My photosmart printer has suffered an ink system failure. The error message reads: 0xc18ca0001
I have tried the troubleshooting advice from the HP support page but to no avail (fixed printer head). Because the printer is 2008 the HP tech department won’t even look at it (‘end of sales’ or some such reason) so I was wondering if there is any place that would consider repairing it without it costing £100s or should I admit defeat and buy a new one?
HP Photosmart C7280 All-In-One Printer Ink System Failure
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These days one can buy a decent multi-function unit for not a lot… Depending on how much you actually use it – I wouldn’t rush out and spend a fortune.. I have a Canon mp620r which is a few years old now. works fine (touches wooden head) and does al I ned. Hasn’t got a sheet feeder for scanning – but I can live without that luxury (and I do a fair bit of scanning at times).
Is this for an office (heavy-ish) use or simply for home use. In 208 multifunction units weren’t as “cheap” as now for a given spec. And you may find an HP or Canon (I’d opt to Canon) for a lot less than you paid in 2008. Also Brother have a reasonable range too – with a sheet feeder for scanning. Main cost overall is the ink… Canon are reasonable (I get mine on-line and a lot cheaper than the “big high street stores” and use only Canon product). HP somewhat similar I suspect; and likely Brother too. Avoid Epson as they are expensive to run (re’ ink…) and have a poor reputation overall for reliability; and also allegedly say the ink has run out, and stop printing from that colour – when there’s actually quite a bit left…