Can you print on a dell printer without buying dell's ink, what I mean is can you buy another Brands ink?



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yes you can brand has nothing to do with it,just make sure you have the right model ink for your printer
Yeah you can as long as it fits inside the printer. Most ink cartridges are pretty standard.
Well if you have a office depot or Office max you can by off brand ink for you printer just find the right ink.
You can it just has to be the right size cartridge.
Nope - usually not. Even though Lexmark makes most of Dell's printers, the cartridges are electronically coded (on the copper leads you see when you pull the cartridge out) so you can't use other ones - not even other Lexmark cartridges.

On the other hand, the Dell cartridges are relatively simple to refill, but that can be messy.

Circuit City does the same thing with the "free" printers you get from them. You can only get ink from Circuit City.


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Apparently there is a way to use Lexmark carts if you either change the heads on the catridge itself, or modify your printer.

Read this article for more on both: http://www.atlascopy.com/newsletters/the...
Yes, depending on what country you are in depends where you can get them from. In the UK its called viking or Viking Direct, or if you are a large company Office Depot. In America Office Depot or Office Max
It really depends upon the age and model of the Dell printer. Dell cartridges are made by lexmark, however in recent years design features and encryption have been added to prevent a user from placing a lexmark cartridge in a Dell printer.

A store brand dell cartridge is going to be a refilled cartridge. If you wish to go store brand save youself some money and just have the cartridge refilled.

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