Buying Or Recharging Inkjet Cartridges
Back in the days when the first coloured inkjet printers were released, one of the biggest issues was replacing the inkjet cartridges. Not that it was difficult to remove them and replace it with a new one, the problem was that they were rather expensive. A lot has changed over the years and not only inkjet cartridges became cheaper we now have the option to recharge them.
In this article I'll highlight the benefits of buying new inkjet cartridges as well as the benefits of recharging them and let you draw your own conclusions. Feel free to leave your own experiences at the end on the comments section.
When I bought my first printer back in the early 90's I don't recall having the option to refill its cartridges so I had to buy new ones whenever they run out. At the time they were quite expensive, and my mum use to go ballistic when I asked for money to buy new inks for my printer.
Nowadays things are slightly different thanks to an increase in competition and compatible inkjet cartridges that forced the major companies to lower the price of their inks. Mind you, even the prices of printers have come down a lot recently that is subject for another article.
Depending on your printer you can find inks for as low as F10 that is for original cartridges, if you go with the compatible ones prices could plunge even further. Original inkjet cartridges still have a slight advantage over compatibles ones as they last longer.
For those of you looking to buy a new inkjet printer I suggest you do your research thoroughly and look for the ones that offer the lowest costs per printer page and don't forget to ask how much will cost you to replace the cartridges.
Since the late 90's, correct me if I'm wrong, a new alternative for those of us living on tight budget at the time came up. Refilling inkjet cartridges, a cost effective way to keep your printer running at all times. Refilling your cartridges is still one of the most cost effective ways to maintain a printer and nowadays you can do it yourself, no need to take it to the refilling shop and wait a day or two to pick up the refilled cartridges.
The downside of refilling is that the inks don't seem to last as long when you use original inkjet cartridges at least that is what I've noticed over the years.
But if we analyse the cost per page printed when you refill your used inkjet cartridges it works out at less then 1p per page. Bear in mind that manufacturers are also advertising that with their original inks you can also reach those figures.
So, what do you think is the real money saver? Buying new inkjet cartridges or refilling them? From my personal experience I think buying cheap inkjet cartridges is the real money saver. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
In this article I'll highlight the benefits of buying new inkjet cartridges as well as the benefits of recharging them and let you draw your own conclusions. Feel free to leave your own experiences at the end on the comments section.
When I bought my first printer back in the early 90's I don't recall having the option to refill its cartridges so I had to buy new ones whenever they run out. At the time they were quite expensive, and my mum use to go ballistic when I asked for money to buy new inks for my printer.
Nowadays things are slightly different thanks to an increase in competition and compatible inkjet cartridges that forced the major companies to lower the price of their inks. Mind you, even the prices of printers have come down a lot recently that is subject for another article.
Depending on your printer you can find inks for as low as F10 that is for original cartridges, if you go with the compatible ones prices could plunge even further. Original inkjet cartridges still have a slight advantage over compatibles ones as they last longer.
For those of you looking to buy a new inkjet printer I suggest you do your research thoroughly and look for the ones that offer the lowest costs per printer page and don't forget to ask how much will cost you to replace the cartridges.
Since the late 90's, correct me if I'm wrong, a new alternative for those of us living on tight budget at the time came up. Refilling inkjet cartridges, a cost effective way to keep your printer running at all times. Refilling your cartridges is still one of the most cost effective ways to maintain a printer and nowadays you can do it yourself, no need to take it to the refilling shop and wait a day or two to pick up the refilled cartridges.
The downside of refilling is that the inks don't seem to last as long when you use original inkjet cartridges at least that is what I've noticed over the years.
But if we analyse the cost per page printed when you refill your used inkjet cartridges it works out at less then 1p per page. Bear in mind that manufacturers are also advertising that with their original inks you can also reach those figures.
So, what do you think is the real money saver? Buying new inkjet cartridges or refilling them? From my personal experience I think buying cheap inkjet cartridges is the real money saver. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
