Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive?

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Tip 1 - HP explains why printer ink is so expensive

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Aamir Exim | permalink

For further reading: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469251/emerging-technology/hp-explains-why-printer-ink-is-so-expensive.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - HTG Explains: Why is Printer Ink So Expensive?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Antonio Castillo | permalink

Printer ink is expensive, more expensive per drop than fine champagne or even human blood. If you haven’t gone paperless, you’ll notice that you’re paying a lot for new ink cartridges — more than seems reasonable.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/174232/htg-explains-why-is-printer-ink-so-expensive/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - ELI5: Why is printer ink so expensive, while wildly coloured labels/product packages are abundant and apparently cheap? • /r/explainlikeimfive

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lorna | permalink

2259 points and 907 comments so far on reddit
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For further reading: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29gx96/eli5_why_is_printer_ink_so_expensive_while_wildly/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Refillable printers may spell the end for expensive ink cartridges

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Dan Haugbu 00f 8l | permalink

I’ve got no idea what the ingredients of printer ink are.

For further reading: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/refillable-printers-may-spell-the-end-for-expensive-ink-cartridges-9771338.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - The Cost of Printer Ink - Consumer Reports Magazine

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Manic Genius | permalink

Get information on the cost of printer ink and how you can try and save from Consumer Reports.

For further reading: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/08/the-high-cost-of-wasted-printer-ink/index.htm ^[5]

Tip 6 - Printer ink cartridges: why you're paying more but getting a lot less

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Annette De Smedt | permalink

Big printer companies are accused of 'squeezing ever-increasing amounts of cash out of the poor consumer'
Tags: Consumer affairs,Computing,Hewlett-Packard,Technology,Money,Business

For further reading: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/feb/23/printer-ink-cartridges-paying-more-getting-less ^[6]

Tip 7 - Why Do Ink Cartridges Cost So Much?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jason Warne | permalink

Consumers revolt over the cost of inkjet cartridges, even as printer prices plummet.

For further reading: http://www.pcworld.com/article/112199/article.html ^[7]

Tip 8 - Printer ink is expensive; but will you save money with refills?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hal Tillery | permalink

Printer ink isn't cheap, and if you compare prices by volume, you may find it's more expensive than almost any other liquid (including human blood). But that comparison may be misleading, since printer ink has to be almost magical in its ability to be a stable liquid for a long time, then be raised to 300 degrees Celsius and shot out of a microscopically small nozzle at 30 miles an hour and still hit the page as a perfect round dot. So you may want to spend extra to buy new inkjet cartridges.

For further reading: http://printscan.about.com/od/inkjetprinters/a/inkrefills.htm ^[8]