Cut Printing Costs In Half With Refilled Printer Cartridges
The part of the Inkjet Printer that provides the actual ink and must be refilled is the “inkjet cartridge”. In most cases this cartridge also contains the electronic printer head as part of the unit.
Every inkjet cartridge is made up from one or more individual color ink reservoirs and some producers also insert electronic contacts and a chip that provides information to the printer.
Prior to printing anything, the ink level must be ascertained. If it is too low, ink may dry on the printing head and lead to sub-par prints. The ink must have a smooth flow in order to produce high quality prints.
If you do have dried ink on an inkjet cartridge, it is important to clean it off gently with a soft rag or cotton swab dampened with isopropyl alcohol.
New, original manufacturer’s replacement inkjet cartridges are quite pricey so as consumers sought ways to save an entire industry was formed to serve just that need.
The first shock comes when you do the math and find out that one or two sets of new cartridges cost more than the printer that uses them. Most Manufacturers like Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Dell, Canon, Epson and Brother sell their printers as “loss leaders” to get the ink sales for new cartridges.
They must recover these losses and make a profit by selling very costly cartridges over the life span of the printer. Because companies producing aftermarket ink cartridges take away much of their profit, major printer manufacturers have taken action against them. Some manufacturers even took legal action.
The printer manufacturers lost their case and now seek other ways to create a monopoly on printer cartridges.
Now, many consumers are delighted by the savings they enjoy, when buying refilled or re-manufactured inkjet cartridges at a fraction of the cost charged by the manufacturing companies.
Hundreds of millions of perfectly good cartridges were being dumped at landfills every year before these refills became possible. Now, consumers are saving significant amounts of money while they’re saving the environment.
A whole industry has grown up around ink cartridge refilling. Customers can find several qualities and types of refilling. However, some are safe and successful while other types can destroy the printer or produce sub-par prints.
It is essential that the refilling of these delicate cartridges is done by someone with the extensive training that ensures the job will be done correctly.
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Generally speaking, Brother, Canon, Dell, HP, and Lexmark cartridges can be refilled, although some cartridges require the chip in the ink cartridge to be reset.
In conclusion, consumers or businesses using inkjet printers can save substantial money, and still be guaranteed high quality printing, if they use a well established and trained cartridge refilling supplier.
