Deskjet Review

If you’re looking to purchase an inkjet or a laser printer, Dell might be one of the manufacturers on your short list option. Below you’ll find an overview of some of the pros and cons to choosing a Dell.

Pros of Buying a Dell Printer

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

• Price. Generally, Dell printers are among the most affordable on the market, especially if you purchase them as part of a bundle with your computer and other accessories.
• Variety. Dell printers come in a wide variety of models. There are inkjet models that are also available as all-in-one units if that is something you are interested in. The company also makes color and monochrome laser printers. The advantage here is that you have more options to choose from than you might with some manufacturers.

Cons of Buying a Dell Printer

Although there are some reasons to consider choosing a Dell, there are also reasons to search elsewhere for a quality printer. Here are some of those reasons.

Customer service complaints. In 2006, Dell’s customer service came under fire when it became clear that the number of complaints from customers had increased dramatically. Almost half of their calls required a call back that often never came.

Business practice complaints. In 2008, Dell was found guilty of misleading advertising and other problems related to their products. More than 1,000 Dell owners signed on as part of the case after having their own problems with the company, including warranty problems and other issues.

Higher price supplies. Dell printers are notorious for having smaller ink cartridges and toners than other models (except Lexmark, see below). That means you will end up spending more on ink in the long run, even though the cartridges themselves are fairly priced. Also, new Dell ink and toner can usually only be purchased directly from the company.

Not made by Dell. Dell printers are not made by Dell. Instead, the company uses Lexmark printers and sells them under the Dell brand. If you do not like Lexmark printers, which do tend to receive a fair share of complaints themselves, this could be an issue.

Getting a Dell?

Before you decide whether or not to purchase a Dell, you should continue reading reviews of the printers you are most interested in. Do some comparison shopping before choosing the right brand for your needs.

John C. Arkin
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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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I have a HP Deskjet Printer 3920. But the power button light is blinking. Even i have installed a new black cartridge. When i remove the black cartridge the light blinking is stopped. So what is the problem.

you need to remove the cello tape from the cartridge head

An inkjet cartridge is a replaceable component of an inkjet printer that contains the ink that is spread on paper during printing and sometimes the print-head itself. Each inkjet cartridge contains one or more partitioned ink tanks (reservoirs), electronic contacts and a chip that communicates with the printer.

Inside each partition of the inkjet cartridge tank (reservoir), is a tiny metal plate. In response to a signal given by the inkjet printer, a tiny current flows through the metal causing it to warm up. The ink immediately surrounding the heated plate is vaporised. As a consequence, the total volume of the ink exceeds that of the inkjet cartridge. An ink droplet falls out of the cartridge onto the paper. This process takes place in a matter of milliseconds which equals to near 6,000 times per second.

Usually, two separate inkjet cartridges are inserted into an inkjet printer: one containing black ink and one with each of the three primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow). Alternatively, each primary color may have a dedicated inkjet cartridge. Some inkjet cartridges are specifically designed for printing photographs. All printer suppliers produce their own type of inkjet cartridges. Inkjet cartridges for different printers may be incompatible – either physically or electrically. Since replacement inkjet cartridges from the original manufacturer of the printer are often very expensive, some other manufacturers produce “compatible” inkjet cartridges as cheaper alternatives. Some inkjet cartridges have incorporated the printer head (most Hewlett Packard inkjet printers use this system). Usually, they are more expensive, but the printers are cheaper. Others don’t include the print head, but they are more economical and the inkjet printers are more expensive (for example, most Epson inkjet printers).

Typically, inkjet cartridges are very expensive compared to the printer itself. Many people, therefore, use compatible inkjet cartridges (also called “generic” – those made by a company other than the OEM printer manufacturer) that give comparable quality, but with considerable savings. Another alternative involves modifications that allow the use of continuous ink systems that use external ink tanks. Some people choose to use inexpensive ink, knowing that, in the long term, it may damage the printer. However, the cost savings of 4 or 5 refilled inkjet cartridges may well be sufficient to pay for a new inkjet printer. If the printer lasts more than that, they have obtained the same result (economically speaking) at a lower cost than using original supplies.

Consumers are often surprised at the price of replacing their inkjet cartridges, especially when compared with that of purchasing a brand new inkjet printer. The major printer manufacturers, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Dell, Canon, Epson and Brother, often break even or lose money selling printers and expect to recoup their losses by selling inkjet cartridges over the life span of the printer. Since much of the printer manufacturers’ profits are made up of inkjet cartridges and toner sales, these companies have taken various actions to limit the options of consumers in using aftermarket inkjet cartridges.

