Every owner of a printer or MFP is faced with the need to buy consumables. In particular, you have to purchase cartridges for the printer . They can be original or compatible. Which option should you give preference to?
First, you need to figure out what an original cartridge is. These are products made by the same company that produced the office equipment for which you choose the printer. In this case, the manufacturer is responsible for the quality of the consumable. The printer is guaranteed to print quality images.
There are also licensed cartridges. They are produced by third-party companies under the license of the official manufacturer. However, it should be noted that it is very difficult to find such products on the market, and therefore compatible cartridges are becoming the main alternative. In other words, these are third-party products that are not related to your office equipment.
Why is this not ideal? It's not even a matter of print quality. In many cases, it will not differ much, no matter which cartridge you are using - original, licensed or compatible. The fact is that when using non-original products, any breakdown of office equipment will not be recognized as a warranty case. So in the event of a malfunction, you will have to pay for repairs out of your own pocket.
Many buyers are discouraged by the high cost of original cartridges. This is not a whim of the manufacturer - the highest quality and, accordingly, expensive materials are used in the manufacture. Non-original products are much cheaper, but buying them is akin to buying a pig in a poke. You can buy high-quality, albeit non-original products, or you can buy something of very dubious quality.
Thus, ideally, of course, it is worth buying original cartridges. This will save you a lot of problems. If the desire to save is very high, carefully choose a company that offers compatible products.