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InkSaver
InkSaver

InkSaver allows you to reduce the amount of ink used by inkjet printers. Based on your preference, you can reduce ink usage by up to 75%, while maintaining good quality and high resolution, especial ...

Average of 4 user ratings: 4
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  • Jan 01, 2008
  • For version:
  • 2.0

quote  Does the job  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 5

This program does what it is supposed to do, it saves you ink. Most all printouts, even using the lowest settings are very good to excellent. There is no problem using third party ink. It will not harm your printer since the print heads are in the cartridge. Saying it will void the warranty is sales talk to get you to buy their brand of ink. You throw the cartridge out (better yet, recycle) and use a new one. After the initial cost is made up this program will save you money. My only gripe is trying to contact their tech support or customer service.

user Review by: socrfan (2)
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  • Aug 11, 2006
  • For version:
  • 2.0

quote  Serious troubles on a shared printer  quote

  • Interface: 1
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 2

I installed InkSaver to my main PC to which a shared inkjet printer is connected via USB and a sub PC is also connected via LAN. Once installed, InkSaver works perfectly on the main PC. However, surprisingly, I cannot print out anymore on the sub PC regardless of the ON/OFF status of InkSaver on the main PC. Furthermore, one of the weird things is that even if I uninstalled InkSaver from the main PC, the situation has unchanged; that is, I cannot print out anything to the printer on the sub PC. It seems that InkSaver automatically, without notice to me, modifies the window system--adding new system files and modifying the registry--on the sub PC. Curiously, Software Imaging does not provide helpful information regarding this serious problem. I am expecting that this issue would be resolved in the next version 3.0.

user Review by: ramune (2)
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  • Jun 08, 2006
  • For version:
  • 2.0

quote  Works as it should but not on shared printers  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

Inksaver does what it says it'll do, but on shared printers, it hoses the remote computer's printer setups so you can't print to the shared printer any more. So if you like this product, only use it on non-shared printers. If you share the printer you want to use ink saver on, InkSaver is NOT RECOMMENDED.

user Review by: geoffhazel
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  • Nov 15, 2004
  • For version:
  • 2.0

quote  Save ink..save money  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 5

I have been using this program for over a year, and it not only really works, but is one of the best written programs I have. Once set up, it just does it's job, period. If you like, you can have the interface appear each time you print so you can set the amount of ink you want the printer to put on the paper. For non-critical jobs, you can set it around 25%, and will be saving 75% of the ink that would normally be used! That's significant, especially considering the ridiculous cost of ink these days. This is also preferable to using off-brand ink, which, though cheaper, may damage your printer and void its warranty. To the dismay of the printer manufacturers (who merely break even on printers and make most of their profit on ink), this program does what it says very well, and can get you up to 3-4 times more printing per cartridge than they probably hope!

user Review by: Toulinwoek (21)
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