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are refurbished printer cartridges equivalent to new ones?

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           I am wondering if refurbished printer cartridges are equivalent to new ones.  Seeing they have been altered in some one to make them useful again, I realize there might be some degradation in quality when compared to new ones.  The printer I am interested in purchasing refurbished cartridges for is an HP Deskjet 2543 printer.  While my interest here is to save money, I do not want to purchase refurbished cartridges if there will be a risk of damage to my printer.

           Any shared thoughts in response to this question will be greatly appreciated.  

           Thank you

            George
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Hello and Good Evening Everyone,

          Thank you very much for taking the time to thoroughly address my question.   Upon review of everyone's suggestions, I came to the quick decision to simply order a new black HP cartridge for my HP Deskjet 2543 printer from Amazon.   Any financial benefit of purchasing a refurbished or generic cartridge as compared to a new one is certainly not worth the risk of potentially damaging the printer.  

           George
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You're welcome, George, and thanks to you for the feedback — I think you made an excellent decision! Regards, Joe