| Your printer ink cartridges play as big a part in the | | | | These companies have refilling and cleaning |
| final quality of your print as the paper that you | | | | equipment that can do a much better job of |
| use. If you use cheap paper, your print quality will | | | | remanufacturing your empty cartridge. They also |
| suffer and in many cases the same is true of | | | | generally offer a guarantee on their work, so if |
| using cheap ink cartridges. This isn't always the | | | | the cartridge doesn't work properly you can |
| case, however. Discount ink can be bought in a | | | | either get a replacement or get your money |
| few different ways and each of them has | | | | back. |
| advantages and disadvantages. | | | | Generic Brand Cartridges |
| Refill Ink | | | | Generic cartridges are not as common as the |
| The first option for cheap ink is to refill your | | | | other two options, mainly because many printer |
| empty cartridges. This is generally the cheapest | | | | companies have patents on their ink cartridges so |
| of all the alternatives, but it is also tends to wind | | | | no other companies can duplicate them. |
| up with the lowest quality prints. | | | | There are some cartridges that you can find |
| It'll depend on what brand and model of printer | | | | brand new generic replacement ink for. These |
| you have, but many of the newer printers are | | | | generic cartridge are not recycled, they are new |
| difficult to refill. It can also be quite messy | | | | but they aren't made by the printer companies |
| because you're dealing with bottled ink, trying to | | | | themselves. |
| inject it back into the empty cartridge. | | | | These cartridges tend to be the highest priced of |
| Recycled Cartridges | | | | the three options, but they are still cheaper than |
| There are plenty of companies that recycle | | | | the original cartridges, and work just as well. |
| cartridges for you. They basically take the empty | | | | Which option will be best for you is going to |
| cartridges, clean them up, refill the ink and test | | | | depend a lot on how much printing you do, and |
| them. | | | | what you're printing. If you're printing photos that |
| This is more expensive than refilling your own | | | | you want to be able to keep for a lifetime, you'll |
| because you're paying for the labor involved, but | | | | have different needs than if you're just printing |
| it tends to give you better results. | | | | copies of web pages for future reference. |