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Deckname
Posts 98
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17/08/2011 10:22:16
Got a lot of cartridges from German Imaging Technologies- good service, excellent quality and they delivered 1-2 days after I ordered online. Would definitely try them as their prices are much cheaper than in any stores around here...
http://www.gitdubai.com/
(Check under "products" to locate your printer/ toner)
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Big blue
Posts 250
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17/08/2011 10:08:33
For HP printer cartridges the best place I have found (after extensive research) is an Al Suwaidi printing shop on Sheikh Zayed Road, a couple of buildings down from Al Attar Business Tower, between Emirates Towers and Financial Center metro stations. They carry the most extensive range of HP cartridges and they also deliver but I can't recall the contact number currently. From what I understand they are an HP agent and could also possibly order cartridges for you even if they don't have them in stock.
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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16/08/2011 19:35:50
spam66 wrote:
Wasn't there an incident involving cargo planes and ink cartridges at Dubai airport? That would explain the ban.
Yes, I understand that, only it's taken quite a long time to implement, and seems inconsistent. Also, only toner is included in SnS's T&C 
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A Rancher
Posts 2643
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16/08/2011 18:42:46
Just a note on printing, I print everything, unless it's really important, as a "fast draft" - you select this option from "properties" in the print dialogue screen. I even reformat text, removing shading etc to save ink! Dh can't be bothered doing this when he prints and my cartridges last ages longer than his.
I've a very simple hp printer in the play room that only prints and I hate buying cartridges as they cost nearly the same amount as the printer - as someone else mentioned. Is this the same all over the world or just here?
edited by A Rancher on 16/08/2011
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spam66
Posts 39
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16/08/2011 18:13:06
Wasn't there an incident involving cargo planes and ink cartridges at Dubai airport? That would explain the ban.
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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16/08/2011 17:38:30
A little update. Strangest thing, only my order of HP cartridges from Amazon themselves got stopped. I've just received 3 others which were shipped as office supplies from a differently named Amazon subsidiary in Jersey.
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AzaniaKhayaLam
Posts 667
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11/08/2011 09:03:41
Princess_I wrote: dentro wrote:
I have a HP Photosmart C6283 All-in-one that I am willing to sell. About 2,5 years old and rarely used. Bought in DFC plug-ins. The reason to sell is because I hate that it complains that the ink level is low/ the cartridge has expired and refuses to print. I change the ink, expensive like ****, print my 3 pages, and by the time i need to print again, in a few weeks time, again it refuses and wants me to put in new ink. I hate that printer from the bottom of my heart. Bought a Samsung color laser instead, cannot print photos, but NEVER complains, awesome machine. I even have some leftover cartridges and lots of photo paper that i can give with it. mojey150@gmail.com
Ink is no.177, 1 black +5 colors separate. Sold in the UAE.
edited by dentro on 10/08/2011 If you take the cartridges out and shake them and put them back in - usually sorts it out.
Just to add on the ink printers giving 'ink level low' messages, we recently went looking for a printer and the sales guy at E-Max explained that ink printers give that message because the ink dries out within 1-2 weeks if not used and when you want to use it then it says there is no ink.
Needless to say that we ended up getting the laser one
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buttonmoon
Posts 221
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11/08/2011 08:08:46
I brought back loads of cheap cartridges for my HP Photosmart from UK. Was confused because the number was different but was assured in UK that was the number I needed. Fitted printer fine but wouldn't work as the printer was set to a region and the chip wouldn't work. It came up with a message 'wrong region' or something. I went on internet to find out how to reset it and ended up calling HP but after getting transferred many times I gave up and bought some in C4 again!
Sometimes printers give out a message that there is no ink before it actually happens and you can override this. I did this with my epsom and HP laser at home and extended the life by quite a bit. You can find these override solutions on internet. New printer cartridges are not as full as the refills. They are usually filled for light use or something and don't last too long.
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Cornish Pixie
Posts 5502
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11/08/2011 05:17:31
Princess_I wrote:
If you take the cartridges out and shake them and put them back in - usually sorts it out.
I did this and splattered the wall and myself with printer ink!!
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indiana
Posts 9
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11/08/2011 03:34:59
hi, all ........ inks and cartriges as well as printers availability and prices you can get from this ...... email is
plugnplaytoy@hotmail.com
just send your requirmetns will provide u info.
all kind of inks and ink solution available .
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Sue62
Posts 7175
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11/08/2011 03:11:56
dentro wrote: edna.welthorpe wrote: After your description, dentro, I think I'll pass haha, all HP does this! mine is not faulty or anything, i just use it too rarely so ink expires. laser is different.
ours doesn't !! lol
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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10/08/2011 22:45:40
Sam, you're a star, HP364 are exactly the ones we need! Yeah! Thank you so much! Will check that out tomorrow!
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Sam7
Posts 578
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10/08/2011 22:29:34
Simpleasabc, not 100% sure, but I think the Photosmart C5380 takes the same cartridges as our Photosmart C410, which we bought here in Dubai less than a couple of months ago. If this is the case, the cartridges are called HP364 in Europe, but are known as HP178 over here. We buy ours at our local Choithram, but they also stock them at Jackies and Geant. Good luck with your search!
