Gone are the days of typewriters and matrix printers, the new epoch has come. Needless to say, now we can celebrate colors and brightness without paying the price. I am talking about new printers, actually, former models even not fit to hold a candle to them. They are cheap, produce stunning, photographic quality prints and can spit out nearly 90 pages per minute.

Most people buy cheap printers because of their bargain prices. It’s unbelievable, but we can buy a printer from a popular brand for as little as $50.  No doubts, they strike a chord with us. And I can imagine your disappointment when it comes to replacing either a toner cartridge in your laser print or ink cartridges in your inkjet. That’s where the shoe pinches! As a rule, each cartridge, cost about half of what you paid for the printer. Jesus Christ!

It’s a rip-off! Yeah, dears and a thoroughly thought-over marketing policy. It’s a common knowledge, that printer manufacturers adore selling printers at or even below! the cost of making them, and then, the most interesting part, they get profits from the sale of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) ink cartridges. Cool idea, don’t you think so? What is more, their best tactics is convincing consumers to buy exceptionally original OEM, otherwise, the warranty will be annulled or a printer will be damaged. These rumors began to spread like wildfire, but, in fact, all their reasons and ideas are far from the truth. The following alternatives will help you save money, time and health:

Compatible Ink Cartridges

First of all, they are not recycled, as many people still believe. These cartridges are new, generic versions of original OEM cartridges. They possess the same quality and reliability but their prices will agreeably surprise you. Compatible cartridges are viable for years.

Remanufactured Print Cartridges

Remanufactured ink cartridges are, really, recycled. But, your old cartridges aren’t simply refilled. Together with refilling they are exposed to disassembling, inspecting, cleaning, reassembling and frankly speaking, they are almost as good as OEM ink cartridges.

The only one thing,  remanufactured cartridges’ “shelf life” is shorter than life of OEM or compatible cartridges.

And remember, buy compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges ONLY from a reputable and reliable dealer. I have been buying Epson ink cartridges (both remanufactured and compatible) for many years and my printer is still safe and sound.

Good luck and make the right choice!