Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
Or rather buy smart, buy Japanese?
On a side note: they are all made in far east, no matter what the brand is... China, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan etc. Canon has huge factories in China, HP has factories in Malaysia, Philippines, China etc and nowadays South Korea as HP bought the Samsung printing division so in essence a good chance is that choosing HP you buy Korean. Brother has plants in Taiwan, China, Vietnam etc.
But strictly from IT perspective; if you want something that just works and causes no troubles, then it's HP and OEM cartridges. Remanufactured cartridges are a pain, and no one really wants to spend time and money on refilling anything in business environment.