The register
Every source, and what it actually backs.
Primary records are the thing itself: a filing, a court exhibit, a regulation, a statistical series. Reported records are journalism and trade press. Analysis is somebody’s reading of the primary record — useful, but not the record.
2 records across 2 publishers
Consumer Reports1
- Consumer Reports printer ink cost and efficiency testing
Source of the $93-per-ounce figure and of the finding that some printers put only 20–30% of their ink on paper.
Why printer ink costs more than champagnePrimary · no public link
mycartridge / Castle Ink1
- Industry guides to cartridge pricing and authentication chips (2026)
Trade descriptions of the razor-and-blades model and of firmware checks that verify original cartridges.
Why printer ink costs more than champagneReported · no public link