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Chipped ink cartridges

jimgardner · 2011-04-12 12:25:26

Can anyone explain to me how it is that printer manufacturers are allowed to chip their ink cartridges so that you have to use their own?? I have a HP printer and have tried several alternatives (remanufactured, refurbished, 100% compatible etc etc) and none of which work. My printer rejects anything but HP original…

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John_Gray Posts: 5,843 Forumite

23 May 2011 at 11:16AM

It's really to do with their business model. They provide the printer (nearly) free, and recoup the money on eyewateringly-expensive consumables.

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