The following ink jet printer cartridges are on sale. (more…)

The CT278A and CT285A remanufactured HP monochrome laser cartridges are now in stock in our Memphis distribution center. (more…)

Brother LC02C Compatible Printer Ink Cartridges are constructed to meet user’s standards for performance and durability. (more…)

Here are some common error codes and their troubleshooting tips:

Job cancelled: In case you have deleted a scan job before it could be completely transferred into the scanner’s database such error occurs. Try resending the scan and make sure you do not delete the job. (more…)

Samsung CLP-315W

Here is a quick list of top picks for office printers on the market by Samsung. (more…)

HP 84 Remanufactured Black Ink Cartridge (C5016A) gives you the best total cost of ownership as its quality provides you reliability, dependability, and ease of use. (more…)

Brother LC21BK Black Compatible Printer Ink Cartridge Prints clear, crisp images and text. The Brother LC21Bk has a page yield up to 950 pages. (more…)

At times we may need to store our printer for a while. To preserve the ink cartridges in your printer require a few easy steps. (more…)

Paper jams are common with printers. Here are a few reasons paper jams happen.

1. Damaged Paper: Use of damaged paper can cause paper jams. Paper that has curled corners or is bent will cause paper jams. (more…)

Edible ink is ink that is made mostly out of food coloring. Most brands of edible ink are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and thus are safe to eat. Among the big-name manufacturers of printers and inks, Hewlett-Packard, Canon and Epson stand out as producers of edible inks, although there are many stores, both online and offline, that specialize in creating and selling their own edible inks. It is even possible to formulate one’s own kind of edible ink.

Uses of Edible Ink

Most of the time, we see edible inks being used on pastry products. Cakes are a prime example. Personalizing and customizing is the in thing these days, and a lot of bakeshops these days are offering personalized cakes using photos printed on edible paper with edible ink. Such designs on cakes used to be limited to birthday cakes, but now, any cake can be adorned with photos printed with edible ink, including the usually traditional wedding cakes.

Of course, the use of edible ink is not limited to just birthday cakes and wedding cakes. Cookies, cupcakes and candies can also be decorated using pictures printed with edible ink. Also, there are enterprising people who have made a business out of creating mock food like sushi, maki and even caviar using flavoured edible ink and edible paper.

Printing with Edible Ink

The manufacturing of edible inks is regulated by the FDA, and so they are generally safe. The edible paper sheets upon which these inks are used are made usually from rice or starch, and thus they are safe to eat, too.

As for the printer, any inkjet printer made by HP, Canon or Epson can be used for printing with edible ink. Manufacturers of edible ink always tell which printers are compatible with their products. There is a catch, though. Any printer that is used for working with edible ink must never be used on any other regular printing job. Regular inks are toxic when ingested; thus, any printer used for printing with edible ink should be a printer dedicated for that purpose only.

However, it is possible to convert an old printer that has been used for regular printing jobs as a printer for edible ink. All that you need to do is to clean the printer, especially the printer head, thoroughly to remove all traces of the regular ink that was once used with it. To be on the safe side, you can also replace the printer head with one that is designed more suitably for working with edible ink.

Canon Pixma MP210

BROTHER HL 2040
The Brother HL 2040 laser printer has a high-speed printing well suited for home office and also for personal use. Brother printers are easy to install and connect to your PC, with a range of connection options, be it USB, parallel or Ethernet, although cables are not included. Most PCs will find the printer straightaway and so you can be printing in just a few minutes. (more…)

The Zink printer is one of the newest offerings of Polaroid and Zink. It is a portable cell phone printer that can easily fit in your pocket. Secondly, it is an inkless printer – with the Zink technology, it does not consume even a drop of ink. (more…)

Tips to connect 2 computers to one printer (more…)

Here are some tricks to try to keep printing in case if one or two of your cartridges are empty. It a complicated task to continue printing if there is no ink in one or both the cartridges.

For safety measures most of manufacturers have made sure that the printer stops working. However, there are some steps you can take if there is no ink in one of the cartridges. (more…)

CT250 Series Cartridges Now Available. These toner cartridges are for the popular HP LaserJet CM3530/CP352 printers. (more…)

The Business of Recycled Ink Cartridges

It is more likely that manufacturers would deal instead with bulk recyclers. These bulk recyclers are the ones that purchase cartridges directly from consumers or through market-based channels and partners that have direct contact with end users. To illustrate the relationship, a printer vendor may put up a drop box at their store for used cartridges, or perhaps offer a rebate promotion for buyers of new printer ink cartridges who will turn in their old cartridges upon purchase.

There is another segment of the printer aftermarket that has a need for recycled printer cartridges. These are the ink refillers and the so-called ink cartridge re manufacturers. In previous years, the alternative printer consumables offered by these businesses were sub-standard and cannot compete with original printer cartridges. Their technology has since improved tremendously such that the demand for their low-cost, good-quality printer cartridges has increased multi-fold; thus driving up the buying price for used printer cartridges on a global scale.

From Consumer to Business Operator

As a consumer, you can earn a few dollars by returning empty cartridges to a vendor with a cash-back offer for cartridge recyclers. Eventually, however, your operations would entail that you put up enough capital to enable you to offer rewards to your end-user sources for recycled cartridges. In this sense, even if you are home-based, you need to evolve into a full-fledged cartridge recycling or collection office. This is especially true when you start dealing with companies. Write to these companies and establish goodwill early on, since this will help in maintaining your business even when prices for cartridges become volatile.

It will take some time before the desktop printer will be replaced by a better printing technology. Before that time comes, you should get on board and take the opportunity into printer cartridge recycling. You too can make your mark as a businessperson, help the environment and earn a decent income for yourself and your family.

Here is a short list of printer under $200 that ideal if you have a teenager or high school student living at home: (more…)