Epson, one the leading brand name ink retailers, has been deceiving customers. Tired of paying the high price of printer ink, many consumers have declared Epson's use of the Intillidge microchip 'the last straw'. The intellidge chip makes it impossible for a user to use all the ink in an Epson ink cartridge.   Researchers found that the cartridges contain up to 38% more ink when the chip reports that the cartridge is empty. Consumers never get to use this printer ink cartridge , despite the fact that they've paid for it. Epson isn't the only brand name company to practice this malicious type of deception. Dell, Hp, and Canon are just as gui [Read More]

Many brand ink companies, including Epson, have been caught being dishonest with customers. Consumers were outraged to discover that the chip Epson has been using on many of their cartridges, the Intellidge microchip, makes it impossible to use all the ink in a cartridge.   The cartridges were found to contain a good deal of ink that is inaccessible to consumers. Epson is not alone in the controversy. Nearly every major brand printer ink cartridge company has been engaged in the same activity. According to Epson, the microchip is helping to avoid unnecessary damage to the print heads. Do all printer ink cartridges make use o [Read More]

Epson, like many other name brand manufacturers, has been caught practicing deception against its customers. With the high cost of brand printer ink cartridges , consumers were outraged to learn that the intellidge microchip placed on some Epson ink cartridges is making it impossible to use all the ink in the cartridge.   It's been found Epson's ink cartridges contain a substantial amount of printer ink after the cartridge reports that it is empty. This means that consumers cannot use all the ink that they paid for. Epson isn't the only brand name company to practice this malicious type of deception.   Dell, Hp, [Read More]

You may be losing money and not even know it if you haven't set aside the time to figure out how much it really costs to use your home printer. The first thing you have to figure out is how many pages you typically print in a month.   Owning a home printer is a great experience but if you don't know how many pages you print, you can't figure out exactly how much that home printer is costing you every month. To get the cost per page, you can use an ISO standardized test. Next time you buy printer ink, pay close attention to cartridge size, yield, and cost. So let's say that you've found a cartridge that costs $27.99 that contains exactly 21 ml of black ink. The cartridge specs would probably say that you can get 800 pages at 5% [Read More]

Do you know how much it costs to print each document on your home printer? If not, you could be losing money. First, how many pages do you print every month? Owning a home printer is a great experience but if you don't know how many pages you print, you can't figure out exactly how much that home printer is costing you every month. There's a great ISO standardized test that will help you figure out the average cost per page. When you buy printer ink, you need to place a high priority on cartridge size, yield, and cost. So, Cartridge 1 might offer 21 ml of black ink. Upon further inspection, you'd find that that cartridge of ink has a yield of 800 pages and the ink when the ink only covers 5% of the page.   The cost: $27.99. That means [Read More]

When it starts to seem like your money is gone before you've spent it, you may want to take a little time to figure out how much it costs to use your home printer. It may cost more than you think. First, how many pages do you print every month? Believe it or not, it really is worth it to keep a "print journal".   When you know how many pages you print, you can figure out exactly how much your home printer is costing you. There's a great ISO standardized test that will help you figure out the average cost per page. When you buy printer ink, you need to place a high priority on cartridge size, yield, and cost. As an example, you might find a cartridge that costs twenty-seven dollars and ninety-nine cents containing 21ml of black [Read More]

If you don't know the true cost of printing with brand name printer ink, you could be losing money. The first thing you have to do is figure out how much you use your printer. If you know how many pages you print every month, you can figure out how much money you'll likely spend in a given month on printing supplies.   Once you have a general idea of how many pages you will likely be printing in any given month, you can make use of an ISO standardized test to determine the average cost per page and, with that number, determine if you are overpaying for your printer ink. Next time you buy printer ink, pay close attention to cartridge size, yield, and cost. A $27.99 cartridge of replacement ink, for example, might over a yield of 8 [Read More]

If you haven't figured out how much it costs to use your home printer, you might want to give it a try. After all, you could be losing money. First, how often do you use your printer? Do you print 20 documents a month or is the figure closer to 200? Most people don't keep track. Still, it might be worth it to keep a "print journal".   If you know how much you print, you can figure your overall printer costs. When you get a solid idea of how many pages you tend to print, just use an ISO standardized test to get the cost per page. When you finally run out of ink, make sure you pay attention when you buy replacement ink. There are three important factors: size, yield, and cost. So let's say that you've found a cartridge that cos [Read More]

Epson is one of many brand name ink cartridge companies caught being dishonest in their dealings with customers. The intelligence microchip, developed by Epson and used on many of their cartridges, stops the cartridge from releasing ink after the ink level reaches a critical level. In other words, there's still ink in the cartridge when the cartridge stops working.   This has caused a lot of controversy among consumers tired of paying sky high prices for printer ink. Because of the microchip, consumers are unable to use a 'substantial' amount of printer ink in each cartridge. Epson is not alone in the controversy.   Nearly every major brand printer ink company has been engaged in the same activity. Epson argues that the [Read More]

There have been many brand name companies caught deceiving their customers; Epson is now one of them. With the high cost of brand ink cartridges, consumers were outraged to learn that the intelligence microchip placed on some Epson ink cartridges is making it impossible to use all the ink in the cartridge.   It's been found Epson's ink cartridges contain a substantial amount of printer ink after the cartridge reports that it is empty. This means that consumers cannot use all the ink that they paid for. Epson is not alone in the controversy. Nearly every major brand printer ink company has been engaged in the same activity. Epson has maintained their innocence, claiming that the minimal amount of ink left in the cartridge is necessary to prevent damage [Read More]