| you invest in HP ink, HP laser cartridges, HP office | | | | The difference between a remanufactured |
| supplies or indeed anything else that is part of the | | | | cartridge and a refurbished one is simple. A |
| HP brand, what you can find right away is that all | | | | remanufactured cartridge is a cartridge that is |
| of the print cartridges that are put out by HP are | | | | created in a factory or a manufacturing plant |
| OEM cartridges. OEM stands for Original Equipment | | | | using recycled materials. In other words, it is a |
| Manufacturer and what they essentially are saying | | | | re-created cartridge using parts of old and spent |
| by that label is that the cartridges themselves | | | | cartridges and simply just has new ink placed into |
| were constructed in one of the HP manufacturing | | | | it from the cartridges themselves. Refurbished |
| plants and is completely new in every way, shape | | | | cartridges on the other hand are not re-created. |
| and form. While there is nothing wrong with the | | | | They are cartridges that are refilled with ink and |
| concept of buying a new cartridge every time, | | | | given back to a person, either through the person |
| there are certainly some disadvantages to it. | | | | doing the refilling themselves or someone else |
| Environmental concerns are of course there when | | | | doing it for them. |
| the plastics don't biodegrade and of course when | | | | So that's what it means to do either |
| you go a little further you see that the | | | | remanufacturing or refurbishment. As to the idea |
| non-environmental concerns such as expensive | | | | that the quality suffers under either or both of |
| prices are also things to worry about. | | | | them, what you will find by actually doing it and |
| Now, a number of different people that purchase | | | | testing it out is that this is not true at all. There |
| printer cartridges have these concerns; both the | | | | are a number of tests that have been |
| concerns about the environment and more so for | | | | independently conducted about this issue and |
| most people the concerns about their own | | | | what they show almost unanimously is that |
| pocketbook. But there is a general fear out there | | | | remanufactured and refurbished cartridges do not |
| about purchasing either remanufactured cartridges | | | | have a significant quality difference from new and |
| or alternatively refurbished cartridges. First of all, | | | | OEM printer cartridges. There is no difference in |
| most people don't know the difference between | | | | quality, but one is cheaper and more |
| the two and the people that do to quite a large | | | | environmentally friendly. Therefore, the next time |
| extent believe that the quality suffers with either | | | | you are deciding between new and |
| of those two options. Let's take a closer look at | | | | remanufactured, don't let quality be a part of |
| both of these ideas, starting with the former. | | | | your decision. |