Refilling your printer with ink refills is undoubtedly a messy task but there are individuals who prefer to take the risk of do-it-yourself refilling the cartridge. Compared to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) cartridges, ink refill kits buy a mere fraction of cost of its original counterparts. For example, an original HP ink cartridge cost a bundle while the ink refill kit for the same cartridge type is typically less in the retail outlets.

However, many sceptical users question the final quality of the refilled cartridge as self refilling may not come up with superior results.  There are reports complaining that after substantially using ink refills for a few months, their inkjet printer deteriorate its performance or even break down. HP refills prove this statement wrong and excel in performance maintaining its quality and market reputation.

As stated earlier, ink refilling is a messy task and people who do not want to do this job by themselves, there are commercial ink refilling services available for them. This may costs slightly more but are still considerably less expensive than buying new OEM cartridges. Generally, the process implemented by professional ink refilling services ensures quality. As a result, the refilled printer cartridge performs more consistently than those who refill it by themselves. Although, the quality is doubtful in comparison to the OEM inkjet products an individual cartridge can be refilled for up to a few times.

To sum up, superior quality comes at a premium price. As consumers ink refills can be a considerable source of cost-saving. Unfortunately, quality printing may not be obtained in the long term. The use of ink refills should be used only for non-critical printing and professional quality cannot be expected at such price.