Ink Cartridge Refill
Anyone who owns an inkjet printer realises sooner or later that within a year or two of regular use, the cost of ink cartridges will most likely surpass the cost of the printer itself. Printer manufacturers have steadily dropped the price on the main hardware but the printer consumables remain at a very costly level particularly for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) branded ink cartridges.
To illustrate the point, there are brand new inkjet printers in the market today that sell for as low as $90. The corresponding inkjet cartridges in comparison costs around $34 in retail – almost 40% of the price of the printer! Such incongruence in pricing structure has driven consumers to patronise aftermarket solutions such as ink cartridge refills.
However, the use of ink refilling technology in order to alleviate the cost of inkjet printing is still rather a grey area at best. It is therefore important to know the various products and services as well as the pros and cons of solutions related to inkjet cartridge refills.
Ink Refill Kits
Refilling ink cartridges is undoubtedly an outright messy task but there are individuals who insist on being “do-it-yourself” persons. Compared to OEM cartridges, ink refill kits are a mere fraction of the price of its branded counterparts. For example, an original HP 45 black ink cartridge, common amongst many HP DeskJet printer models, costs around £21. The ink refill kit for the same cartridge type is less than £6 at some retail outlets.
However, the final quality of the refilled cartridge is questionable as the self-performed refilling is subject to human error amongst other factors. There are various reports that after repeatedly using ink refills for a few months their inkjet printers began to perform poorly or broke down.
Ink Refilling Services
For those who do mind the mess associated with refilling inkjet cartridges by themselves, commercial ink refilling services are also available in certain areas. This costs slightly more than the ink refill kits but are still considerably less expensive than new OEM cartridges.
Conceivably, the process employed by ink refilling services is subject to quality control. Therefore, the refilled printer cartridge should perform more consistently than when individual users employ ink refill kits by themselves. Nevertheless, the quality of the refilled cartridge remains doubtful in comparison to the OEM inkjet products. Furthermore, an individual cartridge can be subject to the refilling process for up to a few times only. Beyond three refills, the loss of quality in output becomes obvious.
What we can take away from this discussion is that good quality comes at a premium price. As consumers shift from OEM ink cartridges to self-refill kits and ink refilling providers, immediate cost savings can no doubt be availed. Unfortunately, quality printing suffers in the long term. The use of refilled ink cartridges should be limited only to non-critical printing and should be restricted to older inkjet printer models since damage arising from the use of non-OEM products would void the warranty on any new printer.
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HP 60 60XL COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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Lexmark Z615 10N0016 16 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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LEXMARK Z615 10N0026 26 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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HP 28 C8728AN COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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Lexmark 10N0017 17 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 27 C8727AN BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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LEXMARK 17G0050 50 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP C9364 98 BLACK CARTRIDGE INK REFILL KIT(8oz)
$9.99 |
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LEXMARK 17G0050 50 15M0120 20 INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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LEXMARK 12A1970 70 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.98 |
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Lexmark 33 35 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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HP 901 901xl CC653A INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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LEXMARK 16 10N0016 26 10N0026 INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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HP 21 HP C9351 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 15 C6615 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.99 |
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LEXMARK 15M2971 71 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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LEXMARK 10N0026 26 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$7.45 |
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HP 56 C6656 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 92 C9362 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 74 CB335WN 74XL BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 74 CB335WN 74XL BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.99 |
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Xerox 8R7881 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 96 HP C8767WN Black INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$7.48 |
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HP 22 HP C9352 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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HP 15 23 BLACK/COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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HP 96 HP C8767WN Black INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.65 |
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HP 74 75 75XL BK CLR INK CARTRIDGE COMBO REFILL KIT
$6.99 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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Lexmark 10N0017 17 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT(8oz)
$9.99 |
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HP 51640A 40 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 51640A 40 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT(8oz)
$4.99 |
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Xerox 8R7881 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.99 |
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HP 21 HP C9351 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.99 |
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Lexmark 16 10N0016 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Lexmark 32 34 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT(8oz)
$9.99 |
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Lexmark 32 34 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.65 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 21 C9351AN Ink Cartridge w/ Smart Refill Kit System
$11.31 |
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UNIVERSAL BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT FOR ALL CART
$4.99 |
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QE368 Level Chip Reset for Epson Cartridge Ink Refill
$7.41 |
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4 Quarts bulk ink-refill HP 21 22 cartridges- F335/3940
$128.00 |
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100 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills ORANGE + GIFT
$12.00 |
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DELL MK992 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE INK REFILL KIT
$1.98 |
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DELL MK992 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE INK REFILL KIT
$1.98 |
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DELL MK993 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE INK REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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DELL MK993 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE INK REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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Gallon bulk black refill ink-Canon/HP inkjet cartridges
$70.00 |
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DIY Ink Refill Kit System w/ HP 74 Cartridge Pigment
$16.02 |
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70 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills BLACK + GIFT
