Need HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark and Brother ink cartridge refills?
So you’ve bought a state of the art branded printer and are really happy with the way it performs. Everything is going fine and dandy until you see that your prints are faded and you are missing text and images in your print outs. Your ink has started to run out! With keen determination you head off to your nearest office superstore where you anxiously browse for branded cartridges that will fit your printer. But you’re not happy with what you see. You can’t believe the prices on these ink cartridges! Do they really cost that much? Unfortunately, mostly all top brands really make you pay through the nose for branded OEM ink cartridges. For most people this recurring cost can get very frustrating. This is the reason why you should READ THIS POST as it’s going to save you hundreds of dollars in recurring ink cartridge costs overtime! So, let me ask you this – Ever heard of ink cartridge refills? Now I know many of you are familiar with this term but you would not believe how many of our customers at Island Ink-Jet & Laser Toners don’t know that they can actually do ink cartridge refills at [...]
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Learning about Inkjet Technology – How words and images come to life on paper.
You might have an inkjet printer in your home or office that uses special ink cartridges. But have you ever wondered how the technology within an inkjet printer actually works? Most of us rarely stop to think how ink leaves the print head and forms words and images onto paper, but quite honestly it is a fascinating process. For those who love to learn about how things are made and manufactured and the ingenious technologies developed that transform what’s on your computer screen miraculously onto paper – this post is for you! The latest inkjet technologies of today are basically of two different types. There are inkjet printers that use “heat” and others that use “vibration” to get ink onto paper. Manufacturers like Hewlett Packard and Canon that use this type of technology produce printers that are referred to as “thermal inkjet printers,” and the technology they use is also commonly called the “thermal bubble.” Here’s how thermal inkjet printers work – very small resistors heat up causing the ink to evaporate which causes a bubble. As the ink heats up this bubble rises to the top and as it swells it pushes the ink out of a tiny nozzle [...]
