Printer Ink - Choosing the Right Cartridges for your Needs by David Hickman
Introduction This article has been written to help the existing owners of ink printers to identify the various choices available when selecting ink cartridges or ink refill kits for their printer. It is written in New Zealand, for NZers, and while the information may be useful in other... You can get these ink cartridges refilled but new copy ink cartridges can be supplied at the same price as, or less than, a refilled ink cartridge. ... If you do not yet have a printer, or are thinking of buying a new one, please refer to the associated article, "Ink Printers - Choosing the right one...

Buying Laser Toner Cartridges by Max Bellamy
Compatible Laser Toner Cartridges Recently, there has been a huge legal and investigative battle with people selling “compatible” laser toner cartridges. Often, a distributor will sell their defective, ineffective, or even damaging laser toner cartridges to unsuspecting resellers. ... For example, a black-ink cartridge for an Epson Stylus Color 880 costs $27 from Epson, but only $12 from Rhinotek. ... But if you’re going to spend tens of dollars on a cartridge, why risk it? ... Finally, if your cartridge runs out of ink too quickly, gives messy prints, or damages your printer, don’t buy...

Printer Cartridges by Elizabeth Morgan
There are so many different printer cartridges available. It is up to you to decide which one is most suitable for your printer. When you buy a printer cartridge, make sure you take into account the cost involved in replacing the cartridge. Printer cartridges come in two types: the combination... If you are buying refilled cartridges, look for OEM or original equipment manufacturers like Canon, Epson, Brother, to name a few. ... The ink reservoir cartridge is considered economical as the print head is not within the cartridge thereby saving a basic expense.

Match The Right Color Ink Cartridge With Your Printer by Clive Jenkins
The sophisticated technology of modern time pushed forward the possibilities of the regular printers. If in the beginning of the printers they were used mainly for black and white documents, today we can enjoy the wonderful world of colors by printing anything with performing printers, some of... It is recommended that you refill your color ink cartridge when it is empty: it is a cheaper alternative than buying a brand new cartridge and you can contribute to the ecological balance in a right way by recycling the color ink cartridge.

What IsThe Best Inkjet Printer And Why by Richard Sherland
During my years in business many people have asked what is the best printer. After reading this article you will be in a better position to determine the best printer for you. The major manufacturers are Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Canon, Epson, Xerox and Brother. ... The other style of print head also dries out but On the Lexmark and HP this isn't so much of a problem since you can get the cartridge out to clean it and in the worst case you can always get a new cartridge. ... The other style of printer cartridge is just a plastic container with a sponge in it .Ink is injected into the sponge.

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. ... OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and third party cartridge manufacturers alike say consumers should stay away from refill kits if they are...

Ink Cartridge Recycling 101 by Niall Roche
Let’s take a moment to think about the topic of ink cartridge recycling. In our modern world we just keep throwing our trash away without sparing it a second thought. But where does all this left over trash go? It all goes to the local landfill polluting the land and water table. ... At the moment Hewlett Packard, Epson and Lexmark operate a defined inkjet cartridge recycling program whilst Canon are still catching up the rear. ... A number of companies sell kits that are specifically designed to allow you to refill your inkjet cartridge.

7 Money Saving Tips For Reducing Inkjet Printing Costs by Eli Fry
Did you know that inkjet printer manufacturers make their money on the supplies rather than the printer itself? Have you seen a printer on sale for $49? Doesn't that seem like a lot of technology for such a low price? Then, you see how much their replacement inkjet cartridges cost. ... Having separate cartridges for each color allows you to change only the cartridge which is empty, rather than forcing you to change them ALL as in a "tri-color" cartridge. ... Although manufacturers will try to scare you into only using their brand of cartridge, the reality is that there are plenty of...

Battle Over Printer Ink Cartridges by Sybren Bakker
Are we going to see less places where consumers can buy their compatible printer ink cartridges? It looks like the large printer brand makers want more control over the lucrative printer ink cartridge market. They see that their share in this market becomes smaller due to the less expensive ink... Especially not when the non-genuine ink cartridge manufacturers and suppliers guarantee an ink and print quality that matches that of OEM ink cartridges. ... Also printer manufacturers Lexmark and Epson try to stop the production of compatible ink cartridges.

Unclogging Epson Print Heads by Barry Shultz
Tools needed: 1 - 10cc Injector 1 - 4" - 5" of fish tank air line tubing (Wal*Mart fish department) Windex (No Drip works best) We are going to flush the print head out with the Windex cleaner. Some people from outside the US may not know about Windex. ... Put in a brand new cartridge, not refilled. ... Remove the cartridge that is giving you trouble. ... Look inside the carriage cavity for a small post that would normally be inserted into the ink port of the cartridge, in other words the post that supplies ink to the print head.