Remanufactured Print Cartridges

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 15 Aug 2003 8:22 am

I have a Lexmark Z22 printer, which uses the 17G0050 print cartridge. Has anyone else ever tried the remanufactured print cartridges?

I'm not a heavy print user, so my cartridges end up drying out faster than I can get my money's worth out of them. Do the remanufactured ones work just as well as new ones?

Thanks!
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Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 15 Aug 2003 2:17 pm

Jeff,
I use re-seller brands compatible with Epson inks. I pay $5.00 (sometimes less!) for ink that runs $24.00 retail. My favorite source is www.shop4tec.com. The site also has consumer reviews by product, which I found to be a plus. If you go long enough for your ink to dry up, you may try cleaning the heads just before you print. Also, go inside and check the carriage for "gunk". Read your manual, though, to make sure you're not cleaning off something critical to its operation. (said like someone who has done that! ha). Be sure to look at the date of expiration on the ink as well.

By the way, even though shop4tech is where I do most of my ink purchasing, be sure and look around some of the other discount sites. Some run specials on different brands for days at the time.
Good luck.
donna

Lou[NE] · Post by **Lou[NE]** » 15 Aug 2003 4:08 pm

I've used the Pelikan and Nu-kote brands with good results in HP and Lexmark printers. They are five to seven bucks cheaper than the HP cartridges. Nu-kote even includes a prepaid envelope to recycle your empty cart; I think Pelikan might, also.
I don't trust the refill-it-yourself kits, though.

It's rididulous that the the cost of a set of black and tri-color carts will almost buy you a new printer.

It just occurred to me that a month or so ago PC World magazine did a piece on counterfeit ink carts, which caused many problems for those who used them. Caveat emptor![This message was edited by Lou[NE] on 15 August 2003 at 05:11 PM.]