Jun 14, 2005, 06:23
Hey the Wall Street Journal has an article about print cartridges and trying out the alternatives to the big brands:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,...?mod=blogs
Anyone else had any experience with refilling cartriges / aftermarket ones? I've tried refilling my HP cartidges once before, and it was quite messy, and I believe the colours were very muted when printing photos. For me, I'm sticking by the "you get what you pay for" adage...
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,...?mod=blogs
Quote:The most painless experience was ordering and using a re-engineered cartridge from the Internet. We ordered a cartridge compatible with the H-P 57 color cartridge from Number One Inkjet Inc. for $24.95, with free shipping. Two days later, the product arrived at our office. While the photograph we printed with the cartridge was a tad fuzzier than one printed with an H-P cartridge, the differences were barely perceptible.
Quote:The most frustrating experience was with the do-it-yourself refill kit. We bought a product made by Jet-Tec Inc. from a local Staples store for $14.99. We used it to refill an empty H-P 57 color-ink cartridge. Since a new H-P 57 cartridge usually costs $34.99, it seemed like we got a great deal. The kit included three ink colors -- yellow, blue and magenta -- and a giant syringe that we used to inject into our empty cartridge. But we managed to squirt ink onto the office wall in the process and later realized we had inserted the syringe into the wrong openings on the cartridge. On our second try, we got it right. But after we printed out a digital photo, the image was marred by colored lines that cut across the page. Jet-Tec didn't immediately return a call for comment.
Anyone else had any experience with refilling cartriges / aftermarket ones? I've tried refilling my HP cartidges once before, and it was quite messy, and I believe the colours were very muted when printing photos. For me, I'm sticking by the "you get what you pay for" adage...