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Ink jet printers are non-impact printers that form graphic images and
characters by spraying tiny liquid ink drops onto sheets of paper.
An ink jet printer's print head mechanism contains ink-filled cartridges,
each of which has from fifty to several hundred small ink nozzles.
Ink is propelled through a combination of nozzles to form a printed image
or character on paper. Most ink jet cartridges use thermal printing
technologies in which a tiny drop of ink is quickly heated and vaporized
to form an expanding ink bubble and expel a tiny ink droplet through the
ink nozzle. Epson printer cartridges use a piezoelectric printing
technique, in which a tiny crystal, expanded by means of a momentary
electric current, expels the tiny ink droplet through the nozzle.
Most ink jet printers feature a black ink cartridge and one or more color
ink cartridges. When a cartridge's ink supply is exhausted, the
cartridge can be easily replaced.
HP, Epson, Canon, and Lexmark each offer replacement ink cartridges for
their ink jet printers. However, these OEM cartridges are expensive,
and there are several ways to save on ink jet printing costs. The
greatest savings are generally available by recycling your cartridges,
either by refilling them yourself or by sending them to a company to have
them refilled and sent back to you. Substantial savings are also
available by buying remanufactured or compatible printer cartridges.
However, ink cartridges from third-party suppliers may contain inferior
quality ink that fades faster than the ink in OEM ink jet cartridges.
If you purchase OEM ink cartridges for your printer, the Imaging Supplies Coalition suggests buying them from original equipment manufacturers or from one of their authorized resellers. Counterfeit ink cartridges can leak ink, ruin prints, and damage your printer. The ink jet cartridge suppliers listed on ink-jet-cartridges.zedupedia.com offer an extensive selection of ink refills and cartridges for many popular printer models.
Shop for Ink Cartridges
- 123Inkjets.com supplies remanufactured and compatible ink jet cartridges.
Ink Cartridge Resources and Reviews
- Bogus Ink Stink is a PC World article that highlights concerns about third-party ink cartridges.
- Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC) is a non-profit trade association comprised of printer manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of consumable imaging supplies such as printer ribbons, toner, ink, and cartridges.
Related Printer and Computing Sites
- Visit Color Printers to find ink jet printing and laser color printing equipment.
- Visit Computer Supplies to find digital storage media and printer supplies.
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