Switched out my printer for my sticker shop 😌 #smallbusiness #stickershop

[daemnfaust]

I remember when tanks were illegal modifications to normal cartridge printers. Thanks, modders.

[esotericmarbles]

In case anyone wanted to know and couldn’t read the text on the box (like me lmao), this printer is the Canon Maxify GX5020.

[MaryArts]

With these printers, you can print about 7000 pages until refilling. Also the refill is not so expensive. Total win

[Allofmynerd]

As someone who used to sell these just be careful if you have to move it. The tanks are prone to leaking if shifted but otherwise they are pretty flawless machines. I've seen people keep the bottles but refill them with cheaper bulk ink as well!

[NotMe-ejyz]

Ink is actually really cheap. Ink cartridges however are not and that's by design. They actually developed special chips that are in every ink cartridge so the cartridge can tell the printer when to no longer allow it to print.... Even when it still has ink left. These tank printers are better and cheaper, but they're still extremely overpriced. As you probably noticed the printer you have is designed to ONLY work with that specific bottle so you HAVE to still buy their ink at ridiculously marked up prices. They did this to make you THINK you're getting a good deal while still being heavily ripped off.

Back in the day before the cartridge chips you could just buy a tank in the shape of a cartridge and just fill them up yourself with your own ink. I dont believe this is possible anymore with modern printers (without hacking) but I'm absolutely certain there are ways to use your own ink in regular bottles by converting a regular printer into a tanked one. It would require hacking your printer though and would be different for every single printer so there's no longer a one sized fits all way to do it. If this is your business though I would DEFINITELY suggest looking into that because you could increase your profits even more than you already have. I'm sure there's probably a way to hack this printer but I'm guessing you probably have to register the bottles you buy with the printer before it allows you to use them (or there might be a chip in the bottle). I've never used this specific one so I can't really give specific details.

TL;DR printer companies are absolute scum so try to find a way to not buy their ink cause you'll save a LOT of money

[reanaa]

My inktank is the first printer I've ever had that I actually love. I spent 30 dollars on a set of ink bottles and a year and a half later I still have ink in the bottles. It always works, it prints beautifully. I flipping love it.

[Andra_JD]

Uv and fade resistant is exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks for the recommendation! ❤

[JustSitAndLaugh]

Well, blood is a tad more important than printer ink so thank goodness it's cheaper.

[KristopherBel]

I thinkbyou are safe if you use this pretty consistently but i read that some tank printers have irreplaceable overflow tanks that brick the printer when they are filled up. There was a big article talking about hlw a reporter bought one of these printers as a solution to expensive ink cartridges, however after using it a few times over a little more than a year it bricked because the overflow tank was full.

[LeslieStroz]

Have you been happy with this printer? And is the ink waterproof? 😊

[Im_AshParker]

I wish I would have known about these printers last year. I bought an inkjet printer around $100. Set it up ran a few test papers with cute small images that would soon be stickers and before I could even get started it was out of ink. I was so discouraged I gave up. I decided to start looking at printers again and came across these ones. Love this video. I may have to buy this one.

[brittani.a.h]

I love my ink tank printer! Just discovered your channel - wonderful and calm. Thank you for the tips!

[daisies]

I will never not love ink tank printers. I made my mom get one and she loves it, in two years of frequent printing we’ve bought 3 refills!!!

[zachm]

As a teenager, twice it was cheaper to purchase a new printer which came with ink instead of buying replacement ink cartridges

Stopped using HP because of that.

We donated the "used" printers; but honestly, to this day, I wonder how much our donations cost the recipients compared to if they received a different printer

[omaimaf]

I thini it’s a good thing that human blood is cheaper than ink, matter of a fact I’d prefer it if human blood was free.

[dbsirius]

These printers still use cartridges to drain "excess ink". So you have to change the cartridge every few months. And good luck with finding a cheap one, cause the manufacturer puts a chip in each one. I went laser and have no issues like that.

[MigMania]

We switched to an ink tank printer recently and I don't miss cartridges at all! I don't use my printer too much but enough and it's barely going through the ink so far... I love it 😂 I hope eventually they ban cartridges and make all printers tanks.

[MiauMichigan]

I have the same one but only black & white. I use the economic setting for documents and books. I've saved a lot of money with this type of printer. Never going back to a regular one.

[tianamarie]

I bought an epson tank printer and i love it. I can refill the bottles it came with easy and refill the tank.

[nick.tintapura]

Ink tank have existed for a while now. Just that we have to mod them on. The most notable model is probably Canon MP287.