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Saving Money on Inkjet Printing
Inkjet Refills - How to Save Money
Modern inkjet printers are truly marvellous devices. For a small down payment
outlay you can get a fast printout with excellent quality. The main downside to
them if you do a lot of printing is the cost of the ink cartridges.
The printer manufacturers make the purchase price of their printers attractively
low, then sell you replacement ink cartridges at high prices. It's the same
concept as razors - you can get a razor at a low price, but watch out when you
need to buy new blades for it. |
PRINTER CARTRIDGES INK & TONER REFILL
In their attempts to thwart consumers from being able to use lexmark cartridges
in their printers, some printer manufacturers have gone to great lengths to
force consumers to buy their ink. A printer company could probably do very well
by building a solid printer and selling replacement cartridges at a more
realistic price. They would likely make up what they lose in profit margin by
selling more cartridges, plus they would definitely build up a lot of consumer
loyalty.
So what are the alternatives to expensive cartridges? Refill your factory
cartridges? Buy xerox cartridges? The first option, refilling cartridges, is a
very good one. So long as you have a cartridge which is about to empty or has
just emptied by using a specialist InkTec refill kit you are likely to triumph.
Some of the national office supply stores have recently started refilling
cartridges for customers. This may turn out to be a good way to save on ink. So
if you do it for yourself you can save even more cash. oki cartridges are a good
choice, if you have the right printer. Each cartridge is new and is filled and
sealed properly, the quality will be very good at a much lower price than you
would pay for factory cartridges.
Printer companies can't void your printer warranty if you use samsung
cartridges, unless the cartridges actually cause damage to the printer. Having
used refills for years, I have never seen a printer become damaged by using
them.
How do you know if your new printer will accept 3rd party cartridges? One way is
to search for web sites that sell aftermarket (canon) cartridges and see what
models are listed on their sites. For instance, some models of Canon printers
will accept hewlett packard cartridges and some will not. If you need to buy a
new printer, it would pay to investigate before you buy so you will know if you
can use aftermarket ink cartridges.
Modern inkjet printers are truly marvelous
devices. For a small cash outlay you can get a fast printout with excellent
quality. The main downside to them if you do a lot of printing is the cost of
the ink cartridges.
The printer manufactures make the purchase price of their
printers attractively low, then sell you replacement ink cartridges at high
prices. It's the same concept as razors - you can get a razor at a low price,
but watch out when you need to buy new blades for it.
In their efforts to thwart consumers from being
able to use 3rd party cartridges in their printers, some printer manufactures
have gone to great lengths to force consumers to buy their ink. A printer
company could probably do very well by building a solid printer and selling
replacement cartridges at a more reasonable price.
They would likely make up
what they lose in profit margin by selling more cartridges, plus they would
definitely build up a lot of consumer loyalty.
How do you know if your new printer will accept
3rd party cartridges? One way is to search for web sites that sell aftermarket
(3rd party) cartridges and see what models are listed on their sites. For
instance, some models of Canon printers will accept 3rd party cartridges and
some will not. If you need to buy a new printer, it would pay to investigate
before you buy so you will know if you can use aftermarket ink cartridges.
Another factor to consider if you're concerned about the cost of inkjet printing is this: what am I going to be printing? If you're going to print a lot of photos, it makes sense to buy a 6-color printer. If you're mainly going to print text and illustrations, as in general business applications or books, a 4-color printer will do just as well and will cost less to operate. Also, is each color contained in its own cartridge, or does the printer use a multicolor cartridge? It doesn't make sense to replace an entire color cartridge when only the yellow has run out.
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