Saving Money on Replacement Ink Cartridges

It is true to say that home printing has increased with the launch of digital cameras. Prior to this, most home users would mainly use their printer to print off documents, or information gathered from a website. Maybe little Daisy or Robert would use it to print out pictures of their favorite pop star, and occasionally, very occasionally something to do with their homework.

Just as photography was once a hobby for those that had an abundance of wealth, as the cost of printing your could cost a small fortune. So was the world of home printing.

With the advancement of things such as digital cameras, many saw a market that could be utilized for profit, by making their own replacement ink cartridges. These could be sold for a fraction of what the large printer manufacturers sold their inks for.

As more and more people started to purchase them, many printer manufactures started stipulated in their guarantees that if you used ink that was not made by them in your printer you would in fact invalidate your warranty. This at first put many people off from purchasing a replacement ink cartridge. Thankfully, this practice has been thrown out.

Replacement ink cartridges can save you a whole heap of money, especially if you have children, because let’s face it - children love to print things! Their favorite movie star, pictures of their friends pulling a face into the camera, no matter what it is, they’ll print it, most of which will end up in the bin a day or two later.

So where once you would have said “Ask me before you use the printer!” or “I’m monitoring how much you print”, you can now stop worrying. As you can get a replacement ink cartridge from so many companies, your choice is vast. Often a little research will turn up an even better price than the one you were paying.

Think that the ink isn’t as good as the premium printer brands? Well that may have been true in the beginning, but now there is so much competition that manufacturers have had no choice but to make their inks a certain standard. On some print test done by many computer magazines, a large number of replacement ink companies produce inks that are nearly, if not as good as premium brands in print tests. The way to find them is research. Just like anything you wish to buy, doing a little research really can save you lots of money.