Top 10 cheapest printer cartridges
By hathibelagal
Owning a printer these days is a must, if you are a student, a professional, a businessman or even a stay at home mom who is trying to work online. The price of the average printer has been steadily falling, making it more and more affordable. But, with a printer, come additional costs, like costs of paper and printer ink. Cartridges account for a major portion of the maintenance expenses of a printer. Before buying a printer, you must know the prices of the cartridges/toners it can use. Without knowing that, within no time, you are more likely to end up spending more money on ink, than what you spent to buy the printer itself.
What should you look for in a cartridge or toner?
Well, price should not be the only factor you consider while buying a cartridge. Here are a few more factors,
- Hardware compatibility - The different printers that it can be used in. This list provides you with cartridges for a variety of brands like Lexmark, HP, Canon and Epson.
- Number of pages it can print. Most cartridges listed here print less than 1000 pages. This value is given by the page yield of the cartridge.
- Warranty - Don't buy a cartridge which doesn't come with a warranty. All the cartridges listed here come with a warranty.
The top 10 cheapest
So, now that you know what you are looking for, here are the top 10 cheapest cartridges available.
 | This has a black page yield of 930 pages, and comes with a one year warranty. It is compatible with most HP DeskJet or OfficeJet series. Amazon Price: $1.59 |
 | Works with HP Deskjet, OfficeJet and color copiers. It has a black page yield of 1600 pages. It is best used with HP papers and the cyan ink cartridge generates stunning colors. Amazon Price: $0.80 List Price: $46.52 |
 | This magenta ink cartridge lets you print in black and a wide range of colors. The ink is highly resistant to water, so there is less smudging and fading. Compatible with Epson Stylus color series printers. Has a black page yield of 420 pages. Amazon Price: $0.01 List Price: $15.39 |
 | This is compatible with the Epson Stylus 900x series. It has a black page yield of 840 pages. The ink comes with a quick drying formula, again leading to less smudging. It is very easy to install too and comes at a relatively low price. Amazon Price: Too low to display List Price: $37.39 |
 | Dell printers are becoming increasingly popular, and this cartridge comes for the Dell A940/960 series. This prints in black only, and has a 600 page yield. Amazon Price: $8.00 List Price: $37.95 |
So, as you can see these are good cartridges with high page yields that come at rather affordable prices. Go on, here are five more cheap but high utility cartridges.
 | This is a tri-color cartridge, that is compatible with Dell A720/A920 printers. It has a 270 pages page yield and comes with a 90 day warranty. Amazon Price: $2.93 |
 | Compatible with a wide range of Compaq and Lexmark printers, this color cartridge prints very sharp images in a good variety of color. Amazon Price: $5.05 List Price: $25.94 |
 | This tri-color cartridge is compatible with Lexmark Zx2 printers. It has a page yield of 225 pages. Ensures no clogging, allowing you to print easily without any troubles. Amazon Price: $13.00 List Price: $12.99 |
 | Compatible with the Canon BubbleJet BJC series. It has a page yield of 500 pages at 5% density. Has black ink only. Generates very sharp and high quality prints. Amazon Price: $25.94 List Price: $31.95 |
There you have it. These are the cartridges that provide the best value for your money. Please keep in mind that printer cartridges are not very eco-friendly, and printing itself should be avoided as much as possible to save the trees that are made into the paper you print on. Keeping that in mind, I am sure these cartridges will last a long time.
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