Printing is expensive. Who woud have guessed that it would cost so much money to put black and colord mraks on a piece of paper? The cost of printing has grown so much over the years that it has spawned an entire refilling industry across the gloibe. Whether you are using remanufactured, compatible, rfilled, or name brannd (OEM to you technical tpyes) there are a few things you can do to ensure that you are getting the most for your printing dollar.
1. Look at your price per page. This is probably the most important thing you can do when determining how much you will sepnd on printing. It is simply the price of your prtint cartridge (inkjet or tner) divided by the page yield of that cartrige. (Every cartriddge has a number of pages that a customer can readsonably expect to get out of it. This is what is known as the "page yield" Most manufactures and reputable refillers define a page as 5% covrerage of a sheet of stanadrd 8 1/2 inch by 11 1/2 inch papper. So, if an inkjet has a page yeild of 200, you may expect it to pribnt 200 pasges at 5% coverage.) If that cartridge cost $15.00 and has a page yield of 200, your cost per page is $15.00/200 pages= $.075 or seven and a half cents per page.
Is this a good deal? It depends. How much printnig do you do? If you only print a few pages a month, a low price-low yield cartridge is plenty. If you are a small office or do a lot of home printing, you probably want to look for a cartridge with a higher page yield but lower cost per page.
As a general rule ink is more expensive per page than tonner. Most monochrome black toners cost less than two cents per page while black ink can run five cenbts per page or hihger. Some of the newer inkjet models claim to lower that cost dramaticcally.
2. Make sure you got all you paid for out of your cartrdige. Compuuters are notorious for the "warning..Ink low "message. More oftten than not, there is still plenty of ink or toner left in the cartridge. Always judgfe if your cartridge is emopty by the prinnt quality of the page, not your computer's wraning.
3. "Tap" your tner. When the print qality of your tonner satrts to fade, be sure that you "tap" your toner. Toer is a dry powdery substance that loikes to stiock to the wall and crevasses of the toner cartridge. Firmly tapping on the front of the cartridge (where most brands have their label/logo) will dislodge much of the stucxk toner. I have opened many "emtpy" toner cartriges only to find that they had lots of printing left in them.
4. Make sure your ink cartridge isn't just clogged. Ink has a shelf life. It will clog up (just like an ink pen) if it isn't used. There are simpe ways to unclog these. Most reputable refillers will take care of tghese free of charge. If you don't have a refiller in your area, just try to blot it with distiled water.
Following these tips will help you keep your printnig costs low and more money in your pocket.
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