Deskjet Review

Printer is HP deskjet 3500. Only black ink cartridge (c8727) is installed. I want to print a PDF where the text is medium gray. When it prints the text is too light to read. How can I get the printer to print the text as black so I can read it? Computer is a Dell 3000 with XP home.

Unless you can edit the PDF and change the font colour you can’t.

You may have noticed much of the world is in a state of depression at the moment.  So, unless the financial crisis is passing you by like a mere mallard on the gargantuan lake of your accounts, you will realise that it is more important than ever to purchase the correct printer for your needs.  Let us not be so bold as to assume this will be an easy task; there are loads of printer companies out there, including Dell, Canon, OKI and HP; too many to write off as being “basically the same”.  For this reason I have seen fit to write a brief overview to printers in general, to help you gain a better idea of which kind of printer will be best suited to your company.

Buying a new printer its like getting married; as exciting as it is, few people enjoy the forward planning, the frustrating amount of details involved and the constant worrying about whether you have chosen the right one.  After all, we’ve all heard horror stories about people that have made the wrong choice and ended up with something that costs them a small fortune in the long run.  Whether it be potential wives of potential printers, there are essentially two kinds; good-looking but slow, or not so good-looking but convenient.  In the world of printers, the former is known as the inkjet and the latter as the laser printer; deciding which kind is best for you is the foundation of choosing a printer because, unlike in marriage, there is no easy way out for the poor individuals that invest in the wrong printer

As I have mentioned above, inkjet tend to produce fantastic image quality, but at an incredibly arduous pace.  Hence, for people that need to do a lot of printing in a very short time, they are utterly useless.   What’s more, just like their spouse equivalent; good-looking, slow inkjet printers aren’t great with text and, despite being cheap to get your hands on; they have a reputation for breaking down, stabbing you in the back and costing a fortune to maintain in the long run.  You can purchase a low end model for as cheap as £20-30, but will soon discover the price of replacing the ink cartridges for a couple of years is likely to be many times this original purchase price!  As if that wasn’t bad enough, inkjets need their cartridges changing a stupendous amount of times compared to laser printers, making them even more expensive for companies that rely on bulk printing.  

Laser printers, on the other hand, tend to produce very crisp text documents and solid-colour images at breathtaking pace; since the only images most companies need to print are logos and charts, laser printers are hence the perfect combination of quality and speed.  The downside is that, although monochrome laser printers can be purchased for as little as £120, colour laser printers cost between £200 and £400 – way more than their inkjet brethren!  However, as I have mentioned above, toner cartridges in laser printers do not require changing anything like as often as inkjet cartridges, which makes the overall cost of a lasers and inkjets quite comparable.  If your company printed 2500 mixed text and graphics colour-pages, for example; a laser printer could probably manage this with a single change of toner cartridge.  An inkjet, on the other hand, would probably need its ink cartridge changed around 10-12 times!  

Taking into account the price of their cartridges and the frequency with which they need to be changed, the price of producing an A4 page of standard quality text with an inkjet is around 8p.  By comparison, a laser printer can produce much crisper text for a mere 1p per page!  Producing a combination of text and images on a laser printer will still only cost around 2p, but the quality of the graphics and images doesn’t quite compare to the beauty produced by top-end inkjet printers.   However, the down side to these pieces of inkjet art (as you’ve probably guessed) is that they cost a fortune to print; around 30-50p per page!

The bottom line is that companies that produce lots of text documents should definitely invest in a monochrome laser printer; they produce the best quality text, as fast as possible at a small overall cost.  The OKI laser printer B2200, for example, prints a page of crisp text every 3 seconds for around £100! OKI Toner cartridges do cost around £35 a time, but they only need replacing once every 2000 pages.  Colour laser printers are also the best choice for companies that do a large amount of mixed printing; the overall print-quality of text and graphics is likely to be better, quicker and cheaper and the overall costs to an inkjet is comparable in the long run.

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Brother may not be the biggest name in printers – they tend to be overshadowed by some of the other manufacturers – but they do tend to produce some well-known and popular units. The question is whether or not you should add one to your home or office. Here is a look at some advantages and disadvantages of this brand.

Pros of Buying a Brother Printer

There are a number of advantages to purchasing a Brother inkjet or laser printer.

• Price. In comparison to the other brands, Brother’s models are quite reasonable in terms of their price tag. For example, you can find a laser printer with wireless capabilities for just over $100. You can also find an all-in-one inkjet unit for around $80 which is very inexpensive.
• Reputation. Brother has been around for a long time. Older users may remember learning how to type on Brother typewriters or using Brother word processors before computers hit the market in a big way.
• Reasonable operating costs. Unlike some brands, Brother does not have a reputation for charging a fortune for Brother ink cartridges and toner. In fact, operating one of the units can be very affordable.

