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4 things to keep in mind when ordering cartridges

If you run out of ink cartridges from your printer, order new ones online. That's how it happened. At least:if you know exactly what you need. Because there are quite a few things you should pay attention to when choosing the right cartridge. That is why we discuss four things to take into account when ordering cartridges.

Price
Ink cartridges are not cheap, especially if you buy the official cartridges made for your printer by the manufacturer. After all, that is the business model of those manufacturers:the printer itself is not that expensive, but the ink you need to use it is. Unfortunately for them, their cartridges are also counterfeited, so there are cheaper variants on the market that can also be used in your printer. It is therefore certainly worth considering whether you can save a lot by choosing a private label cartridge.

Compatibility
The most important thing when choosing the right cartridges is to make sure that they are actually suitable for your printer. Printer manufacturers have designed many different types of cartridges to make it more difficult to make imitations, although they usually succeed on a large scale. Whether you go for an official cartridge for your printer or an imitation one, you should always have the model number of your printer to hand to check whether the cartridge will fit in your printer. Please carefully read the information that comes with the product and do not purchase the cartridge if your model number or printer series is not listed.

Content
A cartridge is not necessarily always completely full. That is often not the case with the cartridges that you receive when you purchase your printer. But the replacement cartridges that you buy afterwards can also differ in content depending on which one you choose. If you opt for a so-called XL cartridge, you will not necessarily get a different cartridge size (because it would not fit in your printer), but a cartridge with more content. Although they are more expensive, relatively speaking they are often the cheaper purchase and therefore definitely recommended. This also means it takes longer before you have to replace your cartridge again.

4 things to keep in mind when ordering cartridges

Quality
It is not unimportant whether the cartridge you have in mind will meet the requirements of quality. You can be sure of this when you buy an official cartridge from the manufacturer of your printer, but not when you choose a private label. That is why it certainly does not hurt to google the experiences of others with certain private label cartridges. This way you reduce the chance that you buy a cat in a poke.

For official cartridges and private label cartridges, please visit https://www.printabout.nl. And when you place your order there, please pay attention to the points mentioned above!