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All About Ink and Toner

Information and advice about ink and toner: Where to buy it and how to use it efficiently and cost-effectively.
Should You Buy Ink Cartridges In Bulk?
You can save money by buying your ink cartridges in bulk. However, before you do that, make sure you'll use all of them before time runs out.
Is Your Printer Wasting Ink?
Have you noticed that you have to replace your color ink cartridges much more often than you'd think? Guess what -- it's deliberate.
FAQ on Saving Ink
A few facts about how to save on ink.
How Do You Judge Cartridge YIeld?
More and more printer manufacturers are giving users at least a chance to try to figure out how much ink they’re going to use. They do this by listing the yield of the ink cartridge. What is cartridge yield, and how can you use it to help decide which printer to buy?
Cutting Costs: How To Save On Toner
Depending on how much printing you do, the cost tonercan drive up the overall price of your device over 200 percent a year or more. While you can't avoid these expenses entirely, there are some things you can do to keep things reasonable.
Cutting Costs: How To Save On Ink
Depending on how much printing you do, the costs of ink, toner, and paper can drive up the overall price of your device over 200 percent a year or more. While you can't avoid these expenses entirely, there are some things you can do to keep things reasonable.
How to Save Ink
Buying ink cartridges can be costly and time-consuming. Here's a way to lessen the expense.
Using Third-Party Ink
Is it safe to buy ink that does not come from your printer's manufacturer?
Quick Tip: Bottled Toner May Be Better
When you look at enterprise-level floor printers, copiers, and multifunctions, the type of toner you use may save you time.
Quick Tip: When You Run Out of Color
What do you do when you need to print that important letter, and your printer says that it can't proceed because your color cartridge is empty? Here's how to fool your color printer into thinking it only prints with black ink.
Shake It, Baby
A good way to extend the life of your toner cartridge.
Saving the Planet: Recycle Used Cartridges and Machines
If you're at all environmentally conscious, you may not want to add your ink/toner/drum cartridges, or your old printers and scanners, to the local garbage dump. Some manufacturers are offering ways to recycle used cartridges and machines.
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