Off Topic: Does Anyone use a Canon Printer?

[MatthewC]

Well today my Canon MG2950 stopped printing - Error 5B00. It is fully serviceable but seems to have printed the number of copies that Canon will allow; hence it has reached the end of the road. The problem is that the ink absorber was full (85%) earlier this year and we have now used the remaining 15 %, it seems. This is absolutely disgraceful!

Nothing will bring it back - I have complained on Canon Forum and had no reply; I tried various suggestions online but they don't work. I will never buy a Canon printer again and, for that matter, why should I ever buy any other Canon product?

I am now off to buy a new printer by choosing on the ABC method - Anything But Canon.

I am happy to recommend the same to anyone else - don't buy Canon as you are buying built in obsolescence just to improve their bottom line. I am thoroughly p****d off with Canon and I don't care who knows.

 

[CliffordPope]

https://www.canonprintersupport247.com/blog/fix-canon-printer-error-code-5800/

 

[a twig]

Sadly you do get what you pay for with printers, you are almost always better off buying a second hand or refurbed commercial laser than a "home" inkjet.

I've got an HP LaserJet that is getting up to the magical million page mark and must be 15 years old at least

 

[paulc]

I've got an HP LaserJet that is getting up to the magical million page mark and must be 15 years old at least

I started off with a monster HP laserjet. Solid built, but darned heavy and took up loads of space. Switched to a Brother complete with a duplex unit that did me for several years. But when the fuser unit started to give trouble, I went out and got myself another Brother (HL2250DN). Has done me proud for quite a few years now. Did dally with an inkjet at one point, but got fed up with having to fit new ink cartridges any time I wanted to do some printing. Darned things would dry out and clog up the nozzles in between uses.

 

[Flyfisher]

I gave up with inkjet printers years ago, mainly for the same reason as paulc mentioned - unless they are regularly used (daily?) the nozzles clog and much ink is wasted during the 'cleaning' process. More trouble than they're worth. So a basic HP laser printer has served me well ever since for most things and Photobox online if I want colour prints of any photos.

 

[Feltwell]

Just for balance - I had a laser printer years ago, it was very good but it was a big bulky thing and when it finally died it was terminal.

Replaced with a very basic HP inkjet that served very well, lasted over 10 years which for a very cheap printer was OK I think. No problems with clogging.

Replaced with a better featured all-in-one HP Officejet - so colour printer, scanner, copier, fax all in one very compact unit - and it's been great, had it about 5 years, very compact and even has a sheet feeder for the scanner/copier. For light home use it's perfect, and although I've got it plugged into the home computer it's also wireless so the kids can print from their various devices to it. The cartridges "park" at one side on a seal when it's not in use and that stops the nozzles drying out. It's use here is very intermittent, probably about once a week on average.

Don't give up on Inkjets if you've not used one in years, they've improved a lot.

 

[88v8]

I suppose you've tried this?
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-fix-a-kodak-printer-not-printing-black-ink

We have a Canon MG3650. Recommended by Which. Inkjet, scanner, copier. It was £30 (thirty pounds) new, a couple of years ago.
What can one expect for £30.

Don't use it that much, replaced the cartridges once, genuine Canon from Stinkyink, which cost more than £30 but that's how it goes.

What irritates me more is appliances with built-in non-replacable batteries. New hedgetrimmer from Stihl. OK it will be a very long time before the battery won't charge any more, but hmmm.

And the end of W7. How many unnecessary new computers will be bought for a forced software change that we - or at least certainly I - don't want.

Ivor

 

[MatthewC]

https://www.canonprintersupport247.com/blog/fix-canon-printer-error-code-5800/

Thanks Clifford. I have tried various other methods without success, but thought I'd give this one a go as it is slightly different. However, no go. The methods that I found were never specific to my mark of printer, and I suspect that they indeed require different processes. The main difference seems to be the number of times you have to press the red triangle - other processes say four, five or seven.

I have spoken to the Canon Service Centre but their advice was that it would be far cheaper to buy a new printer and junk this one, even though it had been working perfectly and the ink absorbers seem very clean. I really do get annoyed by the throwaway age in which we live and, especially, the fact that once again I have a new cartridge which I cannot use! It's a Canon 546 XL if anyone wants to pay the postage.

 

[MatthewC]

I've got an HP LaserJet that is getting up to the magical million page mark and must be 15 years old at least

My Canon does not have a visible counter but I guess it has only done about 25,000 copies (4 years, ~500 sheets per month?). Even if I'm 100% out, that would only make 50,000 copies. However, Canon's design says it's done its lot and had its chips - and so have they, in my book!