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thompsontalker7 10/17/17 1:53:19 PM #1:	Hey there! We noticed your magenta colored ink was only at 40% and tbh thats a little low Its cool, printing a black/white document anyways Tough tits! Were not letting you print shit until you replace it <3 --- Joffery Baratheon did nothing wrong. (1 month rent-a-sig) President Trump is awesome. (1 month rent-a-sig) <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:888605979] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Hey there! We noticed your magenta colored ink was only at 40% and tbh thats a little low Its cool, printing a black/white document anyways Tough tits! Were not letting you print shit until you replace it <3</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kislevic 10/17/17 1:54:04 PM #2:	Dont buy a cheap printer --- "They'll outlive your cowardice trolling and main account" ~ Universquall <cite>Kislevic posted [p:888606040] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Dont buy a cheap printer</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Two_Dee 10/17/17 1:54:07 PM #3:	Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway --- http://i.imgur.com/TZMcmYk.jpg <cite>Two_Dee posted [p:888606046] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 10/17/17 1:54:57 PM #4:	Because that's how they make money. --- If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill <cite>Squall28 posted [p:888606094] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Because that's how they make money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 10/17/17 1:55:39 PM #5:	Punch it, that should get it working. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom http://i.imgur.com/9gYddqW.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:888606131] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Punch it, that should get it working.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
unpleasant_milk 10/17/17 1:55:56 PM #6:	Two_Dee posted... Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway --- GT unpleasant milk #I want a poacher skin rug ~ http://imgur.com/a/V10yv <cite>unpleasant_milk posted [p:888606145] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Two_Dee posted...</cite> <quote>Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 10/17/17 1:55:59 PM #7:	The printer industry is a massive scam. --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:888606148] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>The printer industry is a massive scam.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 10/17/17 1:56:05 PM #8:	Because ""BIG TECH"" Eecutives and VP of sales' mandate a constant push to sell ink <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:888606151] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Because ""BIG TECH"" Eecutives and VP of sales' mandate a constant push to sell ink</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 10/17/17 2:43:33 PM #9:	Two_Dee posted... Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway That only works to an extent; I tried that today and it was like lol buy colored ink bitch --- Joffery Baratheon did nothing wrong. (1 month rent-a-sig) President Trump is awesome. (1 month rent-a-sig) <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:888608966] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Two_Dee posted...</cite> <quote>Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway</quote> That only works to an extent; I tried that today and it was like lol buy colored ink bitch</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkittyOnWailord 10/17/17 2:46:55 PM #10:	thompsontalker7 posted... Two_Dee posted... Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway That only works to an extent; I tried that today and it was like lol buy colored ink bitch Same happens with mine. Though I've found it only gives me that error on my new/current laptop. If I dig out my older laptop then it'll print without any problems. Strange. --- I'm here! I'm furry! I'll try not to shed! =^_^= i7 5820K\|Rampage V Extreme\|32GB DDR4 Ripjaws 4\|2xSLI GTX 980ti Lightning LE\|HAF 932\|Samsung 50inch 4K\|HTC Vive <cite>SkittyOnWailord posted [p:888609179] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Two_Dee posted...</cite> <quote>Cant you just greyscale it and itll print b@w anyway</quote> That only works to an extent; I tried that today and it was like lol buy colored ink bitch</quote> Same happens with mine. Though I've found it only gives me that error on my new/current laptop. If I dig out my older laptop then it'll print without any problems. Strange.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DragonGirlYuki 10/17/17 2:56:01 PM #12:	Go for aftermarket or third party ink if you want to save money. --- ~Yuki~ <cite>DragonGirlYuki posted [p:888609717] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Go for aftermarket or third party ink if you want to save money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain 10/17/17 3:39:04 PM #13:	This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP --- http://i.imgur.com/ZWNgMXL.jpg Formally known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:888612212] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KLouD_KoNNeCteD 10/17/17 3:42:13 PM #14:	can i grow my own ink at home?? --- Quintons fatass way back there. Homie cant keep his pants up. Tryna borrow a belt I'm like Nobody here wear size EQUATOR!! <cite>KLouD_KoNNeCteD posted [p:888612419] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>can i grow my own ink at home??</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkittyOnWailord 10/17/17 3:51:47 PM #15:	Villain posted... This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP My printer (that I mentioned earlier) is a Canon. So it's not just Epson printers that has this problem. --- I'm here! I'm furry! I'll try not to shed! =^_^= i7 5820K\|Rampage V Extreme\|32GB DDR4 Ripjaws 4\|2xSLI GTX 980ti Lightning LE\|HAF 932\|Samsung 50inch 4K\|HTC Vive <cite>SkittyOnWailord posted [p:888612995] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote>This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP</quote> My printer (that I mentioned earlier) is a Canon. So it's not just Epson printers that has this problem.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mrtopgoon327 10/17/17 4:00:58 PM #16:	Hp instant ink mang. I just pay 3 dollars a month to be able to print 50 pages a month and I have 50 rollover pages too. Whenever I get low on ink I'm automatically mailed more. I dunno how solid it is price wise but it's only 3 dollars monthly and real convenient. --- mr top goon in this thang <cite>mrtopgoon327 posted [p:888613512] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Hp instant ink mang. I just pay 3 dollars a month to be able to print 50 pages a month and I have 50 rollover pages too. Whenever I get low on ink I'm automatically mailed more. I dunno how solid it is price wise but it's only 3 dollars monthly and real convenient.