Remanufactured HP carts doubtful economy

My HP PSC 2110 came to me with OEM cartridges, and I was able to
successfully refill those carts over 2 dozen times each before they
failed me. Same thing with the refilled/remanufactured carts I bought to
replace them. But those were the last "reman" carts to perform that way
for me. The next #56 gave out after about a dozen refills, while the
color cart only got some 15 before the yellow developed problems. The
next #56 only lasted through a half-dozen, and the last one I ordered
didn't work at all when I tried it.

Due to a delay in shipment, the company I ordered the last #57 tricolor
cart from, Omnipro, sent me an OEM cart, at no extra charge. That cart
is still working as good as new after at least a dozen refills. That
last #56 remanufactured cart also came from Omnipro, but when I informed
them it didn't work when I got it, they replaced it - no questions asked
- with an OEM cart. I haven't had a chance to use up the first fill on
that one yet, so no refills to report on.

It's just a guess, but I think the HP #56 and #57 carts are so easy to
refill that many folks refill them several times before handing them
over to a refiller/remanufacturer business. This would make them half
worn-out - or more - by the time they get remanufactured, and thus I get
fewer refills. As for me, well, I have more integrity than that. By the
time I've finished with an ink cart, it's done for and I won't turn it
in to become someone else's problem.

So, if you're planning on refilling them yourself until they die, it
appears that OEM HP carts could be a better deal than the remanufactured
ones, even if they do cost twice as much.

TJ

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The same goes thru for OEM ink.

TJ wrote:
My HP PSC 2110 came to me with OEM cartridges, and I was able to
successfully refill those carts over 2 dozen times each before they
failed me. Same thing with the refilled/remanufactured carts I bought
to replace them. But those were the last "reman" carts to perform that
way for me. The next #56 gave out after about a dozen refills, while
the color cart only got some 15 before the yellow developed problems.
The next #56 only lasted through a half-dozen, and the last one I
ordered didn't work at all when I tried it.

Due to a delay in shipment, the company I ordered the last #57
tricolor cart from, Omnipro, sent me an OEM cart, at no extra charge.
That cart is still working as good as new after at least a dozen
refills. That last #56 remanufactured cart also came from Omnipro, but
when I informed them it didn't work when I got it, they replaced it -
no questions asked - with an OEM cart. I haven't had a chance to use
up the first fill on that one yet, so no refills to report on.

It's just a guess, but I think the HP #56 and #57 carts are so easy to
refill that many folks refill them several times before handing them
over to a refiller/remanufacturer business. This would make them half
worn-out - or more - by the time they get remanufactured, and thus I
get fewer refills. As for me, well, I have more integrity than that.
By the time I've finished with an ink cart, it's done for and I won't
turn it in to become someone else's problem.

So, if you're planning on refilling them yourself until they die, it
appears that OEM HP carts could be a better deal than the
remanufactured ones, even if they do cost twice as much.

TJ