Friday, January 23, 2009

Cut Printing Costs In Half With Refilled Printer Cartridges

By Donald Bressellford

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.

It's important to know how much ink is in the cartridge before you start printing because low ink levels mean trouble. Minimal ink will often cause ink drying on the printheads and create blotchy prints. Adequate ink volume assures sufficient ink flow for the highest 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.

Most of the time original manufacturer ink cartridges tend to be quite costly, so customers sought ways to extend the life of the original cartridges.

The costs of replacing ink cartridges, compared to the price of a brand new printer, amaze many consumers. Leading printer manufacturers like Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Dell, Canon, Epson and Brother often lose money by selling cheap printers expecting to make their true profits selling the inkjet cartridges, known as consumables.

Taking this business tack requires that manufactures get top dollar for their cartridges and that they get discarded after only one use. What a waste. In an attempt to eliminate all other options and force consumers to follow that model some manufacturers have even tried taking those companies that were recycling to court to stop them.

The manufacturers lost that monopoly and now are trying new means for forcing consumers to buy only from them.

Now that there are high quality alternative sources for a fraction of the original manufacturer's price, many inkjet printer owners are enjoying refilled or remanufactured inkjet cartridges at tremendous savings, and still getting phenomenal quality from their printers.

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.

There are billions spent each year now on refilled and remanufactured inkjet cartridges. The trick is to be sure that a reputable source providing guarantees is the source of any refilled or remanufactured inkjet cartridges. Buying "unknown and unproven" cartridges with no guarantee is sure to lead to sub par prints or worse.

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.

A 100% Satisfaction Guarantee from a retailer with a strong reputation will ensure that your printing is carefree.

For general information Brother, Canon, Dell, HP, and Lexmark cartridges can be refilled although a chip re-set may be necessary.

I hope you now realize that you can now do all the printing you've ever done and more, and still save a great deal of money and the environment, that's a win-win deal. - 20897

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