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Seven Myths About Third-Party Printer Ink

January 10, 2009

Apprehensive about buying third-party ink, despite the savings you could see in your print consumables bill? You’re not alone. Original printer manufacturers work hard to encourage the perception that third-party ink is low-quality and can damage your printer irrepairably. However, the truth is not nearly so dire—and if you believe the original manufacturers, your bottom [...]

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Dirty Tricks Printer Manufacturers Use So You Buy More Ink

December 8, 2008

If you’ve ever felt like you were being manipulated into spending more on ink and toner, you’re not alone. The printer manufacturing industry makes the bulk of its profits on consumables, including ink and toner—and it goes to great lengths to preserve its market. However, their efforts aren’t exactly transparent—and consumers aren’t just getting mad; [...]

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The History of Canon

October 29, 2008

Canon is known today for its printers, copiers, and cameras. It began in 1930 as a small company called Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, started by Goro Yoshida and his brother-in-law, Saburo Uchida, to produce a 35-milimeter rangefinder camera—a camera with an adjustable focusing mechanism that could photograph far-away objects in sharp focus. The company’s first [...]

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The History of Ink

October 20, 2008

Ink is a liquid containing pigments that give it colour.  While today’s printer inks are often marvels of chemical engineering, the oldest inks used minerals, plant matter, and other materials to provide colour—and they’ve been in use for thousands of years. The earliest known use of ink occurred in China approximately 5,000 years ago, when [...]

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HP 336 Remanufactured Jettec Ink Cartridges Now Available

May 2, 2008

Jettec the award winning UK based manufacturer of ink cartridges have introduced the latest ink cartridge to be added to their product range the remanufactured HP 336 ink cartridge. The quality of Jet Tec products is second to none Jettec ink cartridges are not simply just refilled but go through a strictly controlled remanufacturing process. [...]

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