Akari & BCn: Glad you found your fur babies safe and sound!
Akari:
Sorry this has taken so long. I had to replace some household equipment; was shopping for the best price, most bells and whistles etc. My neighbor’s lawn mower broke and they asked me to mow their lawn. Then, slowly trying to tear down my garden rather than having to do it all at once has kept me busy.
This info, unfortunately, will be from memory. I cannot find the file I stored the tips my professor gave me for buying generic cartridges. I buy cartridges regularly without using the guide, but you never know if I forgot a crucial tip; oh well. Everything I have bought so far has worked fabulously and saved me a ton of money!
~buy cartridges with the ink level “chip” installed, not listed as “with a chip” or no chip. This relays how many copies have been made to your printer. After printing so many pages an “ink is low” warning message appears on your printer screen, without it you only know when you print a faded page. Some sell cartridges without chips. Some sell cartridges without chips installed and you have to install them, but why buy them when you can buy cartridges with chips installed close to or at the same price.
~some generic cartridges have more ink than the manufacturer’s brand. This just means your printer will warn you that ink is low (it goes by how many pages you printed), but you will get more print jobs out of the cartridge than you would with the manufacturer’s cartridge. This is the case with my printer.
~Buy new cartridges; re-furbished or re-fillable cartridges were not recommended due to possible imperfections that could damage your printer over time.
~look for the seller to list on the page that they follow at least 9001 or the more current ISO standards.
~make sure the seller specifically lists your make and model of printer. For example, HP 6500a rather than 6500 series. If your model is not listed, contact the seller to verify they will work with your printer.
Here’s a few that I found using the info I outlined above using the search “new HP 920 cartridge with chip”:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-PK-For-HP-920-XL-Ink-Cartridge-3-Sets-Officejet-6500A-6500-7000-With-Chip-New-/291146562777?pt=US_Ink_Cartridges&hash=item43c9affcd9
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Black-HP-920XL-HP920XL-BK-920-XL-HIGH-YIELD-WITH-CHIP-Ink-Cartridge-CD975AC-/180937612165?pt=US_Ink_Cartridges&hash=item2a20b8db85
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8PK-For-HP-920XL-Ink-Cartridge-2-Sets-Officejet6500A-6500-Series-With-Chip-NEW-/190791698416?pt=US_Ink_Cartridges&hash=item2c6c1247f0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-BLACK-Ink-for-HP-920XL-with-Updated-Chip-HP920XL-BK-Cartridge-3BLACK-/331151542293?pt=US_Ink_Cartridges&hash=item4d1a2b8815
When I was looking for a new printer for my mom I also took into consideration if I could buy generic cartridges for it. lol Hope you are having a good BBQ!
