Refillable Toner Cartridges – A Money Saver? by Allison Thompson
More and more people are using refillable printer and copying cartridges as not only a way of saving money, but also in helping to reduce the effects that landfill sites have on the environment. However, after carrying out some research there is much you can find out about refilling cartridges... Certainly you don not have to waste time and effort in refilling the cartridge and also it has the added benefit of you knowing that the ink used in the cartridge is the right kind and that your printer head will not get damaged or ruined.

Laser Printers - Care & Maintenance by David Hickman
Introduction This article has been written to help the existing owners of laser printers to get the best from their machines. It is aimed at users who may not have a lot of technical expertise but who can, with a little help from articles like this, get the best from their equipment. ... Manage your toner All toner cartridges will release some loose toner into the machine (some designs more than others). ... Every time you change a toner cartridge clean out the inside of the machine with a lint free cloth to remove toner and paper dust.

Laser Printers or Inkjet Printers? A Buyers Guide by David Haysom
Should you buy an inkjet or a laser printer? Often people buying a new printer are confused about whether to buy a laser printer or inkjet printer. The short answer is it depends on what you’ll be using it for, and how much you’ll be using it. Inkjet printers have a lower initial purchase cost... If you examine the same page printed on both a laser printer and an inkjet, you will be able to see that the characters on the laser printer produced page are sharper. ... Printer manufacturers express the durability of a printer in terms of duty cycle in pages per month.

7 Steps to Cleaning the Laser Toner From Your Laser Printer by Rafael Nunez
Cleaning a laser printer, fax, or copier of laser toner can be easy, provided you know what you're doing and use the right tools. This article will share with you some simple tips to help you clean your laser printers of laser toner like a pro. A word to the wise: Before I begin, I'd like to... Open the printer and gently remove the laser toner cartridge or laser toner bottle. ... 7.Reinsert the laser toner cartridge, close the printer, reconnect the power cord, and you are done. ... While laser toner inhalation has not been proven to cause serious health problems, respiratory tract...

Ink & Toner Cartridges – Tips for Buying Discount Cartridges Online by Kwan Lo
A printer has become a necessity for many homes and small businesses. No matter whether you use it to print documents, charts or photos for your family or SoHo office, the fact is you need to buy replacement cartridges frequently. Buying printer cartridges online is a great way to save on your... Due to keen competition and sharp drop in printer price, most printer manufacturers mark up the price of OEM cartridges dramatically to compensate for the loss of profit. ... In fact, many third party manufacturers are producing these discount ink and toner cartridges in ISO 9001 facilities...

The Right Small Office/Home Office Printers by Michael Russell
Choosing an output device (notice I did not say "printer") is an arduous task indeed: inkjet, laser, LED, 3-in-1, 5-in-one, 7-in-one, photo printers, MFPs..... the choices are seemingly endless.. To make matters worse, the employee at the big retail/computer/electronics store has held the job... yield - and do not let the comparatively lower cartridge cost fool you (a $280 cartridge with a 5000 page yield is a lot better than a $120 cartridge with a 1000 page yield). ... If your printer dies, DO NOT fix it: it will be cheaper to get a new one (which will come with a new cartridge pack).

Printer Ink Cartridges - The History by Martin Smith
You are working at your computer and trying to print out important documents and all at once you find you are out of ink. Years ago that would have presented a big problem. Printers used ribbons or daisy wheels to print on paper. Let's take a look at the evolution of printer ink cartridges. ... Each brand of printer uses a specific type of cartridge. ... In choosing a printer check the type of cartridge it will use. ... I cannot imagine the hard work that created the ink jet printer cartridge, as we know it.

Ink Cartridges: How Have They Evolved Over the Years? by Andrew F James
First a little history lesson..... There was a time, long ago that printers had ribbons and used dot matrix printing to create tiny dots that, when looked at, were readable. Sometimes they were BARELY readable, however. Changing ribbons and printing wheels to change type face was a chore. ... While these inks will print on regular paper, it is a waste to place the more expensive ink cartridge into your printer and then print on plain non-glossy paper. ... The laser printer caused powder from the toner to fuse onto the paper & the output was much clearer and much more professional in...

How to Avoid Getting Ripped-Off When You Purchase A New Printer by Alexis Allen
It’s no big secret that printer companies like HP and Brother are marketing their printers with the cost of refilling the cartridges in mind. Just the other week my family and I were at our hometown Wal-Mart and we were amazed at the price of a new printer. ... Ask some questions of the salesman, like “How much is a refill toner cartridge?” How many copies will I get out of an average refill? ... Let me tell you, that was mistake number 1, mistake number 2 was not looking into all of the other accessories that you have to consider when you decide to purchase a new printer.

History of Hewlett Packard and Ink by John Sollars
Hewlett Packard’s tryst with ink took off when it acquired a company named F.L Mosley based in California in 1958. Mosley was manufacturing recorders and plotters for industrial applications such as continuous process monitoring systems, data loggers and the like in the 1950’s. ... Its first printer was the “ThinkJet” in 1984 based on the inkjet technology and later the “DeskJet” printer also based on inkjet technology and the “Laser” printer as the name suggests based on laser technology. ... Your printer's print head cleaning utility (described in your printer's operating manual) should...