes in if you want to customise your nib tip - in that case, the direction of writing can result in a lot of interesting results (see here for examples). However, as a beginner, a standard nib will not be affected by handedness.

My thoughts on some of these things:

• Skip the Keurig. The only thing better than coffee is coffee that tastes good. There are a million ways to make good coffee with a hot water kettle and different types of relatively cheap tools like a french press. If thats too manual shoot for a drip machine that is SCAA certified. Bonavita makes a few that are not that much more expensive than a keurig and you are not tied to the week coffee coming out of pod machines.
  
  
• Second Monitor. I am a big fan of not looking at a laptop screen all day. I would go one step further and try to get a desktop with its own monitor. nothing like being able to jump on a desktop instead of plugging in a bunch of stuff to a laptop. More cost though.
  
• Bose headphones get the job done, but I can't spend 300 bucks on these kind of headphones. Monoprice 8323 get the job done for me. They don't have active noise canceling but keep a lot of sound out based on the over the ear design. They also cost 16 bucks.
  
• In undergrad I had a laser print and it was great but then I got turned on to Brother inkjet printers. The carts are not as efficient as a laser printer one, but brother knock off ones (likely what you would be buying for the laser anyways) are hella cheap for ink jet and you get the benefit of the wireless/all in one being cheaper and printing in color.
  
• External harddrive is a great idea and everyone should be using one in conjunction with a cloud service or services. Your laptop and external harddrive could be in the same bag/house/car/airplane/whatever and get lost/stolen/destroyed/peed on.
  
• These are my preferred highlighters

I just ordered this, it says it'll work on this typewriter model but I'll update my comment when I get it if you'd like to know before you buy: https://www.amazon.com/Speedy-Inks-Compatible-Barr-Morse-Definitiv/dp/B01AIVB6GM/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1474909749&sr=8-17-spons&keywords=Typewriter%2Bribbon&th=1

http://www.adorama.com/DELC1760NW.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw9Zu5BRCS_OuVibujhQ0SJAD7t4KrzuHIXOTi7Z1Sncj3gmQozJjyT6QJQTPXM9LflZkD3BoCKdHw_wcB

Best printer I've ever owned. I had my mom buy one too after I got sick of fixing her boyfriend's inkjet repeatedly. Amazon sells a set of all 4 toner cartridges for under $30. http://amzn.com/B00WIGI4D4

They don't even give an error about being non-OEM or anything and the quality is the same as the originals that come with the printer.

These are the ones I use, 12 ribbons for $12 and they work just fine, they don’t have grommets to trip the ribbon reverse, but if you tie the ribbon in a knot at both ends it does the same thing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AIVB6GM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2UnkDbSYDPNVV

It should be all over Amazon. You just have to look at the ink code on your specific cartridge (I think mine is LC103) and search it on amazon and possibly even eBay where you might find a direct China seller even cheaper.

There are white ink and toners for some printers available that is 3rd party product but for digital presses there are white ink from the manufacturer.

So for commercial production you can print white. For home and office use you almost always use white paper so no common printer use white in but if you relay what you can get it and replace. To add a extra color option that is almost never used in a printer result in significan cost increase for marginal usage

If you relay what white print on color paper contact a print shop and let them do it for you

White ink: https://www.amazon.com/Epson-White-Ink-Cartridge-T715A00/dp/B00F2LZYP8

White toner: https://www.uscutter.com/HP-CP5225dn-Printer-with-White-Ink

With ink press: http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/commercial-printers/indigo-presses/white-ink.html

The coronamatic 17657 is the Black Nylon ribbon and is either still in production or of very recent manufacturer. Amazon listing with correct picture is here: https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Corona-17657-Ribbon-Typewriters/dp/B00006RVRZ/ref=pd_sim_236_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41ASCQE7TJL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=J2MJF5KB6JBTRMJ395V2 (This is the one I have for mine)

Selectrics, with the exception of the the Model 72 (Selectric I Fabric ribbon) only have third party film ribbons available new, the Model 72 which used the fabric ribbon cartridge has nylon ribbons available for it.

