Why It’s Important To Use High Quality Printer Ink
Any printer manufacturer will tell you that you should only use their ink - and many give dire warnings about the evils of generic ink or recycled cartridges. But is this just a way for them to convince you to buy their cartridges, or does it really make a difference?
In reality, both ideas are true in certain situations. Consider how inkjet printers operate. Small dots are sprayed onto paper by the printer and form the complete image.
High quality ink is important to overall print quality because the small size of dots used in inkjet printing need to be positioned precisely. If not, the result will be less clear.
Modern printers are actually very high-tech pieces of equipment, and they’re designed to work together as a whole. The printer is designed to work properly with a certain formula of ink, and the paper made by the printer companies is made to give the best results with their ink.
Mixing different parts of the process - such as using HP paper with Epson printers - will end up in poor quality printing. For this reason, you need to be sure you’re using ink that is compatible with your particular model and brand of printer.
That’s not to say the original manufacturer is the only ink you should use, however. The fact is there are “generic” cartridges and refill ink that will work fine with your printer, you just need to be sure that it is designed for the model you’re going to use it with.
The printer companies make the majority of their profit on the ink cartridges, so they’re not going to tell you this.
As long as you ensure the ink (and other supplies) you’re using are compatible, you won’t run into problems and your print quality will be every bit as good as with the original (much more expensive) ink.