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 10/17/17 4:02:50 PM #17:	SkittyOnWailord posted... Villain posted... This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP My printer (that I mentioned earlier) is a Canon. So it's not just Epson printers that has this problem. On a canon printer, you can disable the warning, you have to google it. I remember doing this way back when I still printed stuff. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:888613609] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>SkittyOnWailord posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote>This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP</quote> My printer (that I mentioned earlier) is a Canon. So it's not just Epson printers that has this problem.</quote> On a canon printer, you can disable the warning, you have to google it. I remember doing this way back when I still printed stuff.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seneca_Wallace_ 10/17/17 4:04:17 PM #18:	solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8 --- Seattle Seahawks: Super Bowl XLVIII CHAMPS! GO HAWKS! Formerly known as BlueMenace84 <cite>Seneca_Wallace_ posted [p:888613696] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itachi15243 10/17/17 4:06:36 PM #19:	M_Live posted... The pricing of ink never made any sense to me either. Tbh I usually just buy a new printer when I run out of ink. A cheap new printer only costs a few bucks more than a whole new package of ink, and I don't print a lot at home. --- I do drawings and stuff https://www.fiverr.com/blueblitz <cite>itachi15243 posted [p:888613828] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>M_Live posted...</cite> <quote>The pricing of ink never made any sense to me either.</quote> Tbh I usually just buy a new printer when I run out of ink. A cheap new printer only costs a few bucks more than a whole new package of ink, and I don't print a lot at home.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain 10/17/17 4:07:18 PM #20:	itachi15243 posted... M_Live posted... The pricing of ink never made any sense to me either. Tbh I usually just buy a new printer when I run out of ink. A cheap new printer only costs a few bucks more than a whole new package of ink, and I don't print a lot at home. I'm pretty sure that the ink that comes with a new printer is not an actual full cartridge that you'd buy separately. --- http://i.imgur.com/ZWNgMXL.jpg Formally known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:888613871] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>itachi15243 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>M_Live posted...</cite> <quote>The pricing of ink never made any sense to me either.</quote> Tbh I usually just buy a new printer when I run out of ink. A cheap new printer only costs a few bucks more than a whole new package of ink, and I don't print a lot at home.</quote> I'm pretty sure that the ink that comes with a new printer is not an actual full cartridge that you'd buy separately.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yaridovich 10/17/17 4:07:53 PM #21:	This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:888613898] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 10/17/17 4:10:09 PM #22:	Villain posted... itachi15243 posted... M_Live posted... The pricing of ink never made any sense to me either. Tbh I usually just buy a new printer when I run out of ink. A cheap new printer only costs a few bucks more than a whole new package of ink, and I don't print a lot at home. I'm pretty sure that the ink that comes with a new printer is not an actual full cartridge that you'd buy separately. Usually covered if you buy the printer cheap during a sale, like when college starts soon, printers go really cheap then. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:888614037] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote><cite>itachi15243 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>M_Live posted...</cite> <quote>The pricing of ink never made any sense to me either.</quote> Tbh I usually just buy a new printer when I run out of ink. A cheap new printer only costs a few bucks more than a whole new package of ink, and I don't print a lot at home.</quote> I'm pretty sure that the ink that comes with a new printer is not an actual full cartridge that you'd buy separately.</quote> Usually covered if you buy the printer cheap during a sale, like when college starts soon, printers go really cheap then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain 10/17/17 4:11:44 PM #23:	Yaridovich posted... This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink? You mean like a heat printer? --- http://i.imgur.com/ZWNgMXL.jpg Formally known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:888614144] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote>This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink?</quote> You mean like a heat printer?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkittyOnWailord 10/17/17 4:11:59 PM #24:	LightHawKnight posted... SkittyOnWailord posted... Villain posted... This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP My printer (that I mentioned earlier) is a Canon. So it's not just Epson printers that has this problem. On a canon printer, you can disable the warning, you have to google it. I remember doing this way back when I still printed stuff. I did a search and think I found out how to do it. Thank you. :D --- I'm here! I'm furry! I'll try not to shed! =^_^= i7 5820K\|Rampage V Extreme\|32GB DDR4 Ripjaws 4\|2xSLI GTX 980ti Lightning LE\|HAF 932\|Samsung 50inch 4K\|HTC Vive <cite>SkittyOnWailord posted [p:888614158] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>LightHawKnight posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SkittyOnWailord posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote>This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP</quote> My printer (that I mentioned earlier) is a Canon. So it's not just Epson printers that has this problem.</quote> On a canon printer, you can disable the warning, you have to google it. I remember doing this way back when I still printed stuff.</quote> I did a search and think I found out how to do it. Thank you. :D</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yaridovich 10/17/17 4:12:10 PM #25:	Villain posted... Yaridovich posted... This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink? You mean like a heat printer? I don't know. Is that a thing? