Testing Cheaper Printer Ink

Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "Computer users world-wide spend $22 billion a year on ink cartridges, and the big companies are getting stingier with the amount of ink they are putting into each cartridge, the Wall Street Journal reports. Entrepreneurs are seeking a slice of that market by undercutting HP and Lexmark with ink prices 20% to 50% lower. The Journal tested do-it-yourself refill kits, cartridge retail outlets and replacement cartridges from online stores to find the best way to save money on ink refills. One major finding: The quality often wasn't as good as with the name-brand cartridges."

Comments

Re:yellow, blue and magenta?

[njcoder]

From TFA: "The kit included three ink colors -- yellow, blue and magenta"

That might have something to do with their poor results :)

Re:CIFS is the way to go

[TheOtherChimeraTwin]

Why buy cartridges at all, when you can buy ink by the barrel?

You must be right; CIFS is the cure for all the world's ills. (Mark Twain said "Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.")

Solution

[Anonymous Coward]

I've been out of ink for a little over a year now. I just print stuff off at work. >:)