Electronic printing: A revolution

Gone are the days when people had to write everything down on paper with their hands. Technology has changed the way we do most things including the way we write and print too. Let us have a look at the world of printing and the various types of printer supplies.

The first type of printer is the inkjet one which uses an ink or inkjet cartridge. The cartridge is compact and replaceable. Ink cartridges dispense ink which may be oil or water based through holes in the cartridge. The HP ink cartridge is less costly as compared to laser toner cartridges.

Laser printers have become more popular owing to their speed and long life. During laser printing operation, data is converted to electric signals that activate the lasers towards a part called drum; the toner which is a fine and dry carbon-based powder mixed with a polymer, is then coated to the drum which rolls over the paper. The images or texts will now be imprinted on the paper with the help of static electricity. Empty toner cartridges can be refilled by three ways:

1. The original equipment manufacturer [OEM], for example Brother Toner, will refill your cartridge. But this is expensive. Printer manufacturers gain more profit from the sale of printing consumables such as toner cartridges than the actual sale of the printer unit.

2. The compatible cartridge is one which can be used in any printer even if not the same toner cartridge company.

3. The remanufactured type are used cartridges that are disassembled, cleaned, replaced with new parts if necessary, refilled with toner, packaged and then sold.

Thermal printers print on paper by melting a coating of ribbon so that it stays glued to the material on which the print is applied. The ribbon can be changed with either OEM ribbon or compatible ribbon.

Weigh the positives and negatives before deciding on which to buy.

As with other products, ink cartridges and toner cartridges can be bought online. It saves your time and also gets you some good discounts for bulk orders. All you need to do is find a website selling quality printer supplies online.

You can find affordable printer supplies online. You can get the best printer supplies online like quality ink cartridges, refill kits, laser toner cartridges, printers, fax machines, fax machine cartridges, transparencies, printer ribbons and photocopiers. Some sites give discounts of up to 50 to 80 percent with 100% guarantee. Most of the online sites deliver your orders at your doorstep and dispatch your order within 24 hours. You can choose your products from among the best companies in the world, namely Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Premier, Canon, Oki, Brother, Ricoh, InfoPrint Solutions, Compatibles - 500 Series and Konica Minolta.

Shynaz Virani is author of this article on Cheap Inkjet Cartridge. Find more information about Affordable Toner Cartridges here.