Tuesday 26 June 2012

3 Important Lessons About Cartridges

By Ronald Despain


A blank page is all you can expect from a print job if you are trying to print without ink or toner in the system. Many people seem to think that ink and toner are the exact same thing; this is a very popular misconception, since they actually have a few differences.

Toner and ink cartridges are different entities for a reason, and other than the simple ideas of function and construction, there is not too much that is similar about the two. Those who would only look at the design and construction of the cartridges might have a hard time telling the two types of cartridge apart.

Regardless of what type of printer you have, you will place full cartridges into the printer; in general, a printer will take two cartridges at a time. The two cartridges will contain different types of printing material, with one being colored printing material and one black. You'll find this to be the case in both ink cartridges and toner cartridges.

This is where the two types of cartridge differ, since ink cartridges are full of liquid ink, while toner cartridges are filled with a dry powder. The purpose of each substance will be the same regardless of whether the printing substance is wet like ink or dry like toner. Where the environment is concerned, each of the cartridge types is a good thing.

The names of each cartridge type are the perfect indicator as to what the cartridge type is like. While inkjet printers obviously use ink cartridges, laser printers (less obviously) use toner cartridges. The corollary for this concept is that you cannot use one type of cartridge in the other type of printer (for example, a toner cartridge in an inkjet printer). Those who attempt to use the wrong kind of cartridge in a printer type will find that they simply are unable to do so.

If you are worried about money, be sure to remember the fact that you don't have to replace your old cartridges when they go empty; simply take them to a shop to be refilled.

If you are in the market for a printer, then you may be wondering which of the two printers and cartridges you should get. For the most part, laser printers and the cartridges in them are pretty expensive. However, you will find that laser printers produce documents of higher quality and in less time; additionally, your toner cartridge will last you much longer than an ink cartridge.

For the most part, inkjet printers sell more units to the home printing crowd than laser printers, so this is something else to consider. Regardless of your choice, you'll be pleased.




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