Printer Buying Guide by Jeffrey Lawrence
Printers are essential peripherals, performing a critical role as they render electronic information into tangible records or material output. You’re simply not using your computer to its fullest potential if you are unable to print reports, presentations, letters, photos, or whatever it is you... Some portables offer great extras such as a sheet feeder for automatic page feeding, are able to handle transparencies and envelopes, and even support an optional scanner cartridge that replaces the ink cartridge and turns the printer into a scanner.

Choosing a PCB Printing Solution by Chuck Raymond
The electronics Printed Circuit Board industry is evolving as new production technologies become available at low cost. Direct digital printing is making inroads into the traditional photolithography and screen printing processes that have been used to manufacture PCB for the last twenty years. ... Advantages Competitive Incremental Cost High Contrast Mark If Ink Patch Is Used Very Fine, Highly Reliable Marks Available With Laser Galvo Head Disadvantages High Initial Cost Requires Preprinted Ink Patch Even At Low Power Laser heat May Damage (by Fracture) Traces,...

Lexmark - Relatively New to the Market but Already on Top! by John Sollars
Lexmark does not have the advantage of the proverbial long history in its kitty of printing and imaging solutions like its competitors to bank on; however it has managed to make a mark on the imaging and printing industry. One of its important technologies is the Photo Cartridge and... The color print head has 2 different nozzle sizes: large nozzles having a 10pL ink drop size to rapidly print plain areas and small nozzles having a 3pL ink drop size to print the finest detail in photo quality. ... In spite of being new to the industry Lexmark has given the world of printing quite a few...

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.

RecycleYour Inkjet Cartridge and help the environment. by Neil Craig
Out of the 60 million inkjet cartridges and 44 million toner cartridges used each year in the UK alone, less than 8% are recylced leaving over 95 million of them being thrown away and ending up in landfill sites. Landfill sites contain over £100 million worth in... The majority of discarded laser printer cartridges are disposed of in land fills. ... These cartridges contain precious oil resources (it can take up to 6 pints (almost 3.5 litres) of oil to make just one printer cartridge), as well as cartridge ink, both worth a...

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...

Colourful Print Designs for Less! by John Sollars
Many people consider graphic designing as a costly occupation to deal with, and perhaps you would too if you weren’t aware of these design tricks that can keep your budget at a minimum! Read on to find out how you could save money but still enhance your coloured designs. ... 7.Laser foil for Your Laser Printer – Many manufacturers produce and sell foils that could go along very well with your laser printer. ... This option allows you to control the interaction of your ink. ... You might consider looking up into a color wheel, and then, coordinate your printer well for the desired...

The Language of Color by Beth Brodovsky
In a world already full of acronyms and codes, who would have thought that something as simple as color could join in the confusion? Knowing the different color models and how they are used is not only helpful in getting the visual results you want it is critical to staying on budget. ... What you need to know: If you are printing your project on a desktop color printer, look at the ink cartridge. ... What you need to know: Inkjet and color laser printers are not able to produce PMS colors accurately, however some colors work better than others.

History of the Computer - Data Handling Peripherals; Part 3 of 3 by Tony Stockill
TELETYPE MACHINES Developed for telegraph 'hard copy' communication over the telephone network, a teletype machine was suited to adoption by the rapidly expanding computer market, with its demand for hardware and technology to run it. A ready-made printer and keyboard communication device, it... Currently remote users are using PCs or 'thin clients' (basically a pc with no hard drive, using the network server to download programs) with a laser printer dedicated or shared with a workgroup. ... Terminals and printers at remote points improved from a basic dot matrix printer to which a...

Why Are There Lines On My Copies? by Bill Tucker
(How to Get Rid of Them!) Have you ever made a copy and noticed that there are lines running down the length of the page? This article is about identifying image defects or lines that a Key-Operator (Person responsible for the equipment.) can fix on their own and lines that need a repair person... Possible Causes / Lines Laser Printers, Laser and LED Fax Machines Toner cartridge, Charge roller, paper or object stuck inside blocking the scanner, transfer roller, optics, and corona wire. ... D-Ink is very expensive but it works well.