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Compatible Ink Cartridges and Printer Warranties |
| Compatible Ink Cartridges Will your printer warranty still be valid if you use compatible or refilled ink cartridges? The answer is YES ! Regardless of all the warnings that you hear from Printer manufacturers and Genuine Ink Cartridge retailers the fact is that YES your printer warranty must be 100% honoured by the printer company regardless of the type of ink cartridge or toner used. The Australian Consumers' Association Choice Magazine has undertaken a survey into the use of compatible cartridges and spoke to Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Canon and Lexmark. They were informed by all companies that the 'printer warranty would NOT be affected by the use of compatibles or refilled cartridges'. In fact in Australia it is illegal under the Trade Practices Act for a printer manufacturer to require a consumer to use a particular brand of ink or cartridge. The brand of cartridge, ink or paper you purchase is your decision. Basically its like a car dealer saying hey we wont honour your warranty because you used a non genuine oil filter or air cleaner in your car ! For many years Printer manufacturers have been spreading false imformation about the true legalities and resposibilities that they have in complying with their Printer Warranties. At Ink Hub we have specialised in top quality compatible ink cartridges for many years and have NEVER heard of a printer being damaged by compatible ink cartridges or toners - NEVER. The big printer manufacturers are losing millions of dollars a year through people using compatible inks and toners so I guess that you cant blame them for trying to guard their share of the market. Compatible ink cartridges are not only cheaper but most of them also contain a larger ink capacity (sometimes as much as 3 times that of the origional). Like it or not compatibles are here to stay and as time goes bye and the quality gets better and better they are gaining a large share of the market. One of the Largest Electrical Retailers in Australia have been selling the same brand of Remanufactured HP and Lexmark cartridges (as Ink Hub) and they reported selling 5 compatibles to every one Genuine! Why? Well several reasons. The Price, Larger ink capacity and equal or better print reproduction. The Final choice is yours however if you want to get more ink in your cartridge, Pay less money and get the same print quality then Compatible Ink Cartridges win by a mile ! Happy Shopping ! |