The Great Ink Cartridge Conspiracy
When refilling make sure that you don't mix up the photo inks. Photo
printers have at least two additional colors, usually photo cyan and photo
magenta. These inks are lighter than the regular inks and cannot be
substituted for the regular colors. Your colors will definitely be off if you
get these inks mixed up when you refill your color cartridge.
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Injecting a small amount of "base" solution into a stubborn cartridge may
help get it going again. If you are missing a color or experiencing skips
or streaks try this solution. You only need to inject one or two cc's into
the cartridge. A base solution can be distilled water, cartridge flush:
http://atlascopy.com/Atlas_kits/inkjet_flush.htm
...or starter solution:
http://atlascopy.com/startersolution.htm
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Did you know that you can use those compact flash cards, used in digital
cameras, as portable computer memory? If you have a card reader in
your computer you can format the card the same way as you format a
floppy disk. Any computer with a card reader will be able to read the
card.
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The Great Ink Cartridge Conspiracy
Buying an inkjet printer these days is no big deal. A reliable printer can be
acquired very easily through a store or online for as little as $50. Some
suppliers are even giving away inkjet printers on promotions or as free
incentives when buying other products. On the face of it, it seems like too
good an opportunity to pass by - a worthwhile investment you might say.
But, much like a traditional camera that uses film, an inkjet printer is only
'cheap' before you start using it. The cost of keeping it in ink soon mounts
up, especially when you're buying OEM (original equipment manufactured)
inkjet cartridges as recommended by the printer manufacturer. Before you
know it you'll find that you've actually spent more on the ink cartridges than
you did on the purchase of the inkjet printer itself!
If you're in this position - and let's face it, most of us are - what follows
could be quite a revelation!
Four things inkjet printer manufacturers DON'T want you to know...
1. Inkjet printer manufacturers make their money selling ink cartridges NOT
inkjet printers
Selling recommended OEM ink cartridges is a very lucrative business for
inkjet printer manufacturers. They know that once you've purchased the
printer you'll be coming back to them time and time again to buy the ink that
they recommend in the user guide and any other literature that accompanies the printer. Fair enough you might say, but given that the
price of manufacturing an OEM ink cartridge is only a few cents why are
the cartridges so expensive? The answer is that ink cartridges are in fact
stuffed full of manufacturer profit. It is where they make their money, and
is precisely why they are happy to give away an inkjet printer for nothing.
2. Inkjet cartridges supplied for 'free' with inkjet printers are rarely full
OEM ink cartridges supplied with the printer are designed only to provide
enough ink for a few pages to get you 'started'. From the manufacturer's
perspective this is a great selling technique, as free cartridges can often
make the difference between a retailer closing a sale or losing it...and
once you've got the printer the manufacturer is going to make money from
you every time you order more OEM ink! Supplying ink cartridges that are
not full shortens the timeframe over which consumers start ordering OEM
ink cartridges too. This brings the manufacturer into profit on each
customer much more quickly than had they supplied full cartridges for
free with the printer.
3. Consumers have a choice about which inkjet cartridges to buy
It's true! Contrary to popular belief consumers are not obliged to purchase
expensive OEM ink cartridges from the manufacturer. They can in fact opt
to buy cheaper 'compatible' ink cartridges or remanufactured cartridges,
often realizing savings on their ink purchase of between 50% and 75%!!
All major inkjet cartridge brands are covered, including Apple, Canon,
Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Brother, Epson, IBM and Xerox. What's more
they do the job just as well as OEM cartridges but at a much lower cost!
4. Compatible inkjet cartridges DO NOT automatically void a printer's warranty
Regardless of what you might have heard compatible inkjet cartridges
WILL NOT automatically void your printer warranty. In fact, it is ILLEGAL
for manufacturers in the United States to void your printer's warranty if you
use generic or compatible supplies according to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act.
http://atlascopy.com/knowledge/warranty_act.htm
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