For example, HP charges $18 for a black ink cartridge for its Photosmart C5180 printer, but the same cartridge remanufactured by Cartridge World costs only $8.75. Third-party suppliers, on the other hand, say that their inks are just as good but cost a lot less. OEM ink, they say, creates images that are more accurate and color-rich, and longer-lived. The printer makers–the original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs–claim that their ink is worth the premium prices they charge for it. It’s a time-tested practice that’s inspired a lively aftermarket of cheap ink from third-party suppliers. Printer manufacturers do the same thing–selling their printers on the cheap and then making bank on expensive consumables like ink. Razor-blade makers sell consumers the shaver at low prices and then make a killing selling replacement blades.
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