Refilling Inkjet Cartridge

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The high cost of OEM ink cartridges and the intentional obstacles to inkjet refilling have been a burden on the common consumer. However, using recycled inkjet cartridge refills can help cut your costs by 50-75%.

Many printer manufacturers try to trick consumers from using recycled ink, claiming that they may damage your printing heads, leak out, and give lower-quality pages. However, some OEM inkjet printer cartridges can be refilled, and the cartridge micro-chips may be re-used. Some inkjet cartridges may lose inkjet capacity upon refilling due to air bubbles in the foam inside of the cartridge. For example, when an Epson inkjet printer believes an inkjet cartridge is empty (even though, it isn't) it can sometimes be tricked by putting a piece of clear tape over the outlets of the inkjet printer cartridge .

The quality of recycled inkjet cartridge refilling devices have good and bad reviews. Consumer Reports reports that recycled cartridges may have less ink than OEM inkjet printer cartridges and give no cost savings. Other reports claim that with recycled inkjet cartridge refilling inks the lifetime of prints may be considerably reduced. However, another 2007 report showed that in a double-blind test testers preferred the printing produced using recycled ink over OEM ink. OEM inkjet printer cartridges have undergone significant system compatibility testing with the the printer.

Is a recycled inkjet cartridge refilling a better option for you? Maybe. I have just recently started buying recycled cartridges for my HP3100 printer and I see absolutely zero difference in my pages. I mostly just print in black and white. However, I print color pages too and there would be no way, in my opinion, to notice the difference between the OEM ink and the recycled ink.

The cost savings for me? I used to spend nearly $20 per refill on my HP 3100 for a inkjet refilling cartridge from HP. Now that I buy recycled ones? I pay about $10 per inkjet cartridge. So in my case, I save about 50%. One thing to consider is buying 3-5 inkjet cartridge refills at once to cut down on the shipping charge (most places will give free shipping if you spend at least $50.)

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