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More info?)
One difference, however, is that you can go to most office supply stores,
Wal-Mart, etc., and buy HP, Epson, or Lexmark cartridges. I haven't seen
anyone selling Dell cartridges so you'll have to order them direct. To me,
that's an inconvenience I wouldn't accept for consumables. I guess there's
always the option of refilling. Recently, I've also seen refilled Dell
cartridges at Staples. No wonder they're willing to take your empties.
"Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> To sum up the answer to your question in one word, yes. To elaborate
> further, if we are talking about ink jet printers with the Dell brand on
> them, those are manufactured by Lexmark. And no, you can not put a
> Lexmark cartridge in them. You must purchase a Dell brand cartridge.
>
> As to the issue of other computer makers and their "printer bundle
> offers", an Epson is an Epson and an HP is an HP. They both make their
> own cartridges for their printers. So do third party cartridge
> manufacturers. But only Epson makes a genuine Epson cartridge and only HP
> makes a genuine HP cartridge.
>
> "Vince" <NoSPAM2THISHAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> According to a saleperson at STAPLES store, the "free printers" that
>> Dell bundles with PCs are compatible only with Dell ink cartridges.
>>
>> When I mentioned this during recent conversation, I was informed that
>> other manufacturers do the same thing: bundle "free Printers" that
>> use proprietary ink cartridges.
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