As a reseller of both original and re-manufactured Inkjet and toner cartridges this is a question that we are often asked. Unfortunately the only time that I ever used a compatible in my print machine it resulted in a lot of black ink on my desk and new office carpet

Which would have been forgivable had I not been wearing new pink suede kitten heels at the time however with the emphasis now on saving money not to mention the environmental impact of recycling our office waste high on the agenda it is a subject that needs to be reconsidered. Times have moved on and there are some well established manufacturers in the compatible consumables  market producing high quality inkjet and toner cartridges for Inkjet and laser printers, copiers and fax machines.

Customers often query if using a non branded cartridge will invalidate a printer warranty, the simple answer is that I don’t know for sure but with the low cost of printers these days compared with the savings that could be made on the ink  consumed it could be cheaper to replace the printer and save the money on the cartridges… just a thought … maybe worth a risk with cheap end printers but a bit riskier with high quality expensive machines..personally I’d stick to the originals in that case or double check the small print in your warranty!

One point of interest here is that Armor who have been producing re-manufactured cartridges for a long time do quote on their website a  guarantee to repair your machine if it is found that one of their cartridges has damaged your machine.  Another consideration is just what parts of the cartridge are being replaced, if you are simply refilling an existing cartridge over and over again and expecting to maintain the quality of your print then that simply isn’t possible.

Print heads are designed to be used once only so you need to know that all the parts ie ink, ink head, moulded design,and the chip technology are all being re-manufactured to the highest standards and  then being quality tested. The savings can be considerable with savings of up to 40% against original branded cartridges, we won’t try to influence you in either direction because at the end of the day it is your personal choice and what works best for your needs.

We will simply give you all the alternatives available to you including originals for HP, Epson,Canon and most major brands of inkjet and toner  for which we can provide you with discounted prices across the range. We guarantee to replace or refund any product  which you are not entirely happy with.