q2612a cartridge buyer's guide

Q2612a cartridge sellers often provide both original HP branded cartridges as well as the cheaper compatible or remanufactured alternatives. This is often a source of some difficulty for buyers when they are looking for the best deal on a replacement for their q2612a cartridge as it is often hard to tell a good and reliable supplier from a bad one. There are a few different considerations and trade offs, ranging from paying over the odds for an original HP branded cartridge to buying a cheap refill with half the amount of toner that should be contained within the cartridge. I’ll try and run through some of the main points and considerations that you’ll encounter and hopefully this will make your shopping

experience a lot easier, safer and it should, most importantly, save you money on your q2612a cartridge. So, your printer cartridge has run out (usually at the moment inconvenient moment, when you’ve got to get an essay in or have to file your tax return) – you need a new cartridge ASAP and there are five main considerations when buying a new cartridge, the main ones are: # Do I buy an original q2612a cartridge or a compatible? # What about a refilled or remanufactured cartridge, and while we are on the subject, what’s the difference? # Who are the cheapest companies? # Does low price mean poor service? # Does the price include vat and delivery? Ok, we’ll take these questions one by one and see if we can shed some light on them.So, you need a new q2612a cartridge and the first question is whether to go for an original or OEM (this stands for original equipment manufacturer) or a compatible/remanufactured refilled cartridge. First things first, what’s the difference? Well, OEM are made by HP themselves, HP manufacture the cartridge shell from scratch – they are the only ones that are legally allowed to do this as they own the patent for the q2612a cartridge shape or shell. Compatible cartridges are usually made in the Far East and are unlicensed copies which have been made from scratch. Remanufactured cartridges are made by third parties but reuse only the outer shell of the q2612a cartridge (which they cannot make themselves due to the patent as discussed above). These are usually quite reliable but it depends on the company that is making them. If they are done by a big company they should be ok, but if they are done in someone’s garden shed then they MAY not be as good. It’s like anything else, it just depends and it pays to try a few brands until you find a good one. Finally there are refills, which means that someone has either drilled a hole (in the worst case scenario) or removed the plugs (best case) and simply added more toner. These are generally the ones that give the non original q2612a cartridge a bad name as they have not had the parts such as wiper, roller etc replaced as a remanufactured cartridge would have. So really, it’s a choice between the original and compatible/remanufactured q2612a cartridge – I wouldn’t touch a refill with a barge pole to be honest. If you want to go for an original, then shop around: There can be a massive difference in price, ranging from under £50 with free delivery from q2612a cartridge right up to £80.45 at nine-nine-nine ink website. That’s thirty quid difference for the same product, that’s not one compatible and one original, they are both original cartridges!!! So if you can get good service and a good price like that then you’ve saved money and bought a quality guaranteed original branded q2612a cartridge....and all with good service as well.