Consumer Goods/Services to Avoid - Jettec Ink Refill Products
Since I’ve been on a rampage criticizing products such as my Toshiba DVD Player, as well as Telus Mobility’s high priced-invoices (which they rectified their reputation by correcting me on the plan schemes), I thought why not turn this into a section on my blog?
Consumer Goods/Services to Avoid, will be the section title. Basically, if I find faulty products or services that are not that great, or I feel that are rip-offs, I will post it here, so I can have my revenge by causing loss of business in those companies. If they don’t like it? Well, they can call me personally (my phone # is obtainable on this website) and slip me some goodies and I might consider a favour back. For example, if Toshiba sent me a brand new DVD Player, that is a better model, without questions asked, I’d remove that post about how my Toshiba DVD player gave me horrible quality and then died on me recently, causing me great grief to have to take it through the warranty repair loop (yikes!!!).
This episode features the inkjet cartridge refill products made by Jettec. I bought the Jettec refills a while ago, and I filled up my cartridge to use it in my Lexmark P6250 (which is an AWESOME printer for great value by the way.. I like Lexmark). However, the Jettec refill ink had a problem - it clots. Like a blood clot, it will clot the printing surface of the cartridge, basically making it useless once it dries out. Right now, I have to wipe the ink cartridge bottom with a wet tissue everytime I use it. After about 10 minutes of inactivity, this is the printing result after the ink starts to dry off.
And when the next day comes, I have to go through the spit-and-wipe ritual again, otherwise, all it returns in the place of black ink is . That’s right, NOTHING. I see some black streaks that are barely visible, that’s it.
The ink composition has a problem where it seeps through the cartridge bottom. I guess this may not be a problem with some cartridge models, but for my Lexmark, it does not work well at all. I even tried printing out 20 pages of black in a row to see if that would help, but no. The next day, it was clotted again.
Next time I’m in the stores I’m picking up a real cartridge and leave this problem behind. You don’t have to - simply be careful with these products.
I never had too much good luck with refills, whether they be inkjet cartridges or laser printing toners..
Better to buy the real deal.
I had bad luck with a toner as well!!! It printed waves of odd colors at the end of the roller. Couldn’t get it to stop even after 30 runs.
Instead of buying originals or refilling cartridges I’d suggest go in for lower cost compatible cartridges.
Among the three, original equipment manufacturer(oem), ink refill or compatible cartridges, the last one is the ideal option. Taking into consideration the cost—hands down refill and compatible cartridges trump over the OEM. But most users claim (due to ink refill), that they experience consequences. i think this would be due to the refill (rule of thumb: only refill a cartridge ONCE. More than this and you risk diminishing the quality of the printout and damaging the cartridge and/or the printer itself)
I get my HP ink cartridges online. Aside from HP, you can find a variety of compatibles like epson cartridges, cartridge discount laser minolta toner, tektronix 7300 printer ink and pitney bowes fax toners. Luckily, I have yet to go through any of the consequences that other consumers have experienced with regard refilling and compatibles.
With these items raised, my money would be with the compatible cartridges.