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Avoid These Mistakes When Refilling Inkjet Cartridges

Why bother going through the effort and mess of refilling inkjet cartridges with inkjet printer refill kits when you can just buy a brand new cartridge? Well for one, it costs a whole lot cheaper. Buying new cartridges are ridiculously expensive, what's more used cartridges get binned, which means more waste.Inkjet printer refills seem to get a mixed bag of opinions, while some people swear by them; others refuse to use them at gunpoint. The reoccurring problems that some of these anti-printer r...

The History of Printer Ink Cartridges

With the introduction of the inkjet printer and printer ink cartridge in 1984, the task of printing your documents and changing printer ink cartridges became more convenient, reliable and cleaner than the previous methods of changing ribbons or inserting a toner cartridge.Prior to 1984, the ink delivery systems were not as dependable as they are now. The inkjet system replaced the old dot matrix method, which required changing a ribbon. It wasn’t long before the printer industry began conceptual...

How To Tell Which Printers Are Cost Effective

Before you purchase your next inkjet or laser printer, you will need to understand the importance of the term "Yield", which we will discuss in a moment. For now, let's take a look at the various elements that go into determining the cost of printing just "One Page".We can identify two major costs. The first being the cost of the printer and the second being the cost of the ink. An Inkjet printer usually runs anywhere from $50 to $300, while a Laser Jet can cost you $200 up to $6,000 depending o...

Paper Handling and Connectivity of Laser Printers and Inkjet Printers

You've decided to buy a laser or inkjet printer but do not know what the paper handling facilities of a typical laser or inkjet printer are and which of these paper handling functions you will really need. Here's some information that will help you find out before buying your inkjet or laser printer.When we talk about paper handling on laser or inkjet printers, there are many aspects such as the size and thickness of various paper, standard and optional input-output-tray capacity are involved.Ge...

How to Choose Printer Paper

Everybody wants to know about the correct inkjet cartridge for his or her printer, but what about printer paper? Inkjet and laser printers can print on a variety of surfaces, including photo paper, labels, business cards, stickers, and t-shirt transfers. One of the biggest advantages of laser printers is their ability to churn out quality prints on almost any paper. However, the same does not apply to inkjet printers. Although most of your inkjet printing probably involves standard white papers,...

HP PhotoSmart 375 Printer

HP has done it again. Long an excellent producer of computers and printers, HP has rolled out their latest innovation: the HP PhotoSmart 375 Printer. This particular model allows users to print directly from their digital camera, camera phone, or Bluetooth device without needing a computer. Please continue reading to find out why this product will be a winner with consumers just like you.If you made the transition from a 35mm camera to a digital camera, you know one of the differences between th...

Which Printer? Right Technology, Right Choice

Whether you are responsible for a small home-based business, or a large company with many departments and workgroups, there are continuous choices to be made on the procurement of office equipment. Not least amongst these, is the selection of the appropriate printer technology for your business needs? Here in outline are the various technologies and their appropriate environment.Personal Ink-JetsUseful for one individual or a workgroup with a minimal colour printing needs, a low-cost personal in...

Printers – Ink Jet Or Laser?

By now you're far enough along on the computer that you can select a good printer for your home office. There are a lot of choices out there so let me boil them down according to categories:Ink Jet / Color - One of the primary purposes for buying an ink jet printer is so that you can print in color. A lot of the times an ink jet printer is cheaper to buy. However, there's a clear hidden costs associated with buying a low end model.First, low end models (no matter what brand) use the cheapest par...