HP cartridge blog runs through the subtle differences found on counterfeit cartridges in a latest blog update.
HP Printer Cartridge Blog Writer Michael Harrison has written on his recent experience of counterfeit cartridges. As a recycler of HP cartridges, Harrison recounts how one such cartridge was discovered whilst sorting through a batch of HP cartridges.
“Have a look at the images below and see how far the counterfeiters will go to make the fakes look so convincing, the end result being to rip you, the consumer, off.”
There are a handful of indicators with regards to a cartridge’s duplicity. While both look very similar, cartridge A features a different font on the labelling – noticeably thinner – and the three coloured dots do not correctly align. Both are hard-to-spot signs for the undiscerning consumer.
However Harrison was keen to note the nature of its inauthenticity: “The fake cartridge above is not a true fake […] what you are buying is a remanufactured cartridges that instead of being labelled as such is being packed into fake HP packaging and sold as genuine so, from that point of view, it is a fake.
“There are some fantastic quality remanufactured printer cartridges out there. It’s just a matter of finding a brand that you trust. Unfortunately the villains who are running this counterfeit scam don’t put as much effort into the print quality as they do deceiving us all as the fake cartridges are usually really poor quality and often circuitry fails so often, [they] don’t work at all.”
You can read more on Harrison’s perspective, as well as view more comparison photos, at www.hpprintercartridges.co.uk.