General supplies purchase tips

With the rapid spread of printers and continuous increase in the number of prints, people's demand for printer supplies has been increasing. Although the price of the printer is getting cheaper, the expenditure on consumables has accelerated. Whether it is the government, enterprises, families or individuals, how to buy quality consumables has become an issue that people are increasingly concerned about.

The brands of consumables on the market today are broadly divided into three categories. The first category is the original ink cartridges introduced by the printer manufacturers themselves, such as Epson, HP, Lexmark and Canon, the second category is the domestic general supplies, the third category is counterfeit original supplies.

The original consumables have a good guarantee in quality and after-sales service and are the choice of most families and enterprises, but they are expensive. In addition, since the original consumables are plagued by fake and shoddy products, according to authoritative statistics, the ratio between authentic original consumables and counterfeits on the market is 5:4. In other words, there are almost one box of counterfeit products for every two boxes of original consumables purchased by the brand admirers. Therefore, it is best to buy the original ink cartridges to the manufacturers designated dealers to purchase, such as HP in the computer city has HP supplies rest assured shop, where the purchase of consumables quality and service are guaranteed. Epson Corporation has set up 800 toll-free phones. Users can enter the product's security code number to verify the product's identity, so users do not have to worry about selling counterfeit products.

If you want to save on printing costs, general-purpose consumables will be a good choice, general supplies prices are generally 30-40% lower than the original. If the product is from a regular manufacturer, the print quality is quite satisfactory. Just pay attention to the following three points when purchasing.

1) see the print results: In the printing supplies store will generally have a print effect of ink cartridges, the user can intuitively examine the ink print quality from the print effect diagram, such as to see if there is no paper phenomenon, graphic layering is clear, there is There is no phenomenon of color cast or distortion, whether the transition color is even and natural.

2) Look at the cartridge packaging: The truly high-quality consumables not only show up on the print results, but also can be seen from the packaging details. Take the vacuum packaging bag as an example, the genuine ink cartridge packaging bag is tightly attached to the box body, and there is no air in the bag. The counterfeit ink cartridges are not completely vacuumed. Unpack the vacuum plastic bag. The genuine ink cartridge should be clean and free of dirt. Carefully observe the sealed plastic sticker on the ink cartridge. The sealing film of the genuine ink cartridge is flatly affixed, and the false ink cartridge is loose and is easily removed by hand.

2) look at the packaging: intentionally make the brand manufacturers, product image emphasizes unity, impact on the user's visual impact, such as primary color supplies emphasize the harmony between products and nature, the use of flowers in nature, insects, giving fresh feel. The lattice grid ink cartridges are inviting Lin Xinru as the image spokesperson. At the time of purchase, if it is found on the packaging to strongly imitate Epson and Hewlett-Packard and other well-known brands of ink cartridges, it is best to stay away, these are mostly counterfeit products.

3) After-sales service: The printer's consumables are consumables, and the user will inevitably cause problems such as ink leakage, plugging, etc. due to improper operation during daily use. Good after-sales service and technical support are crucial to the user. important. Before you purchase consumables, you can find out if the manufacturer's after-sales service is guaranteed and you can avoid unnecessary trouble in the future. Well-known manufacturers, Tianwei, primary colors have a perfect after-sales service system.

Source: China Used Equipment Network