Previously we have established that original HP ink cartridges have at least 2 levels of protection: genuine labels and “best before” dates. How about the toner cartridges? Monochrome laser is the most common printing technology for offices. According to HP, replacement of a toner cartridges renews 2/3 of the whole printing mechanism. So it’s worth… Continue reading How to Identify Genuine HP Toner Cartridges
When your printer is out of ink, the problem of replacement cartridges arises. Today’s printer ink market offers you original, compatible, remanufactured, refilled, etc. cartridges to replenish your stock of ink. Every option has its pros and cons, but if you choose to buy original cartridges, make sure the quality you get is worth the… Continue reading How to Identify Genuine HP Ink Cartridges
The chances are, you, just like me, have an inkjet printer at home. The chances are you use the printer occasionally to print several pages of text or a bunch of photos. The chances are next time you going to use the printer, it won’t work for the printhead are clogged. Of course, the best… Continue reading A Good Way To Clean Clogged Inkjet Printheads
Hewlett-Packard is boosting its effort to effectively recycle used inkjet printer cartridges, Wednesday introducing a new process that manufactures new cartridges from recycled cartridges that are separated and rebuilt from scratch. The “closed loop” process gives used HP inkjet cartridges a sustainable end-of-life value and puts the material back to good use while being environmentally… Continue reading HP Finds Another Way to Recycle Old Printer Cartridges
One of the important aspects to think of when choosing a printer or buying a replacement cartridge, is how much ink or toner that cartridge actually contains. Amount of ink or toner in cartridge is usually called cartridge yield or page yield. When you turn to see what the yield of a cartridge is, you… Continue reading What 5 Percent Coverage Page Looks Like
Previously on “How to Detect and Fix Problems with Laser Monochrome Printing” we examined toner cartridge components and reviewed several possible reasons of printing problems. Today we shall pick up from where we left last time. 3. Magnetic Roller This roller in HP printer is a metal cylinder covered with special coating with a magnetized bar inside. This part rarely gets out of… Continue reading How to Detect and Fix Problems with Laser Monochrome Printing. Part 3
Continuation of part 1 This time we shall consider toner cartridge defects, their aftermath and ways to fix them. Previously we found that cartridge consists of several part. Despite the small amount of parts, there are enough factors affecting quality of printing. 1. Organic Photo Conductor (OPC) OPC is also known as photo drum, drum, photoreceptor or photoconductor. On… Continue reading How to Detect and Fix Problems with Laser Monochrome Printing. Part 2
This article covers common issues that rise during the use of most toner cartridges. For practical purposes the cartridge examined is made by Hewlett-Packard and there are reasons for that. First, this brand has long been a leader on printer market. Second, cartridge refilling which is still widely used by small business and home offices.… Continue reading How to Detect and Fix Problems with Laser Monochrome Printing
New cost-of-ink-per-page analysis of ink cartridges is a new way for customers to estimate their printing costs. QualityLogic, a company providing quality assurance and control services, reported it had completed Cost-of-Ink-Per-Page (CoIPP) Analysis for the Eastman Kodak Company. CoIPP Analysis uses cartridge cost and page-yield to calculate and compare the cost of ink required to… Continue reading Results of “Cost-of-Ink-Per-Page” Analysis Favor Kodak Inks
Just like any other industry, printers and printer supplies manufacturing produces lots of waste. The problem of supplies, that is toner and ink cartridges, is nowadays solved by remanufacturing or recycling. Remanufacturing, roughly put, is a process of reconstructing of a cartridge; we’ve discussed it our previous article, you can read it to get… Continue reading Star of Samsung And Afterlife of Toner Cartridge