Photo Papers, Printer Speeds and where to buy Ink and Toner for your printers
Inkjet Laser Standalone Online What to consider Resolution Printer Inks Printing Speeds Photo Paper Connections
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Branded Ink Cartridges are how the companies make most of their money as during the printer's lifetime they hope you will have purchased countless cartridges and thrown the empty ones away. However you could either re-use these empty cartridges by buying a refill kit which allows you to syringe amounts of ink back into the cartridge.
In my experience this process does work and can save you a small fortune however it can be messy. Results especially on images can sometimes be of a lower quality than a branded or cheaper compatible standard cartridge.
You can of course use the branded versions which for Inkjets can easily cost £20-£30 as you will typically need four or six cartridges, or you could use one of the compatible brands available. These are available at a much cheaper price often just one or two pounds per cartridge. Normally sites offer special deals which means for the cost of a branded set you could afford two or three compatible versions.
Again people's experiences will differ but I haven't noticed any problems with performance or results by using the cheaper compatible cartridges.
The speed of a printer is given in pages per minute (PPM). I have yet to come across a printer which has achieved the quoted PPM. So I would suggest you take this into account as the quoted speeds I would imagine when printing at a low resolution, when printing at high resolutions the time to print each page will ultimately take longer to print.
If you are new to printing then it is normal to think why would you pay extra for special papers. The reason is to print photos or at high resolutions you should use a quality paper or coated papers.
Cheap and standard papers often result in some bleeding of the inks and can make the output appear darker or dull. Most printers include a sample pack of different papers to try so you can experiment with what works for your images.
Inkjet Laser Standalone Online What to consider Resolution Printer Inks Printing Speeds Photo Paper Connections