However, many consumers have purchased remanufactured cartridges from alternative companies to save money over buying new inkjet cartridges. This is a much better use of resources, much cheaper, and a whole industry has grown up around this idea. Remanufacturing of inkjet cartridges and other printer supplies also reduces the amount of plastic that goes in the landfill and keeps the Earth a cleaner place.

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Is an Ink jet printer the same as a deskjet printer? The paper I am wanting to order says it has to be an inkjet or a laser printer I have a deskjet.Thanks
I am wanting to print temporary tattoos from my deskjet. The Special paper calls for inkjet or laser.

They are the same. Just called differently. For your deskjet, you need inkjet paper. Laser paper is smoother and not good for deskjets because it may smudge.

Are you unhappy with your printer’s current performance? Do you want it to print faster so you can complete those print jobs in a hurry? After all, no one wants to stand over the printer waiting for those finished pages to come out. You may not realize it but there are ways to increase the speed and performance of your existing printer just by tweaking your own print options and settings.

Choosing Ink Darkness

When you are printing with either an inkjet or laser printer, you can adjust the settings to make the ink darker or lighter on the printed documents. The darker you choose to make the ink the longer it’s going to take the documents to print and the more ink cartridges or toner you are going to use during the jobs. There are a couple of ways to make these changes. If you have installed the printer driver, you should be able to access the printer’s options and can choose the correct level of darkness. With an inkjet cartridge, you’d want to choose draft quality for the fastest speeds.

Another Method to Adjust Darkness

If you did not install the printer driver, you can still access printer settings through your own computer. You can either select “Printers” from the Control Panel or select “Properties” from the printing screen. Once you’ve accessed the appropriate menu you’ll want to pick the “Paper Quality” tab. Now scroll down or let your eyes wander to the lower part of the dialog box until you find the button marked “Advanced.” Click on that and you’ll see a new dialog box with additional options available. From here, you’ll be able to adjust the printer’s toner/ink darkness settings. Remember to choose lower numbers or draft quality to maximize speed.

Monochrome Printing Only

Besides the darkness of your ink, another factor that can slow down the printing speed of your printer is the use of color ink cartridges. This should make sense. Remember that normally your black ink comes separate from the others. While their colors have to be combined to create the exact color for each portion of your document which takes times, the black ink is ready to go.

Connections

While not necessarily a setting issue, the connections you use for your printer can affect speed. USB connections are faster than the old-fashion parallel port methods, for example. You can also speed things up by directly connecting your printer into your network via a network server. Make sure all of your computers can connect to the server either through cables or wirelessly.

John C. Arkin
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I’m planning on using Transfer Paper on a t-shirt , but I keep reading that the printer must be inkjet , mine is deskjet ‘D1663’ . will it not work with a deskjet printer ?

A Deskjet is an inkjet printer.

Printer ink cartridges are the necessary accessories for every printer and have only been on the market for a little over 19 years. Modern printing capabilities have spurred many types of equipment that are appropriate for home or office use. It is possible to print a high quality looking brochure, letterhead or business cards from using a basic inkjet printer that uses colour printer cartridges. Other than a good computer, the important piece of equipment that is needed for any venture such as desktop publishing is a quality printing system. Inkjet and laser printers are both used for many home offices, but laser printers produce the best quality for serious desktop publishers.
Manufacturers know that most of their money will be made with replacement printer ink cartridges that do not last for very long. Equipment that only uses black ink is not as expensive to operate since black cartridges are not as expensive. Printing equipment that uses both black and colour ink incur more cost to operate primarily because colour printer cartridges are more expensive than black plus both colours must be purchased in order to operate properly.

While a typical colour printing system might cost under £100 to purchase, the ink alone could cost well over £30 each. This shopping dilemma has led to competitive methods that provide other ways of finding ink for printers. Some consumers attempt to be very frugal and decide to fill their own empty cartridges with ink from refill kits. While this is definitely cheaper, the quality sometimes is not up to par and there are times when a reinstalled cartridge may not work.

Choosing this method is also messy so finding an alternative to retail pricing is where recycled or discount refills have found a major niche. Recycled printer ink cartridges can be purchased from many online sources that offer good prices for quality ink refills. Recycled units can be found from some manufacturers as well as other retail businesses. Make sure, however, that the refills are the right model numbers since there is a wide diversity of printing equipment that uses differing sizes.
If you are looking for cheap ink cartridges for your printer then try looking for compatible unbranded cartridges.

