What is the difference between a remanufactured ink cartridge and a refilled ink cartridge?
Filed in Printers on Feb.27, 2010
Cody B asked:
When remanufacturing an ink cartridge does one simply refill a spent ink cartridge, or is there more involved in it than that?
Gladys
When remanufacturing an ink cartridge does one simply refill a spent ink cartridge, or is there more involved in it than that?
Gladys


March 1st, 2010 at 4:42 am
Tiffany
I have no idea. sorry.:)
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Arthur
I would stick with the regular ink cartridges because the refillable ones are a rip off.
March 4th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Gilbert
its the same thing
March 7th, 2010 at 4:56 am
Debra
remanufactured opens the cases and makes sure the springs are replaced and cleans it up and refills…
refilled is ink only
March 10th, 2010 at 6:06 am
Kim
remanufactured = rebuilt
refilled = ink put back into used cartridge
referbished = can mean *alot* of things
March 10th, 2010 at 10:42 am
Stacy
the remanu has had the computer cards swapped out.
March 12th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Ricardo
Um, I think the difference between new and refurb? $20.00
I am all about the refurb I hate to spend a bunch on ink.
The only real dirrerence is they will give you a false empty
notification, why? because tehy actually have a memory and a batterie in them that tells the pc when they “should” be empty.
Just use it till its dead and go get a large pepperini adn italian sausage (a few Jalapinos on the side) and a 6 of Miller Lite, or a cpl 40’s of Malt………………………
March 13th, 2010 at 6:50 am
Lester
remanufactured cartridges are *usually* refilled after the sponge (if applicable) and any electronic parts are replaced. now, keep in mind some companies do indeed only refill them (rhinotek, i’m looking at you) and that’s really a crappy thing to do.
refillers like the one i work for just refill the cart and hand it back to you. usually we will test it first to make sure it still works