Ink cartridge, laser cartridge and should the cartridge be refilled or not?

Printer Cartridges

No matter what type of printer it is, cartridges have to be installed for printing, whether it is inkjet, laser, dot-matrix, or tank printer. Not everyone knows whether these cartridges are refillable and whether they will work if refilled?

Inkjet Cartridge

Inkjet cartridges are very small and do not produce many prints, so customers think 10 times before purchasing a cartridge printer. The black cartridge contains 10ml ink and the color cartridge contains 3-3ml ink, so how many prints will the printer produce?

People buy a printer worth Rs 2000-3000 thinking that it will be a cheap printer, but when its cartridges run out, they know that they get cartridges of the same price as the printer they bought.

Inkjet cartridges are refillable but you refill them when you are about to run out of ink. Its nozzles remain open. If the nozzles of the stored cartridges are blocked the ink may not work after refilling. Please do not refill the cartridge by opening it, refill only by making a hole so that the printer does not have any problem in detecting the cartridge. The cartridge will not function if it is not detected. The inkjet cartridge refill cost is not much, it is only Rs 300-500.

Laser Toner Cartridge

Laser cartridges cost more as they are larger cartridges and hence print volumes are also larger. Its capacity is around 1200 prints, powder is put in it so you can get it refilled anytime, but for the first time its drum is also changed along with toner, because only local drum works with local toner. If you don't change the drum it will print too light, so get the toner and drum changed the first time.

Toner comes in different weights depending on the cartridge, some of 120 grams, some of 80 grams, and refills also cost Rs 300-400, while new cartridges come in 4K or 5K and the same number of prints.

Should the cartridge be refilled or not?

For getting the cartridge refilled, the company warns that if the cartridge is refilled, then that non-genuine custom part will be used in the printer, which may cause damage to the printer. As a result, you will not receive the printer's warranty. So that the company's cartridges can be purchased. But the cost of cartridges is so high that buying two cartridges will result in a new printer, this is the policy of all companies. But refills do not cause problems in the printer quickly. If you want to get the cartridge refilled, you can get it done, it will also be cheaper for you.

Frequently asked questions

How to refill inkjet cartridge?

Refilling inkjet cartridges is a good way to save money on printing.

Inkjet: Fill the syringe with ink make a small hole on the top of the cartridge and put it in, but be careful which color type you are putting in it

How to refill the toner cartridge?

Laser: These cartridges come in many types but they also get filled equally fast. Open 2-3 screws and see where the toner container is and fill it.

Laser cartridge refill price

It depends on your cartridge how big is its container and how much ink it can hold, some come with 60 gm, some with 80 gm, and some with 120 gm.

If there is no defect in the cartridge then it will cost around Rs 300 to Rs 500.