Why Cartridges are so expensive? | PremiumCompatibles Blog

-and why you should opt for compatibles.

Many printers are sold at a loss. Manufacturers tend to make their money based off supplies NOT off Inkjet printers. Cartridges are popular for being expensive; actually, Cartridges are more expensive than gold and Russian caviar! This has to do with the extensive research and development involved in creating them. A group of engineers and chemists that are experts in this field are the ones to plan and create products that consumers are in demand for. The idea for experts is to create good quality ink or/and toners for images to be true to life as possible.

Big brands such as Canon, Epson or HP tend to focus a lot of their time in creating the best blend for their Inks, so that they are the best quality. This majority of their Inks are just a mixture of food dye and water. However, the consistency of their Inks are the most important part, as well as making the Inks water resistant, fast drying and smudge proof.

HP spend a lot of their time and money ($1 Billion a year) – Yes. You read that correctly. On research and development so that they can come out with a single or multiple products depending on their budget. Nonetheless, there are always better-valued versions of almost anything in every industry. Fortunately in this industry, we offer what we call ‘Compatible and/or remanufactured cartridges’. Compatible and remanufactured Inks are supposedly the same quality as OEM’s (Originals) and they are affordable. Compatibles offer the same amount of pages and print quality as branded products in this industry. At Premium Compatibles, we offer the world is leading companies in this business i.e. Brother, Canon, HP, Kodak, Lexmark and Epson as Compatible Inks or Toners.