Amazon Examples (none are actual IBM, but third party):

Model 71 (film spools): https://www.amazon.com/IBM-Selectric-Typewriter-Ribbon-Compatible/dp/B001D4F9E4/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1467922700&sr=8-12&keywords=selectric+ribbon

Model 72 (Fabric Cartridge): https://www.amazon.com/Typewriter-Ribbon-Selectric-General-Fabric/dp/B000HRXI1E/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1467922700&sr=8-18-spons&keywords=selectric+ribbon&psc=1

Selectric II: https://www.amazon.com/Nukote-Nk86hy-Selectric-Ribbon-Cartridges/dp/B00TRUOBHM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1467922700&sr=8-5&keywords=selectric+ribbon

Selectric III: https://www.amazon.com/Typewriter-Ribbon-Selectric-Compatible-typewriter/dp/B007JNYNVI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467922700&sr=8-3&keywords=selectric+ribbon

I'm not that guy, but we have this one and use these. Never had an issue with it and a five pack basically lasts a whole year even with my wife in school.

Toner doesn't dry up and there's no DRM on the toner cartridges.

The real problem with this image is that you bought Canon ink instead of something like this: http://www.amazon.com/ink4work%C2%A9-PGI-250XL-CL-251XL-Compatible-Cartridge/dp/B00CU1VWPE/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A2P2U6U8HPS7IY

I use Brother printers because you can find ink cartridges for ~$.75 each.

i think your gonna buy [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Shop-At-247-Replacement-Hewlett-Packard/dp/B00CHTHU6Y/ref=wl_it_dp_v_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=M82GDJRYPF6Q&coliid=I3C0LPS8UAIDGN)

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I don't know anything about that model, but $25 for a new ribbon seems really high. Assuming it takes a universal ribbon, you can get them for much cheaper on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BLWAQVO/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687522&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002BTLNKO&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0J3KF9Z9KENJS0Y9FGF4

Canadian version here.

Absolutely -- you can identify its general design and appearance -- even the distinctive keys.

OP, the GoodWill listing photos indicate the machine was made in Spain. That is where very good Olivetti typewriters were made. So, if it's in working order, I think this is a good bet. It's likely to have been made at a time when typewriters had to be competitive, and craftsmanship-level was high.

The typewriter ribbons are basic and can be found on Amazon, eBay, and at office supply stores. They're still made.

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Olivetti-Lettera-Typewriter-Ribbon/dp/B008G4S7XO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457466019&sr=8-1&keywords=olivetti+typewriter+ribbon

If it doesn't have an instruction manual, you will be able to find what you need online, probably, by searching for an Olivetti Dora. But here's one:

http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/OlivettiDORA_Manual.pdf

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This is a bit over $5.25, but it is cute, and I really need a stapler!

Laser!

Ok thanks. How long should it take to dry? In a science exam I will need to turn the page very quickly so I can't really wait for long. I ordered the pen to write faster and not get cramp so that could be an issue.
This is the ink I ordered https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003VW13ZU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For people who want to keep the inkjet printer, there are ciss systems that allows cheap refill. You just have to find one that works with your model.

I have an epson 835 with a CISS and it's fantastic. For less than the cost of a complete catridge changeout, I got the CISS, and some extra ink. It's run like a hose for 2 years and fit all of my color printing, scanning, and faxing needs. It's been through thousands of pages, just started on the second set of refill bottles, and still not a single dead bit on the print heads. With the CISS it's still cheaper than any laser around.

I used to be a process engineer for a large printing company. We hand hundreds of epson inkjets going at any given time, and each one used a continuous ink system such as seen here http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001KSZTM0
No major issues when compared to OEM carts, and much cheaper and easier to maintain this way.

Would something like this be what you're looking for? https://www.aroundtheoffice.com/Typewriter-Ribbon-IBM-Selectric-1136076/productinfo/SC-062-IBM-COM/ I have Around the Office Ribbons in three of my manual machines and they seem to work pretty good.

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Wait I think I found it! https://smile.amazon.com/IBM-Selectric-Typewriter-Ribbon-Compatible/dp/B001D4F9E4/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=ibm+selectric+typewriter+ribbon&qid=1554498085&s=gateway&sr=8-6 I had to do a few searches to find out what the ribbon looked like. The Fact says its the film not a cloth ribbon.

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If you are set on making prints yourself, you should look to see if you can score a second hand printer at your local resale store or craigslist. I bought one off someone who was moving out of their apartment for 40 bucks. You can easily get off brand cartridges for much cheaper than the original ones, whatever model you get, do a quick search on amazon for replacement toner before you buy so you know how much replacement toner is. Whatever laser printer you get will be many times cheaper than inkjet.

Here is one example. Brother HL-L2350DW for about 100 bucks with a 4-pack of thrid party toner for 40 bucks. The estimated yield per cartridge is 3000 pages.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0763WDSYZ/

https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Imaging-Compatible-Replacement-TN760/dp/B07LCKWVBY/

Ideally you shouldn't have to be supplementing for what the school isn't providing.