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:888614176] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote> This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink?</quote> You mean like a heat printer?</quote> I don't know. Is that a thing?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkittyOnWailord 10/17/17 4:13:44 PM #26:	Yaridovich posted... Villain posted... Yaridovich posted... This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink? You mean like a heat printer? I don't know. Is that a thing? Yes. A lot of receipts you get in shops are done with heat and not ink. The Game Boy Printer also used heat to print. The downside is it will fade over time. --- I'm here! I'm furry! I'll try not to shed! =^_^= i7 5820K\|Rampage V Extreme\|32GB DDR4 Ripjaws 4\|2xSLI GTX 980ti Lightning LE\|HAF 932\|Samsung 50inch 4K\|HTC Vive <cite>SkittyOnWailord posted [p:888614284] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote> This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink?</quote> You mean like a heat printer?</quote> I don't know. Is that a thing?</quote> Yes. A lot of receipts you get in shops are done with heat and not ink. The Game Boy Printer also used heat to print. The downside is it will fade over time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yaridovich 10/17/17 5:04:24 PM #27:	SkittyOnWailord posted... Yaridovich posted... Villain posted... Yaridovich posted... This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink? You mean like a heat printer? I don't know. Is that a thing? Yes. A lot of receipts you get in shops are done with heat and not ink. The Game Boy Printer also used heat to print. The downside is it will fade over time. Oooh I didn't know that. That's a good use for short term purposes but is there a printing method as reliable as ink that isn't ink? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:888617472] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>SkittyOnWailord posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote> This is going to sound like a really dumb question but is there an alternative to ink? </quote> You mean like a heat printer? </quote> I don't know. Is that a thing?</quote> Yes. A lot of receipts you get in shops are done with heat and not ink. The Game Boy Printer also used heat to print. The downside is it will fade over time.</quote> Oooh I didn't know that. That's a good use for short term purposes but is there a printing method as reliable as ink that isn't ink?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 10/17/17 5:41:24 PM #28:	Don't heat printers use special paper? --- Guns; freedom you can hold in your hand. Sampson, Terrordactyl <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:888619934] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Don't heat printers use special paper?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I Like Toast 10/17/17 5:43:17 PM #29:	Imagine having a printer --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all <cite>I Like Toast posted [p:888620044] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Imagine having a printer</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 10/17/17 8:05:06 PM #30:	Welp, bought that fucking ink. I had less regrets buying textbooks. How I use up color printing black and white pages is still a mystery to me. Villain posted... This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP Yep, that's the one I have. Shame, when it's not being an ink junkie it's actually quite nice mrtopgoon327 posted... Hp instant ink mang. I just pay 3 dollars a month to be able to print 50 pages a month and I have 50 rollover pages too. Whenever I get low on ink I'm automatically mailed more. I dunno how solid it is price wise but it's only 3 dollars monthly and real convenient. Yeah, I'm about to just subscribe to this Next time my Epson printer runs out I'll just get this Villain posted... This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP Yep, that's the one I have. Shame, when it's not being an ink junkie it's actually quite nice --- Joffery Baratheon did nothing wrong. (1 month rent-a-sig) President Trump is awesome. (1 month rent-a-sig) <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:888628482] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote>Welp, bought that fucking ink. I had less regrets buying textbooks. How I use up color printing black and white pages is still a mystery to me. <cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote>This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP</quote> Yep, that's the one I have. Shame, when it's not being an ink junkie it's actually quite nice <cite>mrtopgoon327 posted...</cite> <quote>Hp instant ink mang. I just pay 3 dollars a month to be able to print 50 pages a month and I have 50 rollover pages too. Whenever I get low on ink I'm automatically mailed more. I dunno how solid it is price wise but it's only 3 dollars monthly and real convenient.</quote> Yeah, I'm about to just subscribe to this Next time my Epson printer runs out I'll just get this <cite>Villain posted...</cite> <quote>This seems to be an issue with Epson printers. I don't recall this being an issue when I had an HP</quote> Yep, that's the one I have. Shame, when it's not being an ink junkie it's actually quite nice</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mrtopgoon327 10/18/17 5:38:50 PM #31:	thompsontalker7 posted... mrtopgoon327 posted... Hp instant ink mang. I just pay 3 dollars a month to be able to print 50 pages a month and I have 50 rollover pages too. Whenever I get low on ink I'm automatically mailed more. I dunno how solid it is price wise but it's only 3 dollars monthly and real convenient. Yeah, I'm about to just subscribe to this Next time my Epson printer runs out I'll just get this good move mang, I recommend the hp envy 4520 or something else in the envy line. --- mr top goon in this thang <cite>mrtopgoon327 posted [p:888685401] in Why are mo... [t:75889233]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>mrtopgoon327 posted... Hp instant ink mang. I just pay 3 dollars a month to be able to print 50 pages a month and I have 50 rollover pages too. Whenever I get low on ink I'm automatically mailed more. I dunno how solid it is price wise but it's only 3 dollars monthly and real convenient. Yeah, I'm about to just subscribe to this Next time my Epson printer runs out I'll just get this </quote> good move mang, I recommend the hp envy 4520 or something else in the envy line.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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