So don't take HP's word for it. Here is Xerox's word:
http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/015.jsp?view=MainSearchFAQ&faqID=DH C+Ink+Cartridge+Refill+Kit&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US
or the Lexmark word:
http://www.lexmark.com/vgn/images/portal/1_Lexmark_BLI_competitive_study _2007.pdf
Bottom line is this. If you are not willing to pay for quality, you will not get quality. None of the major printer companies will support using refilled ink cartridges no matter how they are refilled because they no longer have control over the quality of the cartridge and cannot guarantee that it will not damage your printer.
Phil
-----Original Message----- From: Luke -Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 2:38 PM To: Phil Thayer Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: HP Rant 2
On Tuesday 12 August 2008, you wrote:
You should read this. http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/546038-0-0-225-121.html I especially think you should pay attention to the part where it
says
"Refilled inkjet cartridges had a better than 25% (1 in 4) chance of being dead on arrival or failing prematurely." Sounds like you
might
have gotten hit by that 1 out of the 4.
Sounds like FUD.
Maybe instead of blaming the company that makes the printer that was
working
fine with a proper ink cartridge, you should blame the company that
refilled
(or more probably improperly refilled) the ink cartridge that you
purchased
at a discount to save a few dollars.
No self-contained cartridge should be able to break a scanner. Furthermore, I didn't buy a "refilled cartridge". I bought a refill kit. Which was a trivial process. And with exception of the alignment printouts (that printed black perfectly fine), the cartridge and ink is still all self-contained.
How much is your time worth and how many hours have you spent trying
to get
the discount ink cartridge working. Did you really save money?
I can't realistically blame anyone but HP for this nonsense.