Laser printing systems use ink in a different format than inkjet printers and are quite expensive. Units for printing in laser systems are called laser toner cartridges and are replaced according to which of the four toners needs refilling first. There are generally four toners in a typical laser system and each toner may need refilling at a separate time; unlike colour printer ink cartridges for an inkjet printer, which will need to be replaced even if only the red ink is gone. Even though laser accessories are more expensive, the toners are completely used up before they are replaced. Simply put, most typical home and school users go with moderately priced inkjet printers for acceptable quality and ease of use while businesses may choose laser equipment for better quality productions.

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No single person can be credited with the invention of the first inkjet printer. However, we can safely say that it was invented in 1976 but did not enter the popular consciousness until 1988 when Hewlett Packard released the DeskJet Printer and marketed it like a home consumer item. It must be said, however, that buying this printer and the printer cartridges was not everybody’s cup of tea as it was priced at around $1000. A steep price indeed!

The Inkjet Revolution

If you compare the inkjet printer in use today to those that were launched some twenty years ago, you will find that they have indeed come a long way since then. Though they arrived in the stores in the 1980s; it was way back in the 1970s, that printer companies recognized the fact that the ink based printers were the way forward and this technology would be revolutionary in nature. They began the process of developing printers and printer cartridges. The initial challenge for the company was not only to concentrate on quality but also on affordability. Siemens invented a popular inkjet printer model in 1977 and it became quite popular amongst businesses and organizations. The biggest benefits of this printer were that it sprayed ink only when necessary and were not very expensive.

A Few Challenges

A major challenge faced by printer developers with regards to this type of printers was the fact that the flow of ink from the print head to the page needed to be controlled. This required cutting edge technological research not only in terms of the printers but also the printer cartridges. Initially the dried ink, clogged the printer head, and even the IBM strategy to use electrically charged droplets for coating the pages with ink was not successful and lacked consumer appeal. This challenge was tackled by two companies namely Hewlett-Packard and Canon. They introduced the inkjet printer in the market that used liquid ink, held in cartridges. These became vastly popular and this technology is still in use today.

The Inkjet Cartridges

An article on these printers won’t be complete without mentioning the role of printer ink cartridges in the scheme of things. It is the ink cartridges that played a stellar role in the increasing popularity of these printers. Printer cartridges are the core element of each and very printer and they have also gone through a long and evolved process of development, side by side with the printers. Without the development of printer ink cartridges there would be no inkjet printers. It’s as simple as that.

As can be seen, the whole process of developing a printer is long and goes through a long period of trial and error. This is one of prime reasons why so many companies have contributed to the development of printing technology.

John C. Arkin

No single person can be credited with the invention of the first inkjet printer. However, we can safely say that it was invented in 1976 but did not enter the popular consciousness until 1988 when Hewlett Packard released the DeskJet Printer and marketed it like a home consumer item. It must be said, however, that buying this printer and the printer cartridges was not everybody’s cup of tea as it was priced at around $1000. A steep price indeed!

The Inkjet Revolution

If you compare the inkjet printer in use today to those that were launched some twenty years ago, you will find that they have indeed come a long way since then. Though they arrived in the stores in the 1980s; it was way back in the 1970s, that printer companies recognized the fact that the ink based printers were the way forward and this technology would be revolutionary in nature. They began the process of developing printers and printer cartridges. The initial challenge for the company was not only to concentrate on quality but also on affordability. Siemens invented a popular inkjet printer model in 1977 and it became quite popular amongst businesses and organizations. The biggest benefits of this printer were that it sprayed ink only when necessary and were not very expensive.

A Few Challenges

A major challenge faced by printer developers with regards to this type of printers was the fact that the flow of ink from the print head to the page needed to be controlled. This required cutting edge technological research not only in terms of the printers but also the printer cartridges. Initially the dried ink, clogged the printer head, and even the IBM strategy to use electrically charged droplets for coating the pages with ink was not successful and lacked consumer appeal. This challenge was tackled by two companies namely Hewlett-Packard and Canon. They introduced the inkjet printer in the market that used liquid ink, held in cartridges. These became vastly popular and this technology is still in use today.

The Inkjet Cartridges

An article on these printers won’t be complete without mentioning the role of printer ink cartridges in the scheme of things. It is the ink cartridges that played a stellar role in the increasing popularity of these printers. Printer cartridges are the core element of each and very printer and they have also gone through a long and evolved process of development, side by side with the printers. Without the development of printer ink cartridges there would be no inkjet printers. It’s as simple as that.

As can be seen, the whole process of developing a printer is long and goes through a long period of trial and error. This is one of prime reasons why so many companies have contributed to the development of printing technology.

John C. Arkin