bayindirh • today at 11:19 AM

If you don't care about ink quality, then aftermarket ink is fine.

However, if you want your pictures to last 10+ years under the sun, or being able to read what you have printed after some time, getting the genuine ink is the way.

People think ink is simple. It is not.

Anybody thinking otherwise, some points of pondering:

     - Why Xerox and HP run their own toner/ink labs to formulate their own ink down to molecule level?
     - Look at your standard disposable pens. Gel, liquid, dye, pigment, alcohol/water/oil based, UV resistant or not... It's a hard chemical problem.
     - Similarly even something bland like fountain pen ink has hundreds of different formulations. Not colors, formulations. Washable to cellulose reactive and everything in between...

It's not dyed drinking water.

Lastly, I'm not against people using 3rd party ink at any level. I just want to point out that not every ink cartridge is created equal.