Ink Cartridges New
Nov/100
What’s with the “cash cow” ink cartridges? I can buy a brand new printer for less than black and color inks!
I opted to buy the new printer!! What to do with the old one? No one even wants it for free because of the price of ink cartridges. Even reconditioned ones with shipping are expensive. There’s maybe a bucks worth of ink in them. Anything we can do about this monopoly?
Printers are sold by manufacturer’s at or near a loss. They really only make money on the inks. Certain manufacturer’s (Lexmark and co) have some outrageously priced cartridges, some (HP) you are paying for the cartridge technology and some (Epson) you are paying for the ink technology.
There is little doubt that Epson produce the best home consumer inks in the world, and there is no ‘cheap’ versions that can come anywhere near.
Also, the ink cartridges that are supplied with printers are often the part fill versions. So for instance, some HP cartridges are 13ml as standard, but the printer cartridge (same size etc) will only have 5ml of ink.
As for the monopoly – you can purchase ink from any supplier to put into your printer. And despite what some shops will try to tell you this does not invalidate the warranty. However, if that 3rd party cartridge was to cause direct damage to the printer, then your warranty would be void.
Also, you can use the manual refill systems (where you inject ink directly to the cartridges). For systems like HP and Lexmark (where the print head is part of the cartridge) this is a better idea than the reconditioned units as the print heads have a limited life and you never know how many times the cartridge has been reconditioned.
As for what to do with the old printer, as you say it’s often hard to get rid. If you are looking to give it away, you could always try taking it to a charity store.
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Hewlett Packard Tri Colour ink Cartridge 22 £1.99 |
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For Epson 6 Ink Cartridges 2x Black Light Cyan 2x Magenta Light Magenta £0.99 |
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Brother LC800C Cyan Ink Cartridge (Yield 400 Pages) £22.31 |
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Color Ink Cartridge (BKNLC900M) for Brother Fax £0.99 |
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T0715 Original Genuine Epson Printer Ink Cartridge FULL SET T711 T712 T713 T714 £29.85 |
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HP 343 Tri-Colour Ink Cartridge C8766EE -BNIB £10.57 |
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Hewlett Packard HP 11 – Ink cartridge – 1 x Cyan – new and unopened C4836AE £0.99 |
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8 Compatible Ink Cartridges For Epson S20 SX100 SX115 SX200 SX215 SX400 SX415 SX £4.95 |
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HP No 344 Tri-colour Inkjet Cartridge (C9363EE) £7.56 |
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20 x Parker Quink Ink Fountain Pen Cartridges GREEN NEW £7.45 |
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NEW Brother LC-800C Ink Cartridge – Cyan – Inkjet – 400 Page LC800C £14.96 |
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Epson T0715 TO715 0715 Original Genuine Epson Printer Combo Pack Ink Cartridge £24.00 |
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HP336+342 Jettec Remanufactured Original ink cartridges £21.45 |
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GENUINE HP 29 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE SEALED £4.99 |
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C13T544100 EPSON STYLUS PRO 4000 INK CARTRIDGE BLACK 22 £60.31 |
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Epson T6021 Ink Cartridge (Photo Black) for Epson Stylus Pro 7800/9800 £59.55 |
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Original Genuine Hewlett Packard Large Black Ink Cartridge HP 10 C4844AE £0.99 |
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1 compatible YELLOW EPSON STYLUS T0804 ink cartridge £2.95 |
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Epson pro 3800 magenta ink cartridge £10.00 |
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1 Set Compatible Ink Cartridges For Epson Stylus S22 SX125 SX225 BX305F BX305FW £5.75 |
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1 compatible MAGENTA EPSON STYLUS T0803 ink cartridge £2.95 |
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1 compatible CYAN EPSON STYLUS T0802 ink cartridge £2.95 |
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Hewlett Packard HP No. 338 and No. 343 Inkjet Cartridge Black/Colour SD449EE Pk2 £33.06 |
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ORIGINAL & SEALED HP88XL / C9392A MAGENTA INK CARTRIDGE… £0.99 |
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1 compatible BLACK EPSON STYLUS T0801 ink cartridge £2.95 |
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EPSON,T0714 = JETTEC E111y compatible,ink cartridge £3.25 |
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10 INK CARTRIDGE FOR iP3300 iP4300 iP5200 iP5300 MP530 £5.89 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES FOR BROTHER MFC-235C MFC-260C MFC-3360C MFC-5460CN MFC-5860CN £0.99 |
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Hewlett Packard HP 11 – Ink cartridge – 1 x Yellow – new and unopened C4838AE £0.99 |
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Hewlett Packard 343 Ink Cartridge £8.00 |
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GENUINE HP 88 CYAN INK CARTRIDGE BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED L@@K!!! £3.99 |
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12 Compatible Ink Cartridges For R200 R300 R320 R340 RX500 RX600 RX620 RX640 £5.49 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES FOR CANON IX4000 IX5000 IP3300 IP3500 £4.28 |
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4 ink cartridges for Canon Pixma iP3300 iP3500 CHIPPED £4.28 |
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Hewlett Packard Magenta (C9387AE) Ink Cartridge £4.00 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES FOR EPSON SX100 SX105 SX110 SX115 SX200 SX205 SX210 SX215 SX218 £0.99 |
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HP Genuine 300 ink cartridges for Deskjet D1660 printer £22.99 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES – BROTHER DCP-330C DCP-350C DCP-750CW DCP-770CW MFC-680CN 845CW £0.99 |
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Two Colour Replacement Ink Cartridge T037 £0.99 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES FOR EPSON STYLUS C64 C66 C84 C86 CX3600 CX3650 CX6400 CX6600 £0.99 |
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Hewlett Packard Magenta (C9387AE) Ink Cartridge £4.00 |
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Joblot Canon BJI-201BK Ink Cartridge, resale, wholesa;e £10.00 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES – BROTHER MFC-240C MFC-440CN MFC-465CN MFC-660CN MFC-665CW £0.99 |
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HP Genuine 300 ink cartridges photosmart C4650 printer £22.99 |
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2 x Brother LC-1000BK Ink Cartridge fits others.NEW. £4.99 |
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HP 300 – Black Ink Cartridge – 200 pages £13.51 |
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4 ink cartridge for Canon Pixma ip 3300 3500 MP 530 520 £4.28 |
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4 x Epson T0711H Twin Pack Black Ink Cartridges £32.51 |
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Genuine Canon BCI-6C CYAN Printer Ink Cartridge £1.04 |
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4 INK CARTRIDGES FOR EPSON SX400 SX405 SX410 SX415 BX300F BX310FN BX610FW D98 £0.99 |
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