Remanufactured cartridges

You do not need to pay a fortune to get top-quality cartridges. For obvious reasons, some Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) tend to argue that non-original cartridges are less reliable. But many independent studies, consumer surveys etc, published during the last few years prove that non-originals are as good as (and sometimes even better than) the original product.

Makers of remanufactured laser toners usually provide a list of all the benefits that their products can give. Some of these are high quality printing that can be comparable to the OEMs or the original equipment manufacturer cartridges, savings on the printing costs since the prices of these printer supplies are up to 70% less when compared to other laser toner types, and environmental benefits because remanufactured printer supplies are known to apply recycling processes that help preserve resources, energy, and nature.

Buying compatible toner and ink

Expect big savings if you buy a compatible cartridge instead of the printer makers expensive original cartridges. There are compatible ink cartridges and toner cartridges that not only meet, but that actually exceed the specifications of the equipment manufacturers. These cartridges are brand new and provide you with toner or ink that will produce the high-quality prints you've come to expect - without compromising the parts or lessening the lifespan of your printer.

You have to find a reputable supplier of compatible toner and ink cartridges. The Internet is the best place to start. When you do, you'll feel more comfortable with taking the plunge and buying something other than the pricey cartridges available at your local office supply store. You'll be surprised that you can save a ton of money - as much as 85 percent!

List of reputable suppliers of compatible toner and ink cartridges

www.a0supplies.com
www.shopintoday.com
www.compatibletoners.nl
www.qtoner.us
www.inkt.nl

Compatible toner and compatible ink cartridges

Third party ink and toner vendors have broken up the mini-monopolies of the printer makers. With a compatible cartridge you will have the possibility to continue printing with great results and save big bucks at the same time.

A compatible cartridge is a cartridge that is not produced by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). These cartridges are designed to meet or in best case even exceed the standards set by the OEM in terms of performance, print quality and page yield.

Up until a couple of years ago, finding compatible cartridges for Epson, HP and Lexmark printers was hard. The reason was that printheads was costly and not all that easy to integrate into the cartridge making few compatible Epson cartridges to come out on the market. HP and Lexmark on the other hand had their cartridge design patented which effectively hindered cartridge copies to come out.

Nowadays, compatible cartridges are easy to find for all the larger printer brands such as Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Kip, Oce and Xerox.

Buying Brand Name vs. Compatible Ink Cartridges

You may find that purchasing new brand name ink cartridges for your printer quickly becomes very costly, but there are alternative ways to get the same quality standard for a lower price.
Your primary options are: brand name (OEM) cartridges, compatible cartridges or remanufactured cartridges.

Brand Name Cartridges

Most of the printer manufacturers make the replacement printer cartridges that are best suited for their printers. This is the most expensive option, and in some cases the only option if you purchase a newer printer whose manufacturer embedded computer chips inside the ink cartridge.

Compatible Cartridges

Compatible ink cartridges are specially manufactured to meet OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) specifications. They usually set very high standards of quality and reliability and offer high quality printing results, often exceeding the quality specification set by the OEM. These cartridges are manufactured with brand new components and are an economical alternative to expensive brand name cartridges.

You may also be pleasantly surprised to notice that the compatible cartridge will print as many or more pages than your original OEM cartridge. This mainly happens because some original OEM ink cartridges were not filled to capacity. In this case a compatible inkjet cartridge may give you double advantage: it can reduce your cost per cartridge and reduce your cost per page by printing more pages.

Remanufactured Cartridges

As the name suggests remanufactured cartridges are rebuilt from used empty cartridges. The remanufacturing process is not just about refilling the cartridges; they are taken apart, repaired, new parts are used if needed, and than they are refilled with ink.

High quality standards are maintained during the remanufacturing process so that the quality of the ink and any replaced part is the same as the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) quality. If processed correctly, remanufactured cartridges have the ability to meet or exceed OEM specifications.