Good day. I have an HP deskjet all-in-one PSC type printer.

Do I fork out for new HP ink cartrigdes or get them refilled? I have never tried the refilling option, is there a loss in quality, any other downsides?? There is a shop near me that will refill empty cartriges, just thought I'd ask you guys before I visit the shop at lunchtime.

I've never refilled them but I don't recommend cheap supermarket replacements. They dried out on me so badly I ended up using half the cartridge getting the ink flowing (probably not an issue if you're using it regularly instead of once a month)

I always use Jettec, never had problem, cheaper than oem + more ink.

I always use OEM from 7dayshop

How much are they to refill/replace?
We do a minimal amount of A4 colour printing so when our inkjet carts last ran out, the bill was £40 for cartidges, we decided to upgrade to this: http://www.ebuyer.com/241755-dell-1250c-colour-laser-printer-210-38075
Comes with their 'small' toner cartridges, which are £30 EACH to replace, the large ones are £50! so we plan to just buy a new printer when the toner runs out!

[Edited on 24/5/12 by loggyboy]

I've only tried refilled HP cartridges once - and the ink was splattered everywhere inside the mechanism! Took ages to clean up.

Now I buy genuine cartridges on-line, usually the maximum capacity ones, and in dual packs. Whatever you do, don't buy them in PC World! I got a pack of 2 cartridges from a reputable on-line supplier (Amazon, I think) for less than the cost of a single one in PC World.

[Edited on 24/5/12 by David Jenkins]

Thanks for the comments............

New HP XL cartridge is approx 20 quid here.

Just been to the refill shop, 11.50 quid for black refill so went ahead. will see what the result is tonight!

refill works just fine, result, locost solution!