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Head-to-Head: Printer Manufacturers' Ink vs. Cheap Third-Party Ink

In our tests, prints made with manufacturers' ink looked better and lasted longer than those made with third-party replacement inks. Want to see for yourself? Here are some examples.

Mark Sullivan, PC World

Cartridge World Ink Under Ultraviolet Light Exposure 6 of 8

These images were printed using Cartridge World ink in our Lexmark X3470 inkjet printer. The difference in image quality between the original print (left) and the post-UV-exposure print (right) is striking: The print faded under 80 hours of heightened exposure to ultraviolet light by roughly 28 percent.

Return to main story on our tests of printer manufacturers' inks vs. third-party inks.

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