When back to school, families and schools will spend a lot of money on printers and its accessories. Sometimes the original ink cartridges and toner cartridges are expensive than the printer. For example, the Canon MX492 inkjet printer costs $59.99, its accessory Canon PG245 original black ink cartridge is $23.99, when it prints up to 180 pages, you have to replace the original ink cartridge again and again, the expenses on it build up quickly.
Here are two easy ways for you to save money: using the remanufactured ink/toner cartridges and compatible ink/toner cartridges, it as well as an eco-friendly way.
Remanufactured and Compatible Cartridges
- What are remanufactured cartridges?
It means that original name-brand cartridges that have been professionally cleaned, refilled with similar quality ink or toner, and then test to make sure you get the same print quality as the original one.
Remanufactured ink/toner cartridges are generally cheaper than their original one. For example, The remanufactured version of the popular Canon PG240XL is $17.99 while the original Canon PG240XL is $28.99. In another example, the Brother TN115BK is more than 70% cheaper when compared to the original OEM version of the same cartridge. This difference in cost can be attributed to the savings experienced by a manufacturer without having the need to manufacture new ink cartridges. - What are compatible cartridges?
The compatible ink/toner cartridges are manufactured by another manufactures and is designed to work with matched printers without infringing on patents of original name-brand printer manufactures. And the compatible ink/toner cartridges are generally priced lower than original equipment manufactured brand. For instance, the compatible version of Canon 0620B002 ink cartridge costs $3.99 but the original one costs $19.99. At the cheapest price, the compatible one offers you excellent printing quality as good as the original one. Moreover, it will print at least the same amount of pages as its OEM counterpart.
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