Peripherals: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills?
- 7/17/09 2:48 PM
Non OEM cartridges & ink.
by rovex - 7/11/09 4:59 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am no computer whiz but a couple of years ago, I got brassed off with the high price of ink cartidges and ever since I have been using non OEM ink and refilling cartridges for my Canon printers. A bit of research through Google revealed a product able to reset the cartridge microchips. What an investment! I have been able to refill cartridges for about $4 and have never had any problems with my printers - yes I have more than one as I have to do a lot of printing for my classes. Readers might also like to research the new CISS system. I have purchased one though have not installed it yet. It looks promising.
Go Laser
by tonyny77 - 7/11/09 5:46 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Although my wife and I have an inkjet printer that we used for making color photos, we quickly abandoned the practice due to the cost for the ink cartridges.
To cover our document printing needs, we bought a good all-in-one unit (printer, copier, scanner, and fax machine) with a laser printing module; they're only slightly more expensive than the all-in-one devices that use liquid ink. As for our color prints, since we don't print photos too often, we just go to any local store that has a self-service photo kiosk.
If the need for a color printing capability arises, I would not hesitate to upgrade to a color laser printer. I just don't have any patience for the cost and intermittent quality of devices using liquid inks.
Joel, try the big discount stores.
by vidserv - 7/11/09 6:01 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
After all the problems I've had with various after market cartridges (Epson, HP and Canon), I buy from Costco online. Prices are reasonable and quality is no problem. In some states (like mine, Oregon), it is very easy to become a retailer or dealer and buy from a major distributor such as DBL and get wholesale prices. Oregon doesn't have a sales tax so a resale permit is not required. (I'm a retailer anyway.). Consumer Reports had an article about a year ago and most people were not real happy with after market cartridges. You might try refilling them yourself. Works in some cases.
thanks
by haf canadian - 7/21/09 4:00 PM In reply to: Joel, try the big discount stores. by vidservI'm a Beaver too, and a Costco member. Will check them out online as you suggest. They flux instore as to which Canon cartridges they stock, and haven't sold either the 3e or 6 ones for awhile. Though I'm not sure I hear what you're saying, the way it's written...
Buy OEM at Costco? or they sell aftermarket refills?
-Joel
Depends
by mtree38 - 7/11/09 6:13 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
It depends upon the cost of a new comparable printer. Printers are so cheap now-days that a couple of self refills will save you enough $$ to buy a new printer. I re-fill my own cartridges and in less than a year save enough $$ to buy 2 more of the same printers/fax/copier.
Z
Biggest Problems with 3rd Party Ink Cartridges
by GVGiant - 7/11/09 6:23 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I guess I understand the tech's concern, though for the most part it is overstated. There are times it reminds me of the car dealer who insists that the only parts you can use (right down to motor oil) is the dealer/manufacturer's brand, which is both pure sophistry and (for them) pure profit.
But at our church we have considered the 3rd party ink cartridges a failed experiment. We found the following:
*WAY too many of those cartridges didn't work (well or at all), even if you followed the supplier's instructions on how to make them work;
*A corollary of that is that too often the cartridges that we were sent from these sources looked like they had been used at least a dozen times. When we sent them our old used ones, they were all the previously new O.E.M. ones that had been used only once. Virtually never did we receive cartridges from these people that looked like that;
*The quality of the ink varied so widely, that I can imagine at least some would damage printheads. A lot of it took significantly longer to dry, left an offensive smell, didn't hue properly, and other problems.
*Lately, the difference in price has been closing, and closing way too much to risk the inconvenience and risks.
I don't like the cost of ink any more than anybody else does. Best you can do is keep your eye out for specials, bundle deals and more. And hope that someday someone will get this "after-market" ink cartridge business right.
Ersatz Canon ink refills
by dixie dick - 7/11/09 6:44 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I can't answer your question about the quality of the off brand ink refill but can tell you I tried them recently and wound up with the same problem. Never could get the printer heads readjusted so I bought a new printer. (Figured it would be cheaper than getting the old one fixed!) Needless to say, "you gets what you pay for".
OEM vs third-party inks
by I amsaved2 - 7/11/09 6:53 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hello,
I have a Canon I 860 printer, I have been using ink from a company called LD products. ldproducts.com I pay under $4.00 for a single cartridge of ink. Alot of times they have sales, 10% to 15% off. When you buy bundled packages you save also. I have been using the ink for about 4 years now with no problems at all. Every once in a while I clean my print head as per manual, and thats it. As far as I am concerned the inks is as good as the Canon inks. I would check them out.
LD Products (My Experience)
by veganmark - 7/12/09 12:14 PM In reply to: OEM vs third-party inks by I amsaved2LD products inks killed two of my printers. Their ink is of the "lowest quality". Sure, printing will look fine for awhile. However, make sure that you are cleaning the "print heads" weekly from your printer control panel. You want to clean out the rollers, print heads and do a regular cleaning more frequently when you use 3rd party inks because they are all of a lesser quality and dry faster. Since LD has ruined two of my printers I will never buy from them again. If I decide to buy any ink it will probably be from http://www.lasermonks.com. They seem to be a reliable company and the name pretty much speaks for itself. I mean a Monk is the last person that is going to sell you an inferior product!!!!
OEM
by BlueLarry3 - 7/11/09 7:14 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Every time I have used anything other than OEM I have invited trouble. Another advantage I have noticed is that the OEM seem to last longer.
OEM inkjet cartridges
by gvo - 7/11/09 7:49 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The tech is correct. I've had a Canon i900D photo printer for years, creating great photos. I was spending $12.00/Canon cartridge for a while. One day I saw a website advertising cartridges for $8.00/cartridge for my Canon. I bought all six.The packaging wasn't Canon. They lasted just a few photos, the photos were horrible. I put in my original six and the great photos came back. I was lucky my printer head wasn't ruined also.
I would also stick with Canon paper. The extra cash is worth the results.
Non-Canon ink
by dknapp - 7/11/09 8:38 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have had nothing but trouble with the non-Canon cartridges over the past 8 years that I have been using Canon ink jet printers. So, give them a try if you like, but save your sales slip. Luckily they have never injured the print head and switching back cleared up the problems right away.
Problems w Epson, not w Brother
by bixxo - 7/11/09 10:21 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I share similar problems with my Epson (now sidelined). With OEM, it worked fine, I switched to 3rd party to save money and within a month or two they stopped working---Epson note said to have heads serviced (which would have cost more than a new machine).
Currently I'm using Brother printers w 3rd party ink---excellent pictures and very low refill prices.
How about a follow up article re best 3rd party ink suppliers. If so I'll mention where I buy by mail---from a place in Oregon.
Third Party Ink Cartridges - Just As Good As OEM
by DaleBb - 7/11/09 11:06 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been using third party ink cartridges for four or five years now and have not had a single problem. I always go for the best offer on the internet and usually pay about one third of the OEM price. The people who will warn you not to use non-OEM cartridges are the ones making a huge profit from selling OEM cartridges. My current printer is a Canon MP610 and the quality I get from non-OEM cartridges is excellent.
OEM Vs Compatible Refills
by panda_pcl - 7/11/09 11:34 PM In reply to: OEM inkjet cartridges vs. third-party ink cartridges and refills? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have been using compatible refills on my epsom for years with n trouble.
as for the acvice - remember Miss Price-Jones? "Well they would wouldn't they"
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