"Compatible" inkjet printer cartridges?

Capodecina
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I have a Brother MFC-J5335DW multi-function inljet printer which cost under £100 a few months ago.
It reports that the ink level is getting low - despite the fact that I haven't done much printing.
A "genuine" Brother cartridge multipack costs a massive £86+.
A compatible multipack costs about £28.

What experience do people have with "compatible" inkjet cartridges and can you recommend any particular brand and/or supplier?
 
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I had a brother printer, never brought genuine inks, some work, others don't, I now have an Epson printer, when I buy inks for it, I get them off ebay, usually pick up the ones where you get 4 of each colour, I usually end up with maybe one or 2 out of them that wont register, im not bothered to be honest, the difference in price makes up for it.
 
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I've also used non-branded cartridges for ages with no problem. I did use Cartridge World until the chap in that particular branch went on his own. Still buy off the same guy due to the considerable savings.
 
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Only my personal experience, but I am a very infrequent user of my printer, and I found that it often clogged up because of this. Using 'compatibles' seemed to make this happen more easily.

To be honest though, it always happened eventually, regardless. The solution I have finally picked is to swap to a laser printer, which never clogs, no matter how long between uses. And it actually prints a fairly decent picture too.
 
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