Cons of Buying a Brother Printer

Everything isn’t rosy with Brother printers, of course. There are some problems that consumers have noticed and that might cause you to rethink your desire to buy one of these printers.

Poor customer service. As with Dell, Brother has had some major customer service complaints in recent years and consumers have been very vocal about these troubles on the Internet.

Not equal in performance. Brother does offer a wide selection of printer options but they are not all created equal. Customers seem to prefer the quality of the laser printers to the all-in-one units which seem to have more than their fair share of problems.

Automatic head cleaning. To maintain high quality printing, the heads of your printer need to be cleaned periodically and this uses up some of the ink. With some Brother units, the head cleaning is automatic and can even occur in the middle of a print job (or fax job if you’re using a multifunction unit). Other units allow you to schedule these cleanings. However, if the cleaning is being done too frequently you may be wasting ink.

Using All of the Ink

One complaint a few consumers seem to have with some of the Brother units is that they stop working before the ink is completely empty. That means you’d end up paying for ink that ends up thrown away.

Getting a Brother?

While there are some plusses and minuses to Brother printers in general, you’ll want to investigate some individual models on your own before making a final decision and picking the right printer for your specific needs.

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Technological advancements have made us a much more productive society. Unfortunately, these advancements have resulted in hazards to the environment. To avoid polluting our environment, many methods of disposing of technological waste have been implemented. Used Inkjet and toner cartridges are items that need consideration when thinking about the impact on the environment. Like other items such as soda bottles, plastic, and glass, ink and toner cartridges should not be tossed into landfills.

Recycling ink and toner cartridges is a great way to protect the environment, reduce e-waste, and conserve resources. As well, you may be able to make a bit of money. There are now many recycling drop off locations where people can drop off their old cartridges. Stores such as Staples have instituted a recycling program where they collect used cartridges. US Consumers will receive a $3.00 Staples reward for every ink or toner cartridge they return to their local Staples store. Companies such as HP and Dell provide postage-paid envelopes or a shipping label with a new cartridge in order to send the old cartridge back to them for recycling. As well, companies like Canon provide people with labels to print off on their website. Some stores will give a discount on your next cartridge purchase. Office Depot will send out prepaid boxes for customers to return empty ink or toner cartridges for recycling. All that one has to do is place the empty cartridge in the prepaid box and mail it back to them.

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Technological advancements have made us a much more productive society. Unfortunately, these advancements have resulted in hazards to the environment. To avoid polluting our environment, many methods of disposing of technological waste have been implemented. Used Inkjet and toner cartridges are items that need consideration when thinking about the impact on the environment. Like other items such as soda bottles, plastic, and glass, ink and toner cartridges should not be tossed into landfills.

Recycling ink and toner cartridges is a great way to protect the environment, reduce e-waste, and conserve resources. As well, you may be able to make a bit of money. There are now many recycling drop off locations where people can drop off their old cartridges. Stores such as Staples have instituted a recycling program where they collect used cartridges. US Consumers will receive a $3.00 Staples reward for every ink or toner cartridge they return to their local Staples store. Companies such as HP and Dell provide postage-paid envelopes or a shipping label with a new cartridge in order to send the old cartridge back to them for recycling. As well, companies like Canon provide people with labels to print off on their website. Some stores will give a discount on your next cartridge purchase. Office Depot will send out prepaid boxes for customers to return empty ink or toner cartridges for recycling. All that one has to do is place the empty cartridge in the prepaid box and mail it back to them.

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Technological advancements have made us a much more productive society. Unfortunately, these advancements have resulted in hazards to the environment. To avoid polluting our environment, many methods of disposing of technological waste have been implemented. Used Inkjet and toner cartridges are items that need consideration when thinking about the impact on the environment. Like other items such as soda bottles, plastic, and glass, ink and toner cartridges should not be tossed into landfills.

Recycling ink and toner cartridges is a great way to protect the environment, reduce e-waste, and conserve resources. As well, you may be able to make a bit of money. There are now many recycling drop off locations where people can drop off their old cartridges. Stores such as Staples have instituted a recycling program where they collect used cartridges. US Consumers will receive a $3.00 Staples reward for every ink or toner cartridge they return to their local Staples store. Companies such as HP and Dell provide postage-paid envelopes or a shipping label with a new cartridge in order to send the old cartridge back to them for recycling. As well, companies like Canon provide people with labels to print off on their website. Some stores will give a discount on your next cartridge purchase. Office Depot will send out prepaid boxes for customers to return empty ink or toner cartridges for recycling. All that one has to do is place the empty cartridge in the prepaid box and mail it back to them.

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