OEM, Compatible And Remanufactured Cartridges?

OEM Cartridges

OEM is an abbreviation for Original Equipment Manufacturer. Manufacturers produce ink or toner cartridges for copiers, printers and faxes and often brand them with the manufacturer's name. You are probably familiar with inkjet and laser cartridges bearing brandnames such as Canon, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Brother, Epson, etc.

Compatible Cartridges

Compatible cartridges are generic cartridges that are manufactured to meet - or even exceed - the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) specifications and standards of quality, reliability and high-quality printing results. These cartridges are brand new and only contain new components. Compatible cartridges are often an economical alternative to more expensive brand name OEM cartridges.

Remanufactured Cartridges

Remanufactured cartridges are recycled cartridges that have been mafucatored to meet - or exceed - the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) specifications and standargs of quality. Recycling and re-manufacoring a cartridge usually involves disassembling, inspecting, cleaning, replacing of parts where needed, reassembling, and finally filling cartridge with toner or ink.

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