Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Vivera Ink? vs. Aftermarket Ink?

HP has recently launched a new brand of ink called Vivera Printer inks. If you are a heavy-user, printing mostly photos, then Vivera ink may work very well for you. Vivera ink boasts affordability, full-color printing and durability and is said to be one of the best photo printer inks on the market. Testing has also shown that images printed will resist fading for over one hundred years.

While there are many benefits to Vivera ink, there are some downsides as well. Compared to remanufactured ink, Vivera ink costs over three times more. Also, many of the Vivera ink’s are best in newer style printers. If you have an older model printer, the ink may not work as well or may not work at all on your printer. In addition, there have been reports of Vivera ink not drying well or very quickly on the paper. On a normal print job, the ink may not stick to the paper and will rub off.

Remanufactured ink cartridges are high quality and very affordable. Many of the same print jobs done on a Vivera cartridge can be accomplished using the remanufactured cartridge, at a fraction of the cost.

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