Printer Ink

Printer companies are glad to sell printers at or below the manufacturing cost, knowing that they are going to more than make up for it by selling you replacement printer ink cartridges for the life of the printer. Believe it or not, ink and toner sales worldwide total $100 billion per year.

The vast majority of us don't think to ask the salesman two key things when we are purchasing a printer. The first of which is 'how many pages will the ink cartridge print' and the second one is 'how much does it cost to replace the cartridge?'. Many people do not know that it is possible that a new set of cartridges could set you back up to $160, which is nearly the cost of some inkjet printers! The high replacement cost of ink cartridges has created a huge demand for low cost compatible ink cartridges. There are now a number of alternatives to purchasing a new cartridge from the printer manufacturer.

One way that a large number of people are managing to avoid the high cost of replacement cartridges is by refilling their ink cartridges at home. There are quite a number of refill kits available that contain the ink you require, in addition to an ink syringe for completing the refill. While you can save a great deal of money this way, it can be very messy to do the job at home on your own.

If like many people you don't want to go through the messy process of refilling your ink cartridges, there are now great savings to be had by using high quality compatible Ink Cartridges. Compatible cartridges come in two main categories:

1. Remanufactured ink cartridges are ones that have been recycled and then refilled with ink.

2. Compatible cartridges which are brand new but manufactured by a company other than the printer manufacturer.

The amount of money you can save on remanufactured or compatible cartridges can total 50-75% less than the brand name alternative.

Even though printer ink manufacturers will always try and convince you that you have to use their replacement cartridges, independent experts say that is not the case. For the vast majority of uses, low cost ink will work just as well as the ink in the much more expensive branded cartridges like those created by Hewlett Packard, Epson, OKI and Canon.

Remember however that when purchasing Compatible Ink Cartridges / toner buy from a reputable dealer. Over the years comptible Ink Cartridges have been given a bad name and rightly so. There are still huge numbers of retailers both online and in stores who are selling cheap, inferior printer cartridges. A good quality compatible cartridge usually contains high quality USA printer ink. This will ensure that your printer runs trouble free and that your valuable printhead will not be blocked or clogged as can happen with low grade compatible cartridges.