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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

Lexmark's Own Ink Under Ultraviolet Light Exposure 7 of 8

The print made using Lexmark's own ink in the Lexmark X3470 inkjet printer faded far less than did the prints made using ink sold by Lexmark's third-party competitors. After 80 hours in the UV chamber, the original Lexmark-ink-based print (left) had faded by only 11.4 percent (right).

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

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