Ink compatibility?

[Percival P. Cassidy]

Will after-market ink for a Lexmark or Epson printer work in an HP
OfficeJet (#14 cartridges)?

Perce

 

[Jan Alter]

Will after-market ink for a Lexmark or Epson printer work in an HP
OfficeJet (#14 cartridges)?

Perce

All inkjet inks are not alike. Epson, among other companies, uses dybase and
pigment varieties of different formulations for its various machines. Using
some Epson inks in your HP will unquestionably not work and would ruin the
cartridge at a minimum.
Anyone claiming to know which variety matches your #14 cartridge has got to
be pretty amazing or has a magic crossover chart.
It would seem reasonable to simply go to an aftermarket company and
locate the ink or cartridge for that printer and order it. Of course,if you
value the machine then go to a reputable ink company.

 

[Percival P. Cassidy]

All inkjet inks are not alike. Epson, among other companies, uses dybase and
pigment varieties of different formulations for its various machines. Using
some Epson inks in your HP will unquestionably not work and would ruin the
cartridge at a minimum.
Anyone claiming to know which variety matches your #14 cartridge has got to
be pretty amazing or has a magic crossover chart.
It would seem reasonable to simply go to an aftermarket company and
locate the ink or cartridge for that printer and order it. Of course,if you
value the machine then go to a reputable ink company.

OK. So... any recommendations for a good source of aftermarket #14
cartridges? OfficeMax and Staples don't seem to have "store-brand"
versions of the #14 (although they do of many other HP cartridges).
Sam's Club no longer seems to sell the genuine HP ones. Not that the
savings would be great in either case.

Perce

 

[Percival P. Cassidy]

OK. So... any recommendations for a good source of aftermarket #14
cartridges? OfficeMax and Staples don't seem to have "store-brand"
versions of the #14 (although they do of many other HP cartridges).
Sam's Club no longer seems to sell the genuine HP ones. Not that the
savings would be great in either case.

.... and I just found out that even Cartridge World sells only genuine HP
cartridges for this printer -- at the same price as OM and Staples --
and they have to special-order them anyway.

Perce

 

[Jan Alter]

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... and I just found out that even Cartridge World sells only genuine HP
cartridges for this printer -- at the same price as OM and Staples --
and they have to special-order them anyway.

Perce

I've dealt with MIS for three years purchasing bulk ink for dozens of the
Epsons that I took care of at school. I would consider them a good company
to check out. They appear to have both original and compatible #14
cartridges for your Office Jet

http://www.inksupply.com/

 

[measekite]

Will after-market ink for a Lexmark or Epson printer work in an HP
OfficeJet (#14 cartridges)?

Perce

Do not ruin an Epson with crap ink. As for Lexmark nobody cares.

 

[measekite]

The formulation of aftermarket non-OEM refill inks is unknown,

TRUE

it can change frequently even from the same vendor, it may


ABSOLUTELY


not be correctly colour balanced for that particular printer,
resulting in a colour shift, or images being too dark/too light.

VERY TRUE

If of cheap inferior quality it may damage the printhead and
brick the printer.


YES



OTOH many refill inks work fine, with no problems, if
you are willing to take a chance.

RARELY


In my experience it is better to use non-OEM
replacement cartridges from a reputable source, they
tend to buy qualty equivalents, and have their
customer goodwill to consider. So buy

A POOR CHOICE

aftermarket cartridges from major national retail
outlets if you insist on using non-OEM.

REAL CRAP

Refilling if you damage or don't get a good seal
when you replace the refilled cartridge results in
ink everywhere, flung about inside the printer,

GREAT GOOGA MOOGA
WHAT A MESS