Ink Warehouse Pty. Ltd. is an Australian company based in Perth and is a leading supplier of computer consumables with Distribution Centres in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Unlike most on-line resellers who sell non-genuine ink cartridges, Ink Warehouse supply original (OEM) ink cartridges ONLY. Our branded ink cartridges include Canon, Brother, Epson and HP.
We source our products from authorised major Australian suppliers and as we buy in bulk this gives us a competitive edge in supplying cheaper ink cartridges.
We do not sell non-genuine ink cartridges which is in keeping with recommendations by the major manufacturers of printers such as Canon, Brother, Epson and HP. The following is a BRIF summary from these OEMs and their warnings on the use of non-genuine ink cartridges. We suggest you go to OEM own websites for further details on their studies of non-branded consumables.
HP WARNINGS ON NON-GENUINE INKS:
HP does not recommend the use of non-HP inks the use of non-HP inks. It may or may not work. The print quality cannot be guaranteed. HP sites a recent study by independent researcher Spencer lab digital colour laboratory which conducted cartridge comparison testing of original HP inkjet cartridges and non-HP brands.
Key Findings:
- Original HP ink cartridges tested yielded an average of 111%, or more that 2 times greater pages than non-HP tested cartridges.
- Original HP ink cartridges tested showed no Problem Cartridge, whereas 58% of non-HP ink cartridges tested exhibited Dead-on-Arrival or Pre-mature Failure.
- HP ink cartridges produced 29 times fewer Wasted Pages than non-HP cartridges.
Original HP printer cartridges, did not cause any printer damage, whereas non-HP cartridges destroyed several printheads on the Officejet Pro and Photosmart Plus printer models, which caused irreparable printer for damage during testing 31% of tested printers were permanently damaged by non-HP inks.
CANON WARNINGS ON NON-GENUINE INKS:
In brief, Canon warns that the use of non-Canon consumables may compromise quality of your print project and damage your printer and it is not responsible or liable for any malfunctions, damages, or injuries caused by using non-Canon products, including counterfeit Canon ink cartridges.
BROTHER WARNINGS ON NON-GENUINE INKS.
Brother also strongly recommends that you only use genuine ink cartridges and warns that the use of potentially incompatible ink cartridges may cause damage to the machine and may result in unsatisfactory print quality.
EPSON WARNINGS ON NON-GENUINE:
Epson warns of the issues you could encounter with non-Epson ink and/ or cartridges.
- Printer Malfunctions.
- Poor results.
- Time spent fixing problems.
- False Economy.
Ink Warehouse has been supplying genuine computer consumables for over 25 years have gained a lot of experience in the industry.
