Lexmark printers are a good quality printer with printer ink cartridges that incorporate the printer head in the cartridge. Most other printers incorporate the print head in the printer. Essentially this means that each time you purchase a new cartridge you are getting a new print head. Needless to say, however, genuine Lexmark inkjet cartridges can be expensive which compels many people to look for cheaper alternatives. This usually means purchasing remanufactured or compatible Lexmark inkjet cartridges but how does this affect your printer warranty?

In the past, many printer manufacturers would indicate that using anything other than a genuine cartridge would result in your warranty being voided. This would basically mean that if your printer needed repair and the company found out that you were using a non-genuine cartridge, they would not fix your printer under the warranty.

Things have certainly changed. If you purchase remanufactured or compatible Lexmark inkjet cartridges you will no longer void your printer warranty.

In the US, legislation has been passed known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act. This legislation states the following:

United States Code Annotated Title 15 Commerce and Trade Chapter 50 Consumer Product Warranties 15 Section 2302 ”

c) No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name; except that the prohibition of this subsection be waived by the commission if:

1) The warrantor satisfies the Commission that the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and

2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest.” Basically what this means is that no company can force you to purchase their products. You can purchase non-genuine Lexmark inkjet cartridges with the knowledge that you won’t void your warranty.

You will not only be making great savings by buying remanufactured or compatible Lexmark inkjet cartridges but you will also help the environment by reducing the amount of unnecessary waste in our landfills. So go for it – buy online and you will reap the rewards.

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To answer this question first of all we need to define exactly what a remanufactured HP printer cartridge is. Remanufactured printer cartridges are empty original cartridges that have been cleaned thoroughly and refilled with printer ink. So this means that our HP printer cartridge is essentially a refilled HP cartridge.

In general, if you buy a remanufactured HP printer cartridge from a reputable company then you know that it has been cleaned inside and out, checked for any surface damage and checked for any kinds of electrical damage or faults.

So will buying a remanufactured HP printer cartridge void your warranty? The answer to this is a resounding NO! In the US, legislation has been passed known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act. This legislation states the following:

United States Code Annotated Title 15 Commerce and Trade Chapter 50 Consumer Product Warranties 15 Section 2302 ”

c) No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name; except that the prohibition of this subsection be waived by the commission if:

1) The warrantor satisfies the Commission that the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and

2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest.” So you can feel safe in knowing that you can purchase remanufactured HP ink cartridges without voiding your warranty.

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Remember the days when your printer manufacturer used to tell you that using a non OEM printer ink cartridge would void your warranty. Well those days are over. In the US legislation has been passed which allows you to use third party products which in this case means you can use a compatible printer ink cartridge.

The legislation passed is known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act. This legislation states the following:

United States Code Annotated Title 15 Commerce and Trade Chapter 50 Consumer Product Warranties 15 Section 2302 ”

c) No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name; except that the prohibition of this subsection be waived by the commission if:

1) The warrantor satisfies the Commission that the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and

2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest.”

What this means to you is that you can use a compatible printer ink cartridge in your printer without voiding your warranty. This can save you money as original printer ink cartridges can be quite expensive. In some cases they can be as much as the printer itself. Buying compatible printer ink cartridges can do the same job but at a fraction of the cost.

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What exactly does ‘compatible’ mean when you are referring to printer ink cartridges? Compatible means that you are buying printer ink cartridges that are manufactured by a company other than the manufacturer of your printer. What this basically means is that you are buying a generic brand.

So what are the benefits of buying compatible printer ink cartridges? The price would have to be the best reason. Compatible ink cartridges can be a lot cheaper than buying original branded printer ink. In some cases they can be up to 80% cheaper.

What about the disadvantages when buying compatible printer ink cartridges? Nothing really – you just need to be careful where you buy them. Compatible printer ink cartridges won’t damage your printer if you buy from a company who you know sells quality products. Like anything else, if you buy an inferior product then you will get inferior results.

And don’t think that buying compatible printer ink cartridges will void your warranty. Legislation has been passed which allows the use of third party products – this is known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act. This means that you can use compatible cartridges without voiding your warranty.

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