You must be aware of OEM ink cartridge that is expired. Many sellers use auction sites to deceive customers. They include the word OEM in the auction listing title and never mention the expiry date in the description. Many people assume that it is a great deal for OEM ink cartridges to be sold so cheap so they buy them. If you are shopping at an auction site, make sure you email the seller to ask about the expiry date. If the seller refuses to tell you, you should avoid buying from him. Besides, many sellers also like to sell trial ink cartridge to customers. Trial ink cartridge looks almost the same as OEM ink cartridge. The difference between trial and OEM ink cartridge is that trial cartridge has lower fill level. Depending on your printing need, you should buy an ink cartridge that has sufficient inks. Ink cartridges have different fill levels so you should make your selection wisely.

Third party ink cartridge is an off branded cartridge that can be used for common printing purposes. You can use a third party ink cartridge to print text, greeting card, and etc. However, the print quality will not be as high as that of the OEM ink cartridge. The disadvantage is that it is not guaranteed to perform efficiently. Third party ink cartridge is cheaper because there is always a chance it won’t work with your printer. If it doesn’t work with your printer, you will have wasted your money. Though OEM ink cartridge is more expensive, it is guaranteed to work with your printer. OEM ink cartridge is more durable and can last longer than third party ink cartridge.

The cheap Lexmark X3550 features the white-and-light-gray body, with silver accents. The printer sits 17.8 inches wide, 7 inches tall and 12.8 inches deep. The input area of the printer is protected by a translucent plastic guard that deflects small objects such as paper clips and pens. The control panel is simple and well-organized. The centerpiece is the two-line, backlit text LCD. The cheap X3550 also offers two built-in memory card readers, as well as a PictBridge-enabled USB port for PC-free photo printing.

The wireless network card can be added to the printer for wireless printing across your home’s Wi-Fi network. The X3550′s features are standard for an entry-level all-in-one printer. This multifunctional X3550 printer isn’t fax-ready, the CD also includes Lexmark’s Fax Solutions utility, which lets you send and receive e-faxes, as long as your PC is equipped with a modem.

The quality of multifunctional X3550′s is also as expected: not spectacular, but decent and serviceable for the occasional home user. Black text prints obtained from black cartridge are nicely dark and looked good at arm’s length. The color graphics print revealed smooth color gradients. Overall, the X3550 did a decent job and is fine for home users who make occasional prints for reference.

This Photosmart printer measures 5.2 inches tall, 9.9 inches wide and 4.6 inches deep. A small door on the front of the printer folds down to reveal the single HP tri-color inkjet print cartridge, and the rear mounted input tray can hold 20 sheets of photo paper in a variety of sizes including 4×6 inch, 5×7 inch, and all the way up to 4×12-inch panoramas. While other printers require an external disc full of drivers and superfluous software, the Photosmart A636 has all the necessary installation files already preloaded onto the device.

The cheap A636 printer provides a variety of fun, creative ways to edit your photos using more than 300 stock elements, including borders, frames, clip art, and even drawing on the screen. A636 has 64 MB memory bank which help in saving lots of images.

The HP Photosmart A636 performed at a relatively similar speed to the A626 at 0.63 pages per minute but the quality of image obtained from this printer is much better than A626.

The power consumption and material waste are less in Lexmark laser printer. This color laser printer is composed of toner cartridges which are stacked vertically, resulting in a tall unit: 19 inches tall by 17 inches wide by 20 inches deep.

All three models in Lexmark’s C530 cheap printer come standard with a 375MHz processor and 128MB of RAM (The memory can be expanded up to 640MB). The C530 series printers also come equipped with a USB connector and an Ethernet jack for network printing. The C532dn printer consists of auto duplexer who helps in reducing the amount of paper consumed by printing on both sides of the sheet.

This color laser printer is fast across the board and made high-quality prints. It printed black text at a speedy 17.02 pages per minute, It is quick with black graphics prints, too: 16.36ppm, again, behind only the Oki and the Lexmark C500n. The black text obtained from the printer is clean, sharp, and dark–everything as expected from a laser printer. The same goes for the color text. The black graphics print showed excellent grayscale handling, sharp details, and again, minimal cross-hatching. The color graphics print also showed sharp detail and smooth color gradients Overall, Lexmark C530dn’s print quality is much better than both the HP 2605dn and the Oki C3400n and found it to be on par with the more expensive Oki C5500n.

Lexmark Impact S305 sits at 7 inches tall by 18 inches wide by 16 inches deep. The short stature and lack of protruding accessories in the printer keep the package tight and visually appealing. The control panel sits on the front face and can either stay flush within the unit or rotate out at an angle for unobstructed