$8.99 |
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DIY Ink refill system for HP 920 920 XL ink cartridge
$12.99 |
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Primera LX400 LX810 53376 + 53377 ink cartridge refill
$39.99 |
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HP 74 CB335WN 74XL BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 78 45 BLACK/COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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Lexmark 32 34 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Canon PG-40, PG-50 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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LEXMARK 5A COLOR INK Cartridge REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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HP 21 HP C9351 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Xerox 8R12591 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$7.25 |
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Xerox 8R7638 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Dell 922/942/962/924/964 PHOTO INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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LEXMARK 70 20 COMBO INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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HP 51633 33 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Xerox 8R7881 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.25 |
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HP 93 C9361 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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Canon PG-30 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.60 |
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HP 94 C8765W BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Xerox 8R12591 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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HP 27 C8727AN BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.25 |
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LEXMARK 15M2971 71 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.73 |
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HP 92 C9362 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP C6578, #78, #23 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.98 |
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HP 21 HP C9351 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.99 |
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HP 97 C9363W COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.98 |
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LEXMARK 14A 15A BK CLR COMBO INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$6.99 |
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HP 74 CB335WN 74XL BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT (8oz)
$9.99 |
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DELL A920, A940, J740 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 58 C6658 Photo INK CARTRIDGE Refill kit
$4.98 |
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HP 15 C6615 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT(3oz)
$4.99 |
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HP 74 75 75XL BK CLR INK CARTRIDGE COMBO REFILL KIT
$9.99 |
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HP 56 C6656 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP 97 C9363W COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$7.45 |
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HP 74 75 75XL BK CLR INK CARTRIDGE COMBO REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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Canon PG-40, PG-50 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT(3oz)
$6.95 |
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LEXMARK 70 12A1970 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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Canon PG-30 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.25 |
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HP 75 CB337WN 75XL COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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LEXMARK 14A 15A BK CLR COMBO INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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HP 21 HP C9351 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.60 |
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HP 51645A 45 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT(8oz)
$9.98 |
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HP 57, C6657 COLOR INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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LEXMARK 15M2971 71 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.65 |
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LEXMARK 4A (18C1954) BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$0.99 |
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HP C9364 98 BLACK CARTRIDGE INK REFILL KIT(3oz)
$4.99 |
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HP 15 C6615 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$1.25 |
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Dell 922/942/962/924/964 PHOTO INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$4.99 |
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Lexmark 31 18C0031 PHOTO INK CARTRIDGE REFILL KIT
$5.99 |
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Pentel Pocket Brush Refill Pk/2
$3.25 This refill pack contains two black ink cartridges for use in the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen.... |
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Sharp UX-5CR Thermal Transfer Refill Ribbon
$3.99 Sharp® UX5CR Thermal Transfer Refill Ribbon... |
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Platinum Preppy Fountain Pen Refill Black
$3.49 Refill cartridge for Platinum Preppy Pens. Free-flowing, smooth writing ink with no feathering. 2 cartridges per pack.... |
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Oneshot Color Ink Cartridge refills
Oneshot ink cartridge refills in 7 colors. New Oneshot® Stencil ink roller marking system is ideal for any letter, number or custom stencil marking solution. All you have to do is attach the ink cartridge to the roller head, pump the trigger and you have a neat and efficient marking system.·No-mess, durable ink cartridge is fully disposable·All ink colors meet government ink specifications TT-I... |
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Cross Classic Century, Black, Ballpoint Pen with 23 Karat Gold Plated Appointments (2502)
$24.99 The quintessential Cross design with signature conical top. Balanced for writing comfort. Black ink. Refillable. CRO85112 and CRO85132: Ballpoint pen refills (order separately). CRO85112: Two Blue ink refills. CRO85132: Two Black ink refills.... |
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Cross Classic Century, Medalist Ballpoint Pen and .05mm Pencil Set, Polished Chrome with 23 Karat Gold Plated Appointments (330105)
$35.50 The quintessential Cross design with signature conical top. Balanced for writing comfort. Black ink. Refillable. CRO85112 and CRO85132: Ballpoint pen refills (order separately). CRO85112: Two Blue ink refills. CRO85132: Two Black ink refills.... |
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Lamy T-10 Black Ink Cartridges Pkg 5
$5.25 Lamy refills ensure high writing quality and reliable functioning of your Lamy pens. Five double size cartridges.... |
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Brother 1 ea. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow - 3 Pack (LC513PKS)
$20.00 Color Ink Cartridge 3 Pack... |
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Brother LC51BKS - Black Ink Cartridge 2 Pack
$24.98 BLACK INK CARTRIDGE - 2 Pack Yield 500 pages based on 5% coverage of 8.5x11" paper. For the Fax1860c, FAX2480c,1960c, 1360 and MFC240c, MFC440cn, 465cn, 665cw, 685cw, 845cw, 885cw, MFC3360cn, MFC5460cn, MFC5860cn, DCP130c, 330c, 350c.... |
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Canon PGI-9 Value Pack (1033B005)
$112.98 CNM1033B005 Prints high-quality documents and presentations with ease. Produces sharp edges and smooth shading. Easy installation saves time and money. Global Product Type: Inks & Toners; Supply Type: Inkjet Cartridge; Color(s): Cyan; Green; Magenta; Matte Black; Photo Black; Photo Cyan; Photo Magenta; Red; Yellow; Device Types: Photo Printer.PRODUCT DETAILS: -Supply Type: Inkjet Cartridge. -Repl... |
