Why is it cheaper to buy off brands of printer ink. null

Just like anything else...name brand is always more expensive than knock-offs. More importantly though, printer manufacturers make their money from selling ink...not printers.

These cartridges are not necessarily filled to capacity. They also sometimes leak and can ruin or cause some damage to a printer.

I don't think off brand inks work because genuine ones have a chip in them.

because they are OFF BRAND --not as reliable - less expenses on advertising their products

I tried this by buying cheap cartridges on Ebay and i was totally disappointed... They would last maybe 50 pages or dry up in no time.... just spend the extra couple of dollars and get OEM HP ink on this one...Trust me

Manufacturer branded ink gives confidence to the consumer for compatibility thus giving said manufacturer the mindset to price higher and still sell.

Because you will always get poor quality as a result. You get what you pay for!!

The off brands still work but you will not get the full use out of an off brand that you would from a registered product. Example: You should get x amount of pages from an HP product, but only 80% of that from an off brand.

I do not use off brands. I only buy HP ink for my HP printer.

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Just like anything else...name brand is always more expensive than knock-offs. More importantly though, printer manufacturers make their money from selling ink...not printers.
Answered by Sattamas 12 years ago
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These cartridges are not necessarily filled to capacity. They also sometimes leak and can ruin or cause some damage to a printer.
Answered by Bardar 9 years ago
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I don't think off brand inks work because genuine ones have a chip in them.
Answered by Ryan 9 years ago
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because they are OFF BRAND --not as reliable - less expenses on advertising their products
Answered by typingfool 9 years ago
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I tried this by buying cheap cartridges on Ebay and i was totally disappointed... They would last maybe 50 pages or dry up in no time.... just spend the extra couple of dollars and get OEM HP ink on this one...Trust me
Answered by The IT guy 10 years ago
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Manufacturer branded ink gives confidence to the consumer for compatibility thus giving said manufacturer the mindset to price higher and still sell.
Answered by Revenant 11 years ago
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Yes but not as good quality.
Answered by Journey 11 years ago
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Because you will always get poor quality as a result. You get what you pay for!!
Answered by GBrother123 11 years ago
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The off brands still work but you will not get the full use out of an off brand that you would from a registered product. Example: You should get x amount of pages from an HP product, but only 80% of that from an off brand.
Answered by Dragonsfyre 12 years ago
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I do not use off brands. I only buy HP ink for my HP printer.
Answered by HPuser 11 years ago
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