noise and ink

[ccandreae]

About 30s after using it the printer (most printers probably) starts a noisy whirring process lasting another 30s, perhaps some cleaning operation. Apart from being rather irritating is it using up a lot of (expensive) ink in the process? I get the impression that the amount of ink I use is more a function of the number of times the printer is used than the amount of paper passing through it.

Chris

[Danny]

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[ccandreae]

printer model is MG7150 but I imagine it is not the only one that makes a lot of noise...

[Tiffany]

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[ccandreae]

Thank you for replying. I suspect however that 'whirring and clicking' are a feature of a lot of printers including those in the US!

[shadowsports]

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@ccandreae wrote:

About 30s after using it the printer (most printers probably) starts a noisy whirring process lasting another 30s, perhaps some cleaning operation. Apart from being rather irritating is it using up a lot of (expensive) ink in the process? I get the impression that the amount of ink I use is more a function of the number of times the printer is used than the amount of paper passing through it.

Chris

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@Chris,

When I hear people make these types of statements or comparisons, I often think the following;

They are a candidate of a laser printer (instead of inkjet)

and

It might be less expensive for you to take pictures to a printing service instead of owning an inkjet for occassional or infrequent use.  

Consider laser.

[ccandreae]

The printer whirrs and clicks after every printing session whether it is pictures that are being printed or not. What it thinks it is doing I cannot imagine.