How Printer Brands Squeeze Ink Out of Cartridges and Cash from Consumers
Many consumers today have one recurring complaint – why does my branded inkjet cartridge run out of ink so quickly? It might surprise you to know that the ink cartridge you bought over a decade ago is NOT the same as the ink cartridge you buy today – even if you own the same printer. The Guardian reports that “the amount of ink in the average cartridge has shrunk dramatically,” so ink cartridges today contain a fraction of the ink that they used to contain 10 years or so ago. For example, the Epson T032 colour cartridge (released in 2002) is the same size as the Epson colour T089 (released in 2008). But the T032 contains 16ml of ink and the T089 contains just 3.5ml of ink. It’s a similar story with Hewlett Packard (HP) cartridges. A decade ago, the best-selling HP cartridge had 42ml of ink and sold for about £20. Today, the standard printer cartridges made by HP may contain as little as 5ml of ink but sell for about £13. If you slice open a HP ink cartridge, it’s shocking what you see. The sponge sizes have become increasingly smaller, with a lot of empty wasted space. [...]
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5 Smart Ways to Save on Printer Ink Costs (and they’re NOT what you think!)
Having been in the ink and toner market for more than a decade one question we get asked again and again is, “How can I save money on printer ink?” Find below some smart tips for saving money on your printer ink costs. Some no doubt are common but others might pleasantly surprise you. To start, if you’ve gone to your neighborhood office supply store and browsed down the aisle, you’ll realize how costly ink cartridges can be. And not being a one-time purchase you’ve got to shell out money month after month to keep your printer running. No doubt, OEM cartridges provide high-quality prints and seamless printer compatibility but if you do your homework you’ll most likely find that there are better, more cost-effective alternatives that don’t compromise on quality and page yield and put money back in your pocket. So here are your printer ink saving options: 1) Money-saving option 1: Compatible cartridges – Brand new Island Inkjet branded cartridges that can save you 30% or more in ink costs. Also available in multipacks, your savings can be considerable if you stock up. 2) Money-saving option 2: Take a closer look at your printer – Your printer might [...]
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Ink Cartridge Refills VS. OEM Ink Cartridges
What are some of the most popular product contests in the globe today? One may argue the biggest ones have got to be Pepsi vs. Coke, Windows vs. Mac, Nike vs. Adidas or Canon vs. Nikon. These rivalries have fueled so many comparison surveys, studies and research but the bottom line is you’ve still got loyal fanatic users who swear by an individual brand. Similarly, today another battle rages in the workplace and residences across the globe. The battle over brand new OEM ink cartridges vs. ink cartridge refills. To be fair we’ve got to look at each side of the coin, so let’s see what the supporters of each group have to say. First, those who are loyal to ink cartridge refills say that the biggest plus point of ink cartridge refills is that they are at least 50% cheaper than buying OEM. To some users ink cartridge refills are no longer an option to consider but a real answer to their everyday printing requirements. Many environmentalists have also advocated support of ink cartridge refills as they considerably reduce landfill waste. In fact most ink cartridges can be refilled at least 3-4 times and after that they can be [...]
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How to Refill Ink Cartridges in 5 Steps
Are you planning to refill ink cartridges for home or office use? This post explains how to refill ink cartridges and some important things you should know about what it entails. To refill ink cartridges, first you’ll need an ink refill kit or a set of tools and ink. Your typical ink refill kit includes the following: bottles of ink, syringes to fill the ink and a detailed set of instructions. Certain ink refill kits will also have a chip that balances the air and makes sure ink flows smoothly. Others have a tool to drill a small hole on the top of your cartridge to refill the ink. Here’s how to refill ink cartridges in 5 steps: 1. Head over to the sink and lay down newspaper or scrap paper to catch leaks. Now take the syringe and fill the syringe with the ink colour you need. 2. Now you need to prick a hole on top of the ink cartridge. Make a hole on top of the cartridge. If you have a tri-colour you’ll need one hole for each chamber. Insert the needle in the hole and press firmly to the bottom of the ink cartridge in the [...]
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Getting Familiar with the Print Head
If there’s one part of your printer that you should get familiar with, it’s the print head. Cleaning your print head is necessary to ensure it does not get clogged and has the maintenance it needs to give you great prints each and every time. So what is the print head? Apart from being one of the most costly components of your printer, the print head essentially consists of a nozzle that holds the ink tank, a resistor that control ink flow, the case that ensures all the ink cartridges fit correctly and the plate through which ink flows to print on the paper. How does a print head work? When you hit the print button, ink flows into the print head. If you notice closely, your ink cartridges have an array of copper circuits. These allow the print head resistor to heat the ink. As this is done the ink expands and is pushed through the nozzle plate onto the paper. Note that only minuscule droplets of ink are released, and this is done several times until the complete page is printed. Why should you clean the print head? It is important to clean the print head on a [...]
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