| Any printer manufacturer will tell you that you | | | | Mixing different parts of the process - such as |
| should only use their ink - and many give dire | | | | using HP paper with Epson printers - will end up in |
| warnings about the evils of generic ink or recycled | | | | poor quality printing. For this reason, you need to |
| cartridges. But is this just a way for them to | | | | be sure you're using ink that is compatible with |
| convince you to buy their cartridges, or does it | | | | your particular model and brand of printer. |
| really make a difference? | | | | That's not to say the original manufacturer is the |
| The truth is, it's a little bit of both. Inkjet printers | | | | only ink you should use, however. The fact is |
| work by spraying very small drops of ink onto | | | | there are "generic" cartridges and refill ink that will |
| the paper. These dots combine to make the | | | | work fine with your printer, you just need to be |
| prints and pictures that you end up with. | | | | sure that it is designed for the model you're going |
| Because these drops of ink are so small and they | | | | to use it with. |
| must be very precise, the quality of the ink is | | | | The printer companies make the majority of their |
| important to the final results. | | | | profit on the ink cartridges, so they're not going |
| Modern printers are actually very high-tech pieces | | | | to tell you this. |
| of equipment, and they're designed to work | | | | As long as you ensure the ink (and other supplies) |
| together as a whole. The printer is designed to | | | | you're using are compatible, you won't run into |
| work properly with a certain formula of ink, and | | | | problems and your print quality will be every bit |
| the paper made by the printer companies is made | | | | as good as with the original (much more |
| to give the best results with their ink. | | | | expensive) ink. |