"Robert A. Barker" wrote in message
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My HP printer came with half filled ink and so stated.
Don't know about the rest of the brands.

Which printer? I'd love to see the manual (which I can probably download
from the HP web site) that actually says the printer ships with half-filled
ink cartridges.

HP is the only brand for which I could find a definitive statement saying
they did that, and a) they certainly don't do it for all of their printers
(all four of their "entry-level" printers -- the least expensive -- come
with the same cartridges you buy for refills at the store), and b) for the
ones which they do, the ink cartridge isn't half full, it's just a reduced
capacity cartridge (similar to the smaller toner cartridges that are common
with laser printers).

In any case, I see nothing that suggests this is something that "usually"
happens, even if there are half-filled ink cartridges being shipped with
some printers.

Pete