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It is a fact that the true business of printer manufacturers is in ink cartridges that, on some occasions, cost even more than a new printer.Trying to give a twist to this business model, HP launched a few years ago Instant Ink, a ink subscription service, which other manufacturers such as Epson have joined.We tell you what it consists of and if it is a profitable option.

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What is a print plan?

It is a business model that adapts the flat rate service to the world of printing.Thus, according to your habits and the number of monthly pages that you will print you subscribe to a plan that ensures you not run out of ink because before the manufacturer is finished sending you another cartridge home.

The plans offered HP

It is the system of this brand is the best known of all.

HP has different plans adapted to the number of monthly pages that we usually print.There are both ink and toner.

When the printer is at low levels of ink, send the notice to the manufacturer to send us by mail a new cartridge, along with a paid frank envelope so that we return the old.If at the end of the month we have not printed all the pages, they accumulate for the next one, but if we have gone from the top, the additional ones have an extra cost.We can also pass from one plan to another easily.

Against him we have to say that these are special cartridges that stop working at the time we expire or cancel the subscription.As well as the fact that the manufacturer has access to the printer at all times, with the implications in terms of privacy that that entails.The latter generates quite suspicion in some users.

Epson's plans offers

Epson also has different plans.Let's look at some:

There are more plans, of these and other manufacturers, but they are aimed at companies and exceed the domestic sphere.

Profitability depends on the use you give it

The great advantage of these plans is the comfort of not having to worry about running out of ink or managing the purchase of cartridges, since they are received at home.But are they really profitable?Well, let's see.

In the case of HP printers

In the case of Epson printers

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