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"Remanufactured" Ink and Toner Cartridges - Worth It?

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If you've ever run out of ink (and who hasn't?) you know that printer ink and toner cartridges can get very expensive, very fast. An option many folks take is to buy remanufactured or refilled catridges to cut down on the cost of replacement. Some of these work magnificently, good as new. Others - not so much.

What are some useful hints, tips and advice to use when going for new ink? Are there any pitfalls to avoid royally messing up one's printer with a badly assembled cartridge?

Reply to jpishgar
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Nothing to worry about at all! Of course the manufacturers are going to tell people otherwise, they are making an absolute killing on ink cartridges.

Just don't go for the cheapest on ebay or amazon, there's usually a reason they are that cheap and basically it's you get what you pay for!

I use [url=http://www.cobrainks.com][/url] for my compatible ink cartridges. They may not be the first company that you'd have thought of, but they've never let me down. I buy their PGI-5 and CLI-8 multipack for my canon printer and it's saved me an absolute fortune. I can't afford to buy the originals all the time to print off my photos, but these do the exact same job but for well over half the cost of a genuine Canon cartridge. But be careful with refills, or re-manufactured cartridges! They can leak, where as the ones I buy from the cobrainks website are brand new compatible inks.

Hope this helps you :)

Reply to gazbrooks

I'm new here, so I don't know what happened to that link!

I meant www.cobrainks.com

Reply to gazbrooks

Hello everybody!!!
I buy all components for my computer in on-line shop TopMost.us. Here I bought my Printer Ink & Toner too. I am very happy. It's cheap and has a very good properties.

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first off, don't bump 4 month old dead threads. secondly, can you be a more obvious shill, Anonymous?

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Reply to lehighace06

cheap generic ink = broken printer.

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Reply to iam2thecrowe

Friends,i want to know what's your mind about compatible ink /toner cartridges ?
it's more cheaper than original,and i think it has the same effeciency result with the original.tell your points on this thread.let's share it.

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Message edited by amanda07 on 02-05-2012 at 07:20:20 AM
Reply to amanda07

remanufactured toner cartridges can still be the best option. rather than buying a new and branded one.

Reply to David Schnider

make sure you check the return policy. There are many good ink refillers out there, but there are some bad ones (what else is new). Many use generic ink (dye based). If your printer uses pigmented ink, the generic can mess up the print head.

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