Bulk Printer Supplies

Printer Ink Supply

One of the things you want to take into consideration before you purchase a printer is the cost of the printer ink supply as an on-going expense. Some printers, while inexpensive themselves use such expensive supplies that they turn into expensive expenditures in a very short time. Fortunately though, you can save money by purchasing these supplies in bulk.

One of the important choices you'll need to make and again, before you purchase the printer if possible is whether you'll use the name brand or off-brand printer ink supply. This is an important consideration for a couple of reasons: First, as with most other products, the generic or off-brand printer ink supply cartridges are much more inexpensive than their name brand counterparts. Secondly, and just as important, some printers won't accept cartridges other than the ones with the same name brand as the printer.

Checking the owner's manual, which you can do online even before you purchase the printer may answer this question for you. This is important because if you attempt to use an off-brand printer ink supply cartridge with a printer that only accepts the name brand cartridge, you could potentially create several problems.

For one thing, the cartridge may simply not work and this is expensive, time consuming and disappointing. Worse, using the wrong printer ink supply cartridge could actually damage your printer and void the warranty. Don't let this scare you away from using the cost-effective off-brand cartridges however. Knowledge is power. For the printers that do accept these cartridges, the savings is phenomenal.




HP Printer Supply

If you choose to use HP compatible printer ink cartridges then www.inkjetcartridges.com might be a good choice to use when restocking your HP printer supply closet. For example, one of the bulk ink packages they offer is called a Super Saver and for good reason. You'll get 3 black and 2 color inkjet cartridges for only $99.95. That's an incredible savings when you consider most of the black HP printer supply inkjet cartridges run about $30 while the color ones cost about $50 each.

When it's time to restock your HP printer supply closet, whether you're looking for ink, toner or paper, www.bizrate.com can be a huge help in comparison-shopping. Just plug in the name of the item you're looking for in their search window and they'll do the work for you. For example, suppose you're searching for an economical deal on toner for your HP printer supply list. After entering the search terms, bizrate will return a list of online and brick and mortar retailers including compatible model numbers and prices. Just click on the particular model number and price range you're interested in and you'll be presented with several retailers from which to choose.

One of the first lists returned on a recent search quoted toner for a particular HP model from $24 - $197 at 61 different stores. Once you click on that link, you'll be able to see which stores offer the toner at which prices. When you see a huge difference in price as in this example, you can be assured that the higher end price as well as many prices in the middle range are offering this product in bulk. While you'll find a single HP compatible toner cartridge listed for $24, when you're looking for a particular HP printer supply in bulk, you'll be able to tell instantly which prices and which retailers offer this.


Inkjet Printer Supply

Promising to save you 90% on your inkjet printer supply, www.oddparts.com offers Ink-by-the-pint™. Although this website also sells pre-filled cartridges, they do offer an enormous savings when you purchase ink in bottles and refill your cartridges yourself. This would be a tremendous savings when restocking your inkjet printer supply by buying in bulk if you're comfortable refilling the cartridges yourself.

This website claims the shelf life of their inks is at least two years when properly stored and since they carry 100 different inks, it's a good bet they'll have the one you're looking for. In addition, they offer detailed refilling instructions and a money back guarantee. Whether or not you're interested in refilling your inkjet cartridges yourself, this website seems to have a lot to offer.


Laser Printer Supply

When you're ready to restock your laser printer supply closet, whether for an HP printer or another brand, you'll want to compare prices on toner, ink and paper. Since laser printers are usually more expensive to operate simply because of the toner while an inkjet printer only uses ink, you'll want to save as much as you can when shopping for your laser printer supply.

Both of the above-mentioned websites, www.bizrate.com and www.oddparts.com are good sources when shopping for the laser printer supply products you need. In addition to these sites, www.overstock.com offers many bulk items both for your laser printer supply and your inkjet printer supply needs.