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Making Printer Ink More Expensive (But Worth It)?
from the nice-try dept
Printer companies are facing a lot of problems recently. As people have realized that the strategy is to sell the printers cheap and then price the ink higher than vintage champagne, they've gone looking for alternatives -- which aren't so hard to find. The printer companies have been fighting back. Lexmark failed to block competition using the DMCA, but other moves have been a bit more subtle, including a marketing effort to convince people that off-brand and counterfeit ink cartridges are bad news. However, it appears that strategy hasn't accomplished as much as some had hoped. So, rather than just trashing the competitors, printer companies are looking to convince people their branded ink is really worth it. Yes, that's right, HP and others are now trying to go with a "premium pricing" strategy, where they admit that they price things higher, but try to convince people it's worth it. They're out promoting the branded ink much more heavily, sometimes giving it "luxury" style names ("Vivera," "Evercolor") and claiming that it prints better and faster while also lasting longer. So far, however, it appears that most consumers don't really care and are still sticking to the cheapest ink they can find.
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Printer Ink
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a source of quality refurb cartridges that I just don't know about?
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I can get a $12 refill kit from COMPUSA and refill the black 4 times and the color 2 times.
So $150-210 of factory ink for $12. I do admit that I have not been able to get more reliable refill over 8 times on black or 4 times on color so I do buy new from time to time but I have also saved enough to make it worth while.
I also refill my black HP cartridges and save a similar amount.
You do have to be careful, READ the re-fill instructions and get a good refill kit but its worth it. Whats the worse that can happen, You destroy a cheap printer.
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www.inkjetgoodies.com
www.inkgrabber.com
www.lyson.com
http://abacus24-7.com/
And so on, there are many good 3rd party companies out there with ink that exceeds OEM spex.
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Ink Cartridges
Be Well
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PRINTER INK MAKING
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compotition part in printing ink
whit my regrad
If , youre not your mind, may i know , how to get information abot compotiton making ink, water base, and solvent base, because we have alot of gum rosin. we dont now how gum rosin can make ink? please.
thanks
hendro.
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where to get
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printer's ink making
Where I can get info on how to make printer's ink and the raw materials on making it.
Thank you.
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