How to Refill Ink Jet Cartridges by L J Comp
How many times have you been in the middle of a printing an important paper and the dreaded "Low Ink Cartridge" message appears on your computer screen? You think to yourself, "What are my options, and where can I get this thing filled at 3:00a.m?" In today's economy, one should forever be on... If you have not already done so, remove the cartridges from the printer. ... Most printer cartridges have foam inside acting as a sponge to retain the ink. ... Be sure to check the packaging for your printer manufacturer listing and the contents of the kit.

Inside Your Inkjet Printer: How Does it Work? by Bob Stephens
Have you ever wondered how your inkjet printer works? How does the ink get from the inkjet cartridge to the paper? Why is the print quality is so clear? Why the printing is so quiet? Generally, all that most people know is that there's some movement and a faint high pitched sound when it's... The Epson Stylus 800 was the first printer to use the multi-layer actuator printhead (the printhead is the part of the printer that holds numerous tiny nozzles that actually squirts the ink onto paper).

What You Should Know About Original VS Remanufactured Inkjet Cartridges by Joseph Mercado
Let’s face it; words aren’t cheap, especially when they are being printed from an ink jet printer. If a picture is worth a thousands words, well, time to get out your wallet. Printer makers may sell their hardware for a pittance, but anyone who’s had to refill an ink jet printer knows that the... An OEM (original equipment manufacturer) black cartridge for a $100 Epson C80 color printer costs $32.99, a third of the price of the actual printer. ... In a nutshell, here is the bottom line answer: If you own an Epson or Canon ink jet printer, and aren’t so concerned about quality, then...

Printer Toner Cartridges: What They Probably Won’t Tell You When You Buy a Laser Printer by Chris Russ
Printer toner cartridges will probably exceed the price of your laser printer long before the machine has worn out. Why are printer toner cartridges so expensive, when they seem to consist of a plastic container containing ground-up plastic powder? One reason is that the manufacturers of laser... Most of the manufacturer’s revenue comes from printer toner cartridge sales, so it should come as no surprise that printer toner cartridges are expensive compared with the price of the machine they’re used in.

Canon Pixma Inside Out – the iP4200 Photo Printer by John Sollars
So you might have already heard about the new Canon Pixma iP4200 that’s doing the rounds in the computer hardware industry nowadays. Everybody is reviewing it, including us. Canon has been keeping mum over the longest-lasting-photo-prints debate for sometime now. ... The Pixma iP4200 uses Canon's Full-Photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) print head, which releases droplets as small as 1pl for each of the 1,536-nozzle cyan, magenta, yellow, and black print heads (plus 320 nozzles for pigment-ink black text), providing an effective color resolution of 9,600x2,400dpi.

Why The "Brand Name" Printer Ink Companies Hate Third Party Vendors by Rich Martin
If you purchased a Lexmark or Hewlett Packard inkjet printer over the past year, you must have noticed that the price you paid was surprisingly low. However, the ink cartridges that they sell with the printer will cost an arm and a leg, Right? (you might want to read "How to tell which printers... Compatible Laser Jet Printer Cartridge, and Ink Jet Printer Cartridge are specially manufactured to meet or exceed Original Equipment specifications with higher standards of quality and reliability, which produce professional printing results.

Finally, Your Inkjet Printer Cartridge Details Will Speak For Themselves by Joseph Mercado
Did you know? Ink cartridges are tiny gadgets with mundane features, which are indispensable to the inkjet printers which suck them dry. They’re also very expensive, which I am sure you can vouch for that based on personal experience. Two ink cartridges can be more money (as high as $80) than... More recently, a few photo printers began shipping with light cyan and light magenta for improved color transitions; Canon’s S820, for example uses six individual cartridges to deliver all 6 color schemes.

What Makes a Great Giclee by Fabio Braghi
One of the most common questions asked is how to produce the best possible giclee. A giclee is a high fidelity print made with inkjets using pigmented inks. Although it is a fairly simple and short inquiry, the answer is complex. I will try to split it in three parts: File quality Native... Dyes have a wider color gamut but are unsuitable for long lasting prints. ... Make sure your files are color balanced and no crossover is present. ... Hardware and software A giclee must be made with a high quality printer.

How Do InkJet Printers Work by Simon Rogers
The printers utilizing inkjet technology were first introduced in the late 1980s and since then have gained much popularity while growing in performance and dropping in price. They are the most common type of computer printers for the general consumer due to their low cost, high quality of... Depending on the manufacturer and model of the printer, ink cartridges come in various combinations, such as separate black and color cartridges, color and black in a single cartridge or even a cartridge for each ink color.

Did You Know You Might Be Throwing Away Money! by Richard Sherland
Did you know that some laser printer cartridges are worth over $20.00 each? Many people are throwing money down the drain. I’ll tell you how you can make money or even start a part or full time business. The cartridge remanufacturing business is growing by leaps and bounds. ... You can companioned with a recycling company to stockpile and recycle empty printer inkjet cartridges, and empty toner cartridges from laser printers and copiers. ... A family in New Jersey has been gathering empty toner cartridges and inkjets from the local school district.