Epson Stylus R285 printer ink

It’s always important to research which ink cartridges a printer uses before you commit to purchasing. Printer these days are sold a bit like mobile phones with tariff contracts, you buy them cheap or sometimes even get them free and pay for them in the long run. This is fine as long as you how much you will be paying. If your looking a photo printer then Epson offer great printers at reasonable prices but the cartridges can be a little steep especially if being from the high street stores. A new mid range photo printer like the Epson Stylus Photo R285 will cost £60-£80 to buy and a set of genuine Epson ink will cost £40-£50. For most popular printers there are cheaper third party compatible inks available and the R285 in no exception.

A set of compatible Epson R285 ink cartridges cost around £15, contain the same amount of ink and as long as they are purchased from a reputable supplier will come with a money back guarantee. Because Epson printers use an ink tank design for their printer cartridges the compatible versions are a lot cheaper than for other brands of printers. Other printer manufacturers use cartridges with a print head integrated into the cartridges and the compatibles for these types of cartridges are simply recycled cartridges. While recycled cartridges still offer a saving offer the branded inks they don’t offer the same level of saving as those found in Epson printers. Just remember when you are buying a new inkjet printer that the price you see is not the price you pay, you pay through the printer ink and always check the price of the printer ink before buying a printer.