Low-Cost Printers, High-Price Cartridges You think you’re getting a great deal on a printer, and then you go to replace a cartridge and find the replacement cartridge costs more than $100. Although manufacturers sell laser printers and inkjet printers cheaply, they keep the replacement toners and inks relatively expensive. This business model is how printer manufacturers make their money. You do have more cost-effective options, though, than buying the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cartridges.

There comes a time where you are needing to print off an important document and then you are faced with the devastating news that your ink is low. You replace the ink cartridge only to find that a few dozen pages later you are low again. For business or personal use, ink costs can add up quickly. Luckily, we have a few tips and techniques that can help stretch your ink supply.

We have a lot of awesome deals going on at CompandSave and at times it seems tempting and practical to stock up on ink cartridges in advance. But, you question if it is a good idea to store unused cartridges for a long period of time. Good news, we give you the green light to go ahead and buy cartridges in advance! However, we want you to know how to store and care for your extra cartridges to ensure that when you go to use them they work and do not cause damage to your printer.

**| |** | ———————————————————————————————————— | | Image found at howardgardnerschool.com | If your current printer has stopped functioning properly and is causing you frustration then it is time to invest in a new one. While it might seem easier just to toss the old printer out for garbage collection, there are better options. At CompandSave we encourage recycling. We have shared numerous articles about how to recycle your ink cartridges but did you know you can also recycle your printer?

A lot of people have questions about printer ink cartridges. Some people think they’re too expensive, others don’t know how to care for the cartridges themselves, or how to prevent clogs. It can be hard to find the answers, because there are so many different opinions out there. So where do you turn? To us, of course! We went out into the wide world of Facebook and Twitter asking what all YOU wanted to know about printer ink cartridges.

If your company is open during the holidays (or even if you’re printing your own Christmas cards), it pays to take care of your printers. Printers are very useful tools during the holiday season, and functional ink cartridges are the key to all the beautiful images we see in holiday-related media. Here are our tips for the caring and keeping of printer ink cartridges: 1. Store printer cartridges properly after purchase.

You’re probably wondering: What’s the perfect holiday gift for my business partner/professional friend/college-aged child? Here’s our biggest gift idea — a printer! Why a printer, you ask? Here are a few reasons why: Printers are used everywhere (and by everyone!) There are many types of printers out there, and it can be difficult to decide what kind of printer is best for an office or home. Printers are becoming more and more common in households, to the point where a 2007 survey suggested that over 80% of Internet users have printers in their house.

Small businesses need to be money-smart when first starting out. Between the pressure to turn a profit and constant need for the right resources, a wireless printer might seem like too big of an investment for a small business. But it doesn’t have to be! Small Businesses Need As Much Space As Possible A wireless printer will maximize your small business’s square footage. Cables that tangle can create a potentially dangerous mess, plus the constantly swapping out connections between computers and the printer can clutter your office in no time.