Ink Refill

There is a common stigma about refill ink that this article is going to totally debunk. If you have been disappointed with the quality of refill inks that you had used, possibly you've used or tried any refill kit from a local retailer, then you owe it to your self to educate yourself about aftermarket inks. Some are better than others and some are better than all. If you use high quality American-made inks, you can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars, without ever missing your OEM cartridges...

The reason I selected such a generic title for this article, refill ink, is because there are so many different aspects that I want to communicate to you that it's hard to really categorize this article into anything other than being generally informative about refill ink.

Most people have no idea...

There is absolutely, positively, no reason whatsoever for anyone to have to buy a new, name brand ink cartridge ever again. If you know what you are doing with just a little bit of basic information and direction, you can cut your print cost down to nearly nothing.

Let's look at a quick fact...

When you buy ink cartridges at your local retailer, then have a brand name label, you are spending thousands of dollars per gallon for inkjet ink. The last time I did the math on a particular ink cartridge it was on HP 02 black. This cartridge, if memory serves me correctly holds less than 20 mL of ink. The average selling price for a new black HP 02 is around $20. If you do the math and convert the milliliters and to ounces, you will find that if you use this particular cartridge, you are spending upwards of $3000 per gallon. Isn't it funny that when gas prices were at their peak of four and five dollars a gallon that people were outraged at the amount that they were having to pay to travel 12 miles? Little do most people pay attention to, is that it costs more to add 1 ounce of ink to your inkjet printer than it costs to fill up the gas tank on most midsized cars. That is, if you are buying name brand cartridges.

Crude oil at the time of this writing, is selling for about $65-$75 per barrel. The cost of the average OEM ink sold in new cartridges is going for about $250,000 per barrel. Printer manufacturers give the printers away at rock bottom prices and then nail you when you need to buy ink cartridges.

So it's clear to see...

Buying OEMs is an outrageous waste of money. Especially if you do a lot of printing. If you print a lot, you might as well be throwing $20 and $50 bills right down the toilet.

Why do more people not use refill ink?

Most people have tried it but it had a bad experience. What you get and the little kits at your local store leaves a bad taste in most people's mouths. The quality is very poor. Generally, it always works that whenever one person has a bad experience they tell 10 people about it. When someone has a good experience with something they may tell one person. So the bad news about the little refill kits at local stores as quickly and easily given refill ink a bad name.

So how can you save money?

It actually doesn't cost but a couple dollars more to buy a very high quality refill ink versus what you spend for the cheap stuff. You can buy high-quality by the 4 ounce bottle, by the pint, or even by the gallon if you're feeling froggy. I can personally attest to the fact that if you use quality American made ink products, that you can save hundreds and yes, thousands of dollars on printing with inkjet printers, without having any headaches, hassles or printer hiccups. The trick to doing this is having a supplier that number one, knows what they're doing and number two, knows exactly what they are selling you and what it will work for.

Not all suppliers are the same.

Now this is getting a little bit deep into this subject, but I'm going to fill you in on something that is known among people in this industry that is not talked about very much. There are vendors online that actually sell high quality American made aftermarket inks, but they don't sell them for the right printers. It's very costly for a distributor to carry a full line of these high-quality products because each printer and each cartridge model can have its own specific ink formula. So, rather than keeping a full stock and having the appropriate ink available for all printers that they sell inks for, smaller vendors of high-quality inks will substitute. For example, they may carry a high density pigment-based black ink for the, let's say HP 88 cartridge. Now, that high-density pigment black is specifically made for the Thermo-based HP 88 print head. What they may do is try to sell this same ink for all HP black ink cartridges that use a pigment-based ink. This will allow for more sales with a smaller product line, however it will result in many failed printheads.

The point is, if you want the best inks to use to save money without compromising print quality, you also have to consider the source that you use for purchasing those products.

How much money can you save using high quality refill inks?

Even buying the best of the best, you can expect your average refill cost per cartridge to be around a dollar or less. Many ink cartridges if you have the right simple tools to refill them with can last for 10, 20, 30 or more refills. If you are intimidated about the idea of reselling, you will find that it is actually very easy if you have good tools to use. They are very inexpensive, easy-to-use and once you get the hang of it you will wonder why you ever paid money for an OEM.

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If you have an ink jet printer, you know how they can guzzle ink. Plus, ink jet cartridges are so expensive. Wouldn't it be nice if there were some simple steps you could take to save on ink jet printer ink? Fortunately, there are. Here's what you need to know to enjoy significant savings on ink jet printer cartridges::

1. Be conservative with what you choose to print.
Do you really need to print out the entire ebook you just downloaded or would it be best to read it right from your desktop? Too many printed papers lying around just create clutter and confusion. Read it on your computer monitor whenever possible.

2. Choose to print only the parts of a document you need.
To do this, click the print preview option when you're ready to print a document. The print dialog box should become visible which gives you the option of filling in a page range to be printed. Click on the circle in front of "pages" and fill in the pages you need to print. You have the option of listing a single page number or a page range, for example, 1-5.

3. Print your documents in the ink conserving draft mode.
Be aware that printing in the draft mode reduces the quality of your document, but you will save on ink. Use it to print documents where quality isn't going to be a critical issue. You may need to consult your printer manual to determine how to access the draft mode. Usually, it can be found by clicking "print". Click "choose preferences" in the dialog box that pops up. Then chose the draft mode.

4. Print in black and white mode whenever possible.
To choose black and white printing, click on "print" to get the print dialog box. Once there, click on "preferences". You should have an option to select black and white printing. If not, consult your printer manual to see how to do this on your particular printer.

5. Consider shopping for ink jet cartridges here.
There's a lot of variability in the cost of ink jet cartridges online. We offer an eBay powered shopping engine that has the ability to search many different sellers on one site to find the best deal for you

6. Buy ink jet cartridges in bulk.
Look for a company that offers bulk and quantity pricing. This can save you a great deal of money in the long run.

7. If you're experienced, consider refilling your own ink jet cartridges.
This should be approached with great caution since an improperly filled ink jet cartridge can leak, causing considerable damage to your printer. Plus, refilling ink jet cartridges is tricky business. Sometimes this is best left to the professionals. You also have the option of locating an ink seller who refills ink jet cartridges professionally.

8. Consider buying a second laser printer to do your black and white printing.
Toner cartridges for laser printers are less expensive than those for ink jet printers and they last longer.

9. Consider the cost of ink jet cartridges before buying your next printer.
Find out, before purchasing your next printer, how many pages its ink jet cartridge should yield as well as the cost of the cartridges. This should tell you about how much each page is going to cost you over time. Sometimes it's worthwhile to spend more on an ink jet printer if you're going to save on the cost of cartridges.
Now that you know how to save money on your ink jet cartridges, you’ll have more money left over to buy some other high tech goodies!