Is the quality in ink as good as the original ink itself if I take my cartridges to an ink refill place?

I'm thinking about taking my cartridges to an re-fill place(like inkstop) instead of buying generic. Does anyone know if the ink quality is good? Do they offer decent prices. I have an Epson and the price for ink is crazy high! Plus I have a RX680 and I read online somewhere that it does not accept generic. Dont know though. Havent tried it out yet.Is the quality in ink as good as the original ink itself if I take my cartridges to an ink refill place?
Pretty much, ink is ink.


The viscosities may be slightly different, but other than that, there's no big difference.


Long's Drugstores refill'em for $10 black and $15 color.


Either that, or get a refill kit and do it yourself.





Most printer manufacturers don't want you to use generic refills 'cause then you're not spending $35 each on their branded cartridges.


Like my Lexmark and your Epson.


Good Luck!Is the quality in ink as good as the original ink itself if I take my cartridges to an ink refill place?
It is not the same but for general documents it is OK and cost effective. If you want good ink at reasonable prices, try looking at http://allmediaoutlet.com for OEM or replacement cartridges with a substantial savings.
NO, the viscosity of the ink can vary greatly, this difference can potentially cause damage to your printer if the printhead is seperate from the cartridge. all epson printers, and most of Canons printers (everything but the cheapest) are in danger of being damaged by refill ink. ESPECIALLY EPSON. also, the ink does have different formulas in it. most companies have designed their inks to be very fade resistant and be very true in color to what the computer thinks the color is. what this means is that printing photos will be lower quality.





Stay away from generic on epson, i have seen many many unhappy customers come into my store with broken epsons because they used generic ink.





I know this sounds alarmist, and it kind of is, so ill try to calm down on this last part. Not all printers will be damaged by generic ink, but epsons seem to be more prone to damage than other brands. also epson has built alot of controls into the cartridges themselves so that the printer won't recognize them, any good refiller can get around it, but its a pain in the butt.
Consumer Reports did an evaluation of that, I think about a year ago - and concluded that the ';compatible'; inks are very noticeably inferior to the ink you get from the brand-name inks from the printer manufacturers. The brand name inks are definitely more expensive, and definitely better. So you just have to decide whether the quality is worth the money to you.





If all you print is text, then the cost might be the most important thing. But if you like to print high-quality photos and greeting cards, for example, then you're better off sticking with the manufacturer's brand.
Hey refilling in most inkshops effect in your catridges.


first of all if u refill from inkshops u dont get the correct coloures while printing. Example- if u have to print a picture which is of red colour the print will be in pink colour.


Moreover if the quality is concerned it is like giving money for ****.


suggestion- I dont know about EPSON but if it is HP u can refill from the authorised HP itself.


Always refill your cartridges in an authorised shops.


Find out wheather your catridge company does the refilling or not.