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How can I get a list of all (or most) printers and the ink cartridges that are supported for each of them?

I am building my own website to sell printers and ink cartridges. I need to build a database of printers along with the ink cartridges that each printer supports. So, like many other websites, I want my visitors to provide the name of the printer they have so that the website can tell them which ink cartridges they should buy. Where can I get the data needed to create my own database to do this?

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1. Getting a list of printers is just the tip of the iceberg. You'd also have to get a list of all models currently in production and a list of models that are no longer being produced but are still in use. Because different models (even from the same manufacturer) usually use different cartridges. I'm not a lawyer but I would guess most lists (especially lists prepared by companies that sell ink cartridges) are protected by some sort of copyright protection. It probably wouldn't be legal to copy someone elses list and use it as your own. I did find this open source list: http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi Although it was developed for Linux it has a fairly extensive database. Again, I'm not a lawyer and it might be advisable to contact the developers to make sure you can use the information. I also noticed that the list is not complete. For example, they don't list any printers made by Wang. And under Lexmark, they don't list the X1150 all in one (which is not the same as the 1150 - without the X prefix.) But if they give you permission to use this list, it's a start. wwbgd