Ink Cartridges: This however is not always a good idea, especially when you
are not sure about the manufacturer’s reputation.
There are basically two types of printer cartridges. There
are; original, re-manufactured and compatible cartridges. Original printer
cartridges refer to those that come with the manufacturers brand attached.
These are produced by printer manufacturing companies and usually cost more to
buy.
Re-manufactured cartridges are basically renewed and cost
less. Compared to the other two types of cartridges, re-manufactured ones are
probably the cheapest.
Compatible cartridges are manufactured by third party companies
but are compatible with all models available in the market. Most businesses
prefer using these ones for their cost effective aspect and compatibility.
How Can You Save Money on Printer Cartridges?
Avoid
unnecessary printing -- While this sounds obvious, you may be
surprised at how much money you can save on ink cartridges if you disciplined
yourself when using printers. For instance, if you are printing something from
the internet, it is highly likely that there will be unnecessary images on the
page. By simply copying and pasting the text to a word processor program, you
can avoid using that extra ink that is not needed.
Use
Black & White -- As you know by now, colored ink can be very
expensive compared to black and white. If it is not necessary for you to print
in color, always use black ink for your copies. To save even more money, go to
your printer properties and set your printer to use black ink cartridges only.
When you print black and white documents using color cartridges, your printer
is forced to combine primary colors to produce the document. This will still
use up more ink than you want.
Economic
printing -- Unless you are printing a document to be used for
business or legal purposes, you could try using the economic printing option.
Once you've activated this feature, your documents will print lighter than
normal. The quality will remain good, only that you won’t be using as much ink
from your cartridges.
Buy
your ink cartridges online -- The internet is filled with stores
selling ink cartridges at a cheaper price than physical stores. You can search
around the internet for discounts and save more money if you are a regular user
of printers.