Is Remanufactured Ink Any Good for Printers?
Remanufactured ink cartridges are becoming more popular, and are no longer just sold at small stores and websites. Before buying these cartridges at significantly reduced prices, it makes sense to wonder if they are too good to be true.
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Definition
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Remanufactured ink refers to original ink cartridges that were used, then refilled with ink to be used again.
Cost
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Most of the cost of ink cartridges are pure profit. So many people or small companies will take the cartridge and refill it with ink, sell it for far leas than a new cartridge and still make a good profit. Printers often are sold at a loss with plans to make up the loss on the sale of ink.
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DIY
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You can buy remanufactured ink cartridges from many places or you can buy kits that will let you refill your own cartridges.
Cons
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Occasionally, remanufactured cartridges can be a little messy. On occasion, they also fail or stop working prematurely. Despite what printer manufacturers say, new cartridges also fail.
The Fight
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Printer manufacturers continue to try to block the remanufacturing of ink cartridges by putting hardware on the cartridge that will tell the printer there is no ink after they are emptied once. Remanufactures have found ways around this.
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