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pIf you own a printer then you know how expensive replacement ink and toner cartridges are. You have probably tried to find deals online, but the companies warn you that third party refills can permanently damage to your machine, which forces you to choose between their product or the possibility of losing your printer. They make it extremely difficult to maintain your printer without going through them because they make the majority of their profits off the sale of consumables, rather than their hardware. The introduction of a href=http://www.inktechnologies.com/xerox-phaser-ink target=_blankXerox ink/a sticks to the market has drastically change the way people look at printers, allowing you to examine viable alternatives to what you may currently have./p
pTo figure out if you have the right machine for your needs you should consider what your normal printing habits are: consider the volume you print in a month, whether you require photo-quality images, the length of time you will have the printer running at any given point, and how much of your work must be done in color. Once you have written these out you will be ready to look at the different methods of printing (and companies) in order to choose the one that fits your needs the best./p
pInkjet printers warrant only a brief aside, because they work best for limited personal use where you may need to print with quality but will not be engaging in large print jobs. If you plan on using your printer a great deal, then the ink cartridges will cost you far more than they are worth./p
pLaser printers, on the other hand, deserve a much deeper examination. Using heat to bond the toner to the page, these printers are able to quickly print images with quality and efficiency. They cost far less (per page) than ink cartridges because they can print 4 to 6 times the pages before needing to be replaced: the a href=http://www.inktechnologies.com/konica-minolta-2400-toner-magicolor-2400-toner-cartridges target=_blankKonica-Minolta 2400 toner/a cartridge, for example, can print thousands of sheets before it will run out of toner. That makes it a much better alternative if you need to print large quantities of documents./p
pXeroxs solid ink printer further reduces the cost (per page) of printing documents, because its heated roller allows it to control the amount of ink used with greater precision. One of the largest problems with a solid ink printer, however, is that you have to be willing to invest a great deal more money up front to purchase one. This makes it a good choice if you find that you will be printing enough documents to make the cost of toner cartridges overshadow the cost of a more expensive machine. Otherwise, you should stick to a laser printer and wait to see if the solid ink technology lowers in cost./p