Standard, which is just a printer, and multifunction (or MFP). You'll find two types of printers for sale. Mono mode, if available, may be able to be used indefinitely to save on colour ink usage if the colour cartridges are not empty. However, this may be allowed only for a limited time, as printing without ink can suck air and grit into the empty cartridge and risk damaging the print heads. Inkjet models may also allow you to temporarily print using black-only (mono) mode even when a colour cartridge is empty. Check with your printer's instruction manual first, as the function varies from brand to brand and model to model. Laser printers with a dedicated "mono mode" will usually allow you to continue to print until black toner runs out. This is because many colour printers mix in a little colour ink/toner even to print black text (which makes the black look 'richer'). However, although many consumers like third-party printer inks, the products don’t always work well, according to Consumer Reports’ testers.Most colour printers will stop working when one of the ink/toner cartridges runs out, even if you just want to print with black only (sometimes called 'mono' mode). “It’s a win for consumers and small businesses.” “We believe this is a positive step for competition, innovation, and consumer choice,” says Jessica Rich, Consumer Reports’ vice president for consumer policy and mobilization. And Lexmark, HP, Epson, and Impression Products did not agree to discuss ink prices with Consumer Reports.Ĭonsumer groups organizations praised the Supreme Court decision. Neither company would comment on the lawsuit.
Lexmark had argued that Impression was violating Lexmark patents by refilling and reselling such cartridges.
Lexmark International, Inc. that third-party companies could refill toner cartridges originally sold by a printer manufacturer. Third-party printer ink was in the news this spring when the Supreme Court ruled in Impression Products, Inc.
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