A consumer guide:
Cheap ink cartridges and laser toner exposed.
Monday, 15-Mar-2010 04:29:54 EST
Our consumer guide to cheap ink cartridges and cheap laser toner aims to provide you with the plain and simple facts about replacement, compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges.
Did you know that Epson, Brother, Canon, Lexmark, IBM, and HP make larger profits from selling ink cartridges than they do from selling the actual printer?
It is estimated that the average consumer will spend more on ink cartridges in the first 6 to 12 months of owning a printer than they did purchasing the actual printer itself. It's much the same as that blade shaver companies, camcorder manufacturers, video game hardware manufacturers and many other companies market their products... a relatively inexpensive initial purchase with ongoing consumer demand for the consumer items - replacement shaver blades, new video games, camcorder tapes, ink cartridges, etc.
Please don't misunderstand, it's not a rip-off, it's a 'win win' situation - you the consumer gets the latest technology products at a reasonable price and the manufacturer sells more of their products and consumables! This type of consumer marketing is a great way we average working folk can get the latest technology without breaking the bank, but what I am saying, is that there is no point having the latest technology if we can't afford to keep them operational. So looking for money saving ways to have the latest gadgets and gizmos and to keep them running is the consumer challenge we all have to bare... and in the instance of ink jet printers and laser printers, a consumer challenge made easier by the introduction and availability of high quality 3rd party compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges. :)
It may come of no surprise that when the compatible or remanufactured ink cartridges hit the consumer market a few years ago many rumors and urban myths about incompatibility and warranty issues surfaced in an attempt to curve the massive consumer move away from the original manufacturers cartridges.
Will using replacement, compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges void my printers warranty?
In a word NO! A manufacturer of a printer you have purchased cannot void your printer's warranty because you use an ink cartridge or refill kit manufactured by someone other than the original printer manufacturer. This prohibition includes the use of compatible cartridges, clip-ons, continuous feeding mechanisms, refill kits, remanufactured ink cartridges, etc.
In fact, there are laws preventing manufacturers from doing just that.
Please take a moment and read the Magnuson-Moss warranty Improvement Act.
MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY IMPROVEMENT ACT
United States Code Annotated
Title 15 Commerce and Trade
Chapter 50 Consumer Product Warranties
15 Section 2302
"(c) No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name; except that the prohibition of this subsection be waived by the commission if:
1) The warrantor satisfies the Commission that the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and
2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest."
Will using replacement, compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges or laser toner damage my printer?
Providing you use premium quality compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges or laser toner cartridges your printer will live a very happy and long life. Remanufactured ink cartridges or laser toner cartridges are made to the same strict specifications as the original cartridge that what is supplied with your printer. In many circumstances the ink content and page yield (number of printed pages per cartridge) far exceeds that of the original printers ink cartridge or laser toner cartridge.
The important thing to remember is to use only premium quality ink cartridges and laser toner from trusted 3rd party ink suppliers... The following ink suppliers offer 100% satisfaction and performance guarantee on all their printer consumables, as well as, offering huge saving off the price of what the original manufacturers ink and laser consumables would cost.. some printer consumable products can be from 70% to 80% cheaper!.. now that's got to make you and your bank balance smile! :)
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