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Is Your Printer Ripping You Off?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the or-only-its-maker dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Are original inkjet cartridges really worth the high cost? Do third party refill inks do as good a job? This article looks at printers from Epson, HP, Canon and Lexmark, with a combination of original inks and the top selling third-party options, using a whole host of different papers. A panel of printer users judged the output in a blind test — the printer manufacturers may not be happy with the results!"

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  1. Definitely, definitely... by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and the top selling the top selling third party options Ok, Rainman.
  2. Only pure heroin is more expensive. by rehabdoll · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.idg.se/ had an article last month or so, regarding this issue. According to the article only pure turkish heroin was more expensive than original printer-ink.

    Original article: http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.103164 (swedish)

    1. Re:Only pure heroin is more expensive. by Phisbut · · Score: 4, Funny

      And that article was totally wrong. Anti-matter generated from a particle collider is by far the most expensive substance known.

      We're talking about money and matter here. Anit-matter costs anti-money, so it's a different problem...

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      After 3 days without programming, life becomes meaningless
      - The Tao of Programming
    2. Re:Only pure heroin is more expensive. by kybred · · Score: 4, Funny

      According to the article only pure turkish heroin was more expensive than original printer-ink.

      Yeah, but it clogs the printer heads.

  3. Is that website ripping you off ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    click [next] to find out !

  4. Re:Ink? What ink? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because you don't want snapfish employees seeing you naked?

  5. Re:Single parent of a 15 Year Old Daughter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    what is the quality of print on the email printouts?

    how are we supposed to advise you if you don't even say what the brand of printer is, let alone whether or not you're buying 3rd party cartridges!