...rtridge. While the price for the latter may be higher, the actual cost per page is likely to be lower. Some users choose to use compatible cartridges instead of the original Epson ink cartridges. Due to the incredibly low manufacturing cost of these new units, they typically offer substantial savings when compared with the original cartridges. Owing to the fact that these compatibles are produced using new parts the quality is usually indistinguis...
Category Archive: Printer Cartridges
Articles about ink and toner cartridges.
How to save money when buying Dell Ink Cartridges
...gh these cartridges will be most likely more expensive the actual cost per page should be lower. Due to the usual high cost of the Dell original cartridges and the fact that many people wish to buy their consumables from sources other than Dell direct, many users choose to take advantage of remanufactured cartridges as and where they are available. These are Dell original cartridges that have been completely used before being thoroughly cleaned, r...
How to save money when buying Canon Ink Cartridges
...of counting the number of pages printed by the cartridge and storing this information on to a chip embedded in to the cartridge in order to determine when the cartridge is empty. As such most compatible cartridges now also include this chip as standard. Those users who wish to reduce their printing costs will undoubtedly appreciate the choice between using the original inkjet cartridges or the compatible ink cartridges. Unfortunately Canon Laser...
Ink Cartridge Symbols for HP 901 Range: Identifying which cartridge is a problem.
...cartridges which are used in the printers below. HP Officejet J4524 HP Officejet J4535 HP Officejet J4540 HP Officejet J4550 HP Officejet J4580 HP Officejet J4585 HP Officejet J4624 HP Officejet J4660 HP Officejet J4680 HP Officejet J4680C HP Officejet Wireless 4500 All-in-One You can also follow the links above to these printers individual listings on our store and view everything we currently stock for your inkjet printer. We hope you have foun...
Remanufactured Toner Cartridges
...£75 every time I buy a new cartridge. I would also only now buy a printer that could accept compatible cartridges such as an Epson or a Canon printer and if you were to take a sample of the people in my family or friend group then you’d find very few of then that have been allowed to buy the more expensive machines. If you purchased a printer that seemed like a bargain at the time or even if it came free with your computer then bear in mind that a...
Recycling Cartridges for Charity
...ou can get the same quality for a lower cost, they also often contain more ink than their original counterparts and of course remanufacturing is good for the environment as 30 million ink cartridges are dumped in the UK alone every year. If we look at a worldwide statistic, a total of 375 million cartridges per year are dumped and it believed that the plastic that makes up these cartridges will take over 1000 years to decompose. When you consider...
Compatible and Remanufactured Cartridges
...hese types of cartridges can be primarily used in Epson, Canon and Brother machines as all three of these models of printer use simple ink tanks which are easy to create compatible versions of without infringing patents. Typically these cartridges start at just £1.49 each in store. Remanufactured Cartridges: These cartridges are typically created for printers such as HP, Lexmark, Samsung and Dell printers which cannot use compatible cartridges for...
Price of Ink Cartridges
...time with the ludicrous price that some people are paying for replacement inks when it really isn’t necessary. Whilst Epson and Canon printer owners can often buy a set of cartridges from us for as little as £4.98 for the pair, those with Lexmark (and to a lesser extent, HP) are stuck buying cartridges that can cost around £50 for a pair. What really rubs salt in to the wounds is that the £50 cartridges often contain less ink than the £4.98 cartr...
Compatible Cartridges
...derstand the fact that the manufacturers don’t really make a profit on the machine itself as they’re assuming that when it comes time for you to purchase replacement inks that you’ll tolerate the fact that you’re paying more for these than you actually paid for the printer in the first instance. This becomes particularly true when you look at the fact that a cartridge only really consists of a small amount of ink and a lump of plastic so rationali...
Inkjet or laser printer. Which should you buy?
...nd are good for printing images and photos although they do suffer from a slow printing speed and a lower quality text output in comparison to laser printers. Colour versions of Ink-jets simply spray, (usually) 3 different colours in order to make up any colour they require. Laser Printer This style of printer uses fine amounts of a dust-like substance called toner in order to create printouts. Basically, this toner is negatively charged in a spec...