| What to do with those empty ink cartridges after they | | | | who usually make the ink and cartridges of the big |
| run out of Ink? Well, there are several computer shops | | | | printer manufacturer's brand names. They are costly, |
| willing to buy those cartridges for a good price while | | | | but the performance is guaranteed to be top of the |
| there are also some that are more than willing to take | | | | line and obviously is of high quality. It is a good option |
| them off your hands.These stores offer a highly much | | | | also to purchase OEM ink cartridges, as they are |
| discounted price on the ink cartridges. They are very | | | | referred by the printer manufacturers because they |
| affordable and offer an alternative solution to those | | | | often cancel warranties once they find out you have |
| expensive ink cartridges.On the market today, we | | | | been using other ink cartridges.The remanufactured ink |
| have four known discount ink cartridges available: the | | | | cartridges, or refurbished ink cartridges, are recycled |
| compatible cartridge, the original equipment | | | | cartridges. The empty ink cartridges are cleaned and |
| manufacture, or OEM cartridge, the remanufactured | | | | checked for spoiled parts. The spoiled parts are then |
| ink cartridge, and the refilled ink cartridge.The | | | | replaced, rebuilt and filled up with a toner. It is then |
| compatible ink cartridge, as the name suggests, is the | | | | tested, sealed, and delivered to specialty stores. Since |
| one most likely to be compatible with a certain printer. | | | | some parts are changed and are replaced by new |
| They may not be of the same quality, but the | | | | ones, the performance of the remanufactured ink |
| manufacturers of the compatible ink cartridge do | | | | cartridges is just like the original.And lastly, there are |
| attempt to reach the standard set by the makers of | | | | refilled ink cartridges. These are relatively cheaper, but |
| the original printer/ink cartridges. They are | | | | there is no guarantee about their performance. It is |
| manufactured mostly by stationers, retail chain stores | | | | even risky to try using these, as they can be harmful |
| and companies that specialize in office and school | | | | to your printer. You should only have your Ink |
| supplies.The original equipment manufacturer cartridges, | | | | Cartridges refilled by a professional and, if possible, the |
| or OEM ink cartridges, are produced by the companies | | | | one endorsed by your printer company. |