Tips In Selecting The Right Ink Or Toner For Your Printer by Andrew McNaught
Being able to select the right ink or toner for your printer is so important that more often than not it will impact on the life span of your printer. Actually the major problem arises from the fact that there are both brand name and generic versions available in the market. ... Which brings us to the next question as to whether it is right to do ink re-fills and toner recharging for your printer. ... Printers usually tend to be very sensitive to the ink and toner used on them. ... Although the technology is more or less the same, every manufacturer has got some small or slight...

Toner Cartridges: Should You Use Remanufactured or Compatibles? by Andrew F James
First a little history.... In 1938, the first invention that would lead to the laser printer and toner cartridge was patented. The process, knows as "electro photography", used a dry printing method, not that different than today's laser printer. It was 1948, however, before the commercial... When purchasing a re-manufactured laser toner cartridge, be sure to read the box carefully and ensure you are selecting the right toner cartridge. ... Today, laser printers are manufactured by many companies and the price tag is only slightly more than the common ink printer (though colour laser...

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. ... Epson uses DURABrite ink, HP uses Vivera ink and the list goes on. ... By 1990, ink printers that used drop-in ink became readily available and very reasonable prices. ... Bottom line is yep your inks are getting more high tech and cooler (heck in the old days theres no way your ink or toner cartridge...

Xerox - Its Journey with Ink by John Sollars
Chester Carlson inventor of xerography founded the Haloid Company on April 18, 1935. The company manufactured and sold photographic paper! It was based in Rochester New York. In the year 1942 Carlson received U.S. patent No. 2,297,691 on Oct. 6 for electrophotography, later called xerography,... A solid ink printer consists of only three major components- the print head that applies ink to print drum, the print drum that transfers image to paper and the controller, which is the brain of the printer that converts data from the computer to information required to print the image on paper.

Become 100% Certain About Your Inkjet or Toner Cartridge Types - Know The Difference by Joseph Mercado
Here are your ink and or toner cartridge types and what they mean exactly. OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is produced by the original manufacturer. Guaranteed to be free from defect in material and workmanship during its lifetime. Compatible: Manufactured to the original... *Note: This is very important for you to remember about ink and toner. ... Generic: These are basically cartridges that contain little or no chemicals in there ink cartridges. ... OEM (original equipment manufacturer) toner cartridges contain both new and used parts.

The Printer Cartridge Wars: Generic or Remanufactured Cartridges Right for You? by David Amerman
Overview As "generic", "remanufactured", and "new compatible" inkjet printer cartridges and laser toner cartridges creep deeper into the printer accessories market, the choices become varied and often confusing. It is estimated that by the year 2004 the aftermarket share of the inkjet and... Good for the Country, Good for the Environment If you care about recycling or the good of the Country's economy, consider these facts: - 99% of new compatible toner cartridges are manufactured in the USA; most "OEM" brand cartridges are manufactured overseas - Nearly 40,000 tons of plastic are...

Epson Yesterday and Today by John Sollars
Epson started as watch making company Seiko Epson Corporation, Japan. Epson was established in 1961 to manufacture precision parts for Seiko watches, back then it was called Shinsu Precision Manufacturing Company. Epson’s first foray into the printing and imaging business was the Olympics of... 8-Color Ink System * High Density pigments for an extremely wide color gamut * Professional print permanence ratings for truly sellable quality prints * High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation Technology for reduced gloss differential * Superior scratch resistance from improved pigment and resin...

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. ... There is a difference between printer ink and toner - printer ink is a liquid that is applied to paper by pressure. ... For example, HP laser printers come with HP toner cartridges. ... The Ink Cartridge The printer cartridge nowadays is not only an object that holds ink but also a highly technical one that has...

Difference Between Impact Printers And Nonimpact Printers by Makabongwe Maseko
What are printers? A printer is an output device that prints characters, symbols, and perhaps graphics on paper. The printed output is generally referred to as hardcopy because it is in relatively permanent form. Softcopy refers to temporary images such as those displayed on a monitor. ... However, as in a photocopying machine, these images are created on a drum, treated with a magnetically charged ink-like toner (powder), and then transferred from drum to paper. ... Ink-jet printers spray small, electrically charged droplets of ink from four nozzles through holes in a matrix at high speed...

Toner - Refillable Cartridges for Copiers and Printers by Rachel Perrine
Refilling printer and copying cartridges appeals to me because of the cost savings, and as a way to reduce my contribution to the landfills. But I didn't really know the specifics of refilling cartridges. Today, I finally did the research to find out the details, and found some great sites... This site described the potential dangers of refilling your own cartridges, including the possible ink mess and the possibility you could ruin your print head by using an improper formula for the ink.