(via digg and Corante) Ink refilling is a crime. That’s according to the recent court ruling which Lexmark won. In this case, remanufacturers or printer owners may not use any form of re-filling or re-manufacturing of used printer cartridges. The box-wrap would indicate that the ink will be for “single use only” and by opening the package, it is understood that one has agreed to the terms.
Apparently this decision might become a precedent and I can feel that for some reason, this could also affect us here in the Philippines. But what about the boming business of ink-refills in the country? Not sure how that would go.
I bought two ink-refills for my old Epson printer last month and both only cost me about Php3,00. Had I bought an original ink cartridge, it would have run up to Php2,000. That’s a huge difference and a big savings from me.
If printer manufacturers like Canon, Epson and HP would only lower down their retail prices for inks, then this wouldn’t be a huge problem. For now, it’s wait and see.
Actually nagpa-refill na ako ng ilan beses. Nakapagpakabit na rin ako ng CISS. Ang masasabi ko lang ay ang laki ng tipid ko. Sinubukan ko ang Inkrite at okay ang kanilang mga produkto.