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Is buying refillable ink cartridges and ink for printers a good idea?

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So i can buy two full sets of ink cartridges for $16 USD (each black cartridge being 25ML) here:

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8-PK-INK-FOR-BROTHER-LC-103XL-FITS-MFC-J470DW-MFC-J475DW-LC103-LC101-XL-J4410DW-/251715638208?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a9b6bd3c0

 

Or i can buy a set of empty but refillable cartridges and 200ML ink bottles for $43.76 here:

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/EMPTY-REFILLABLE-INK-CARTRIDGES-BROTHER-LC-103-LC103-MFC-J285DW-MFC-J475DW-/221387033020?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338bb209bc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bulk-200ml-refill-ink-for-Brother-Refillable-Cartridges-LC39-LC73-LC75-LC79-1240-/221125142347?

 

 

Not sure which i should buy. The refillable ones seems like better value but i'm not sure if there are downsides. Anyone ever bought them? 

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So i can buy two full sets of ink cartridges for $16 USD here:

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8-PK-INK-FOR-BROTHER-LC-103XL-FITS-MFC-J470DW-MFC-J475DW-LC103-LC101-XL-J4410DW-/251715638208?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a9b6bd3c0

 

Or i can buy a set of empty but refillable cartridges and 200ML ink bottles for $43.76 here:

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/EMPTY-REFILLABLE-INK-CARTRIDGES-BROTHER-LC-103-LC103-MFC-J285DW-MFC-J475DW-/221387033020?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338bb209bc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bulk-200ml-refill-ink-for-Brother-Refillable-Cartridges-LC39-LC73-LC75-LC79-1240-/221125142347?

 

 

Not sure which i should buy. The refillable ones seems like better value but i'm not sure if there are downsides. Anyone ever bought them? 

I would go with the full sets.

 

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Usually the cheaper inks do not have the same quantity of pigments.  Thus they tend to fade quicker.  Other than that you probably won't see a difference.  I use generic inks on my brother and on my cannon before it died.  Never had an issue with day to day stuff.

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can u not just refill regular ones like your first link?

 

I think there is a way but you need a special tool or something. I could be wrong but i will look into it thanks for reminding me.

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I used refillable inks on my old canon inkjet and can tell you that they work fine. Nothing spectacular or anything but really you don't expect super amazing quality from a consumer grade printer anyway.

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