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Princess_I
Posts 2454
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10/08/2011 15:36:33
dentro wrote:
I have a HP Photosmart C6283 All-in-one that I am willing to sell. About 2,5 years old and rarely used. Bought in DFC plug-ins. The reason to sell is because I hate that it complains that the ink level is low/ the cartridge has expired and refuses to print. I change the ink, expensive like ****, print my 3 pages, and by the time i need to print again, in a few weeks time, again it refuses and wants me to put in new ink. I hate that printer from the bottom of my heart. Bought a Samsung color laser instead, cannot print photos, but NEVER complains, awesome machine. I even have some leftover cartridges and lots of photo paper that i can give with it. mojey150@gmail.com
Ink is no.177, 1 black +5 colors separate. Sold in the UAE.
edited by dentro on 10/08/2011
If you take the cartridges out and shake them and put them back in - usually sorts it out.
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dentro
Posts 2496
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10/08/2011 15:34:29
edna.welthorpe wrote: After your description, dentro, I think I'll pass
haha, all HP does this! mine is not faulty or anything, i just use it too rarely so ink expires. laser is different.
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edna.welthorpe
Posts 608
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10/08/2011 15:32:28
After your description, dentro, I think I'll pass
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dentro
Posts 2496
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10/08/2011 15:29:35
I have a HP Photosmart C6283 All-in-one that I am willing to sell. About 2,5 years old and rarely used. Bought in DFC plug-ins. The reason to sell is because I hate that it complains that the ink level is low/ the cartridge has expired and refuses to print. I change the ink, expensive like ****, print my 3 pages, and by the time i need to print again, in a few weeks time, again it refuses and wants me to put in new ink. I hate that printer from the bottom of my heart. Bought a Samsung color laser instead, cannot print photos, but NEVER complains, awesome machine. I even have some leftover cartridges and lots of photo paper that i can give with it. mojey150@gmail.com
Ink is no.177, 1 black +5 colors separate. Sold in the UAE.
edited by dentro on 10/08/2011
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edna.welthorpe
Posts 608
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10/08/2011 15:21:28
Just go and browse. Carrefour and Geant are probably your best bets on price.
The cheapest ones will likely be around 200 dhs or less. The cheapest HP all-in-one in the UK is about £26.
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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10/08/2011 15:16:28
Oh, and I forgot to say, really cheap
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edna.welthorpe
Posts 608
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10/08/2011 15:14:19
There's a wide range available at Carrefour, Geant, Jumbo, Sharaf... everywhere! All-in-ones have been the standard for years now, it's virtually impossible to find an inkjet printer that *just* prints.
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captainjacky
Posts 2864
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10/08/2011 15:14:13
simpleasabc wrote:
Does anyone know if there is anything similar to the HP Photosmart All-in-One series for sale here in the UAE (doesn't have to be HP, but would like it to print from computer, copy, scan and print photos)?
I have the HP Deskjet F2483 that does all that.
HTH
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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10/08/2011 15:08:13
Does anyone know if there is anything similar to the HP Photosmart All-in-One series for sale here in the UAE (doesn't have to be HP, but would like it to print from computer, copy, scan and print photos)?
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CRx2
Posts 129
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10/08/2011 15:03:24
spent the w/e searching for HP Photosmart ink cartridges 178 - nothing in any of the usual shops
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edna.welthorpe
Posts 608
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10/08/2011 13:27:00
simpleasabc wrote:
Seems a bit excessive, since our printer is quite new and working fine, but I take your point..
DH's parents needed new ink cartridges, and it turned out that for literally about £20 more than the cost of the cartridges, they could have had a brand-new printer with better print quality and more features than their current one, which was only 2 years old.
It's a deliberate policy by the manufacturers, unfortunately. They need people to keep buying new printers rather than just keep replacing the ink cartridges.
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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10/08/2011 13:23:32
Thanks, Shamat, will give that a go.
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shamat
Posts 1524
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10/08/2011 13:20:29
Don't be fooled - many of the HP cartridges are actually available here but for some reason they are given different numbers. This is certainly the case with ours. Your best bet, if you haven't done so already, is to take your cartridge with you into one of the office supplies specialist stores. They usually have a book showing all the different cartridges and their (local) numbers so that you can compare yours with their lists.
Hope you find what you are looking for.
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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10/08/2011 13:08:21
edna.welthorpe wrote:
Isn't it often only a little bit more expensive to buy a whole new printer than to buy new ink cartridges?
Seems a bit excessive, since our printer is quite new and working fine, but I take your point..
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edna.welthorpe
Posts 608
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10/08/2011 13:05:05
Isn't it often only a little bit more expensive to buy a whole new printer than to buy new ink cartridges?
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simpleasabc
Posts 7273
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10/08/2011 12:57:04
There's a list of banned products published by Aramex, but printer ink cartridges are not on it, though printer toner *is*. They say they updated the list in May but printer ink cartridges are still not mentioned.
Muurtje, that would be why we can't find the right cartridges here. We've got friends coming over from Switzerland in October, I'll just have to hope they can bring us supplies in their suitcases. Until then, what do we do, though?
PI, SnS suddenly stopped provided a service they had provided before, without any warning or notice, so I've paid out the best part of 100 squid for cartridges I need now and won't get. Obviously, I wouldn't have done that if SnS had let me know of the change in status.
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Sage & Onion
Posts 111
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10/08/2011 12:39:46
Sorry no help re cartridges, except maybe to ask if someone could buy and bring for you in luggage. unless hand carrying them is also forbidden?
Is there a published list of banned products?
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