**Did you know that ink cartridges are getting smarter? This is the future of all printer ink products!**

It is absolutely amazing how the internet has grown and with that growth has come the possibility for consumers to purchase the cheapest ink cartridges on the market. However, this growth hasn't come without a cost to certain major companies within the printer ink industry. It's given third party printer suppliers the opportunity to make large sums of money and provide a very cheap printer ink cartridge. These remanufacturing companies are purchasing old ink cartridges, refilling them with ink and selling them for far cheaper prices than the major companies. This is often done through e-bay, spam e-mail, or other means of commercial advertising.

In response to offering cheap printer ink, the name brand companies have tried to offer their customer a higher quality printer cartridge along with the higher price. Many companies now place smart chips within their cartridges to detect when they have been refilled or remanufactured, or notify the user when ink levels are becoming low. These cartridges can even order new supplies when your running out of ink. Other companies are designing cartridges that will only work with specific printers, and prohibit the use of third party cartridges. The printer industry is currently trying these new smart ink cartridges out and testing even more smart technology. WOW!!

Consumers continue to save money on remanufactured cartridges and cheap printer ink. The printer ink industry will be forced to confront the issue through the legal system or through lower cartridge prices.

This is something that will not be going away in the near future and will become a continuing fight over these remanufactured ink cartridges. Not all companies are fight these third party businesses. We must remember that in every business there are good products and bad products out there. If a company takes the time to recondition these cheap printer ink cartridges then there is no problem. These companies generally have very honest business practices. But remanufacturing businesses that purchase any old cartridge and are trading cost for quality are hurting the printer ink industry.

We offer access to both the original and the third party ink cartridges. So no matter which route you choose to take in purchasing your printer ink cartridges, it's offered right here. Good shopping!

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