Generic/remanufactured

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Versy Tyle

I don't know the distinction between generic and remanufactured cartridges;
the
shop assistant I spoke to hadn't seemed to distinguish between them, but I'm
wondering whether the
cartridges you get here
http://www.bs-trading.co.uk are the good kind for eg. Lexmark.
Thanks,
Versy
 
My dictionary says: a characteristic of or applied to genus or class ; not
specific or special.
So, that means remanufactured are the original makers refilled. In the case
of Lexmark the in-built print head dictates they are refilled. A generic
would be the attempt to duplicate the cartridge which is copyright ??
Tony
 
I don't know the distinction between generic and remanufactured cartridges;
the
shop assistant I spoke to hadn't seemed to distinguish between them, but I'm
wondering whether the
cartridges you get here
http://www.bs-trading.co.uk are the good kind for eg. Lexmark.
Thanks,
Versy
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Never buy a remanufactured cartridge for Lexmark. Remanufactured is
nothing more than a refilled used cartridge. Generics on the other
hand are new. They are not OEM, just another brand.
 
[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

I don't know the distinction between generic and remanufactured cartridges;
the
shop assistant I spoke to hadn't seemed to distinguish between them, but I'm
wondering whether the
cartridges you get here
http://www.bs-trading.co.uk are the good kind for eg. Lexmark.
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Remanufactured means it's an old cartridge that has been cleaned and
refilled. Hopefully, it's also been tested to make certain it's working if
it has heads built-in or similar.

Generic can be sneakier, but would probably mean a clone cartridge which
is otherwise new. If it's ink only (no heads), then only the quality of
the ink is the main issue. If it's a fancier cartridge, with chips or
heads built-in, then you might have other issues.
 
jkh said:
Never buy a remanufactured cartridge for Lexmark. Remanufactured is
nothing more than a refilled used cartridge. Generics on the other
hand are new. They are not OEM, just another brand.
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You can't buy new generic cartridges for Lexmark or HP. They cannot
legally be made (sold). You can only buy remanufactured, which basically
means refilled previously used ones.

-Taliesyn
 
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