Kodak 30C XL Color Ink Cartridge (1341080), High Yield

I like the bigger cartridges.

I do a lot of photo copies of artwork and get good intense colour copies for my portfolio. I like the bigger cartridges as it requires less trips to the store. The only thing ...Read complete review

I do a lot of photo copies of artwork and get good intense colour copies for my portfolio. I like the bigger cartridges as it requires less trips to the store. The only thing I question about the Kodak (or the cannon ink I used to use with my old printer) is that it seems the less I use it the fewer copies I seem to get out of the cartridge. My usage amount goes in cycles as I need it in after I have finished projects that need photo copies. If a long period of time goes by where I have only used it lightly for printing out reciepts and such it seems it still runs out about the same time. Does it dry out over time? I don't know. I heard someone say there is a timer on it. I can't imagine that is true unless it is to protect the printer from getting fouled up with old ink. Who knows? My cynical side debates the intrest of the manufacture to make money against the interest of the comsumer. I have thought about looking into ink you can buy to refill your own cartridges but feel uncomfortable risking doing it wrong. Maybe I will in the future. It's so time consuming to research every aspect of a purchase, although the internet is a great resource for that purpose. I am in my 60's so I remember not having that recourse. How great it would be just to know you are dealing with a company that puts out a great product at a fair price and not have to go into figuring out all the angles. People should not have to pay more up front, or by using an inferior product then ending up having to replace it just for peace of mind. How I wish there was a store that independently rated their products as to quality and effiency for the consumer. That's a store I would be loyal to! I think most consumers are tired of having to research every single thing they buy or possibly regret a purchase. It causes undo stress and who has the time? I picked a Kodak printer because it is an old established company that was alway reputable in the past. My first camera was a Kodak and I loved it! I converted a lot of my family photos recently and saw what ones held up over an almost fifty year period. The ones I took with my kodak still looked good. (Boy, the instamatic camera that I thought was so much fun sure was a waste. those pictures are all cracked and faded.) So my Kodak scanner and photocopier has come in handy saving my family memories. In some cases just in time. Is there a better machine out there? I don't know. Do I want to take the time to find out? No. If I hear of a great machine at a great price, or something better and significantly more efficient is invented and put on the market I might replace my Kodak. Until then I am happy with a trusted name in the industry.