Ink Cartridges Blog

This video demonstrates how to clean the printhead on your typical Canon Pixma series printers. The method below is only needed when the printer head is extremely clogged. This can occur if the printer has been sitting idle for a period of time. Symptoms typically will be poor print quality or missing print or individual colours missing and in severe cases may result in no print at all. One way to avoid the problem is to use your printer on a regular basis and dont print untill your ink cartridge completely runs dry. Also only use quality compatible cartridges and avoid the ink refill shops as most of these tend to use cheap, low quality inks. The video below shows the actual printhead after it has been removed from the printer. The printhead is the actual device which holds the ink cartridges. This is achieved by removing all of the cartridges and then carefully unclipping the cable attatched to the printhead. Next carefully remove the printhead itself. CAUTION: printheads should not be rubbed with any abrasive materials as they are very delicate. The video below shows the dried ink being flushed out with either an alchahol solution or possibly even near boiling water. Near boiling water (eg. under the HOT tap) will work and needs to be done long enough to remove the dried ink stuck on and in the printhead. The printhead can be carefully dabbed on a piece of tissue or lint free cloth afterwards to remove any remaining ink. Make sure the printhead is relatively dry before reinstalling and when installed run a few test prints.

HP 02

HP 02 Ink Cartidge only $11.90 from Ink Hub! Our HP 02 represents great value. It contains a whopping 35ml of Ink compared to the standard 10ml in the genuine ink cartridge. Print quality is excellent and as with all of our products it comes with a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.

Epson 73N

Epson 73N Value Pack only $28.90 from Ink Hub !
The Epson 73N Value Pack contains the full set of cartridges.
1x Epson 73N Black
1x Epson 73N Cyan
1x Epson 73N Magenta
1x Epson 73N Yellow

The Epson 73N Value Pack comes with a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Great print quality from Ink Hub.

Canon PGI-520BK

Well the new Canon range of printers has hit the market. You may have noticed (as with everything now days) the size of the cartridges have got smaller but the price hasn’t. All of the latest models use a set of 5 ink cartridges- the Canon PGI-520BK and Canon CLI-521’s.  Our online store “Ink Hub” has the  Canon PGI-520BK cartirdges for a crazy $10.20 each. Dont waste your hard earned money on Genuine Canon PGI-520BK ink cartridges when the compatibles are the same quality for almost half the price ! Some of the Canon printers are even using 6 cartridges. They have an extra Grey cartridge the canon cli-521g. Be warned when looking to purchase a new printer that you dont get sucked in to buying one of the new Canon printers using only the 2 cartridges (PG-510,CL-511 and PG-512,CL-513). Canon are clever as they generally sell these quite cheap. BE WARNED however as the ink cartridges for these are very costly. You are much better sticking with a printer using the Canon PGI-520BK and CLI-521 cartridges.

Have you ever got mad with your printer ?  I guess we all have at times. Heres one guy who had his own way of solving the problem! By the way if youre after a new Laser printer for your home, school or office give Ink Hub a call and usually we can beat most prices. We will have it delivered to your door within 24 hrs. Dont get to the stage of this guy in the video. Call us first ! After Toner Cartridges ? Checkout our brand new store, great prices Australia wide.

Buying a printer can be a very confusing task if you are not familiar with the workings of a printer or the costs invloved when it comes time to replace the ink cartridges. The following video is an attempt to try and explain to the user the benefits and pitfalls of the various printers available. PLEASE BE WARNED! There are so many CHEAP printers being sold in shops nowadays at BELOW cost price! PLEASE do your homework or call us first to find out the price of replacing the ink cartridges. It could save you big dollars in the long run !

A common problem with refilled or remanufactured ink cartridges which have built in printheads (eg. HP,Lexmark and some Canon) is for the printhead to become clogged or partly blocked. This generally results in  poor or blotchy printing or in colour cartridges some colours not printing at all. The easiest way to fix this problem is by immersing the printhead in almost boiling water. This loosens any ink that has hardened around the printhead and allows the ink to flow freely. Have a look at the video below. (as they say - a picture paints a thousand words.

The Canon MP630 Multifunction printer is a leap forward in printer design. If you are looking for a general purpose printer that does literally everything then look no further. While most modern printer manufacturers are opting for front tray only paper feeds the new Canon MP630 offers both front and rear tray paper loading. This is a great asset if you are constantly changing between paper, photographic paper and labels etc. You can load up the front tray with paper and the rear try with photo paper or labels etc. When you print you simply chose which tray (front or rear) you wish to print from using the Canon software (It’s extremely easy to use). Another great asset is the ability to print directly onto DVD Discs.

The control panel features a flip-up 2.5-inch colour TFT screen which is great for previewing photos before printing directly from a memory card or USB. Navigation keys and a scroll wheel under the screen provide easy access to all of the printers main functions. The scroll wheel is particularly useful when you want to print one specific image picked out from hundreds of others on a memory card. Another nice touch on the control panel is a button that immediately shows the ink levels remaining in the 5 seperate ink cartridges.

Other features the MP630 has are its Quick Start feature and its quiet operation. Although this printer drains just 2.1W of power in Standby mode, you can turn it off when not in use as it fires up almost instantly. We tested the MP630 with both the Genuine OEM cartridges and the compatible Canon PGI520 and Canon CLI521 cartridges and the only difference was the $45 saved using the compatibles.

Overall a fantastic printer, loaded with features and easily prints directly onto dvd’s etc. If  you are serious about printing we strongly recommend the MP630 !

Shop around as the price varies between $198 to as high as $265. Happy printing.
Canon PGI-520BK   More special deals on Canon Pixma MP630 ink cartridges

Brother LC38 / 67

The Brother LC-38/LC-67 compatible ink cartridges are finally here. These have been huge sellers and no wonder at $31.00 for the full set this represents a huge saving over the genuine OEM cartridges. The Brother LC-38 (Brother LC38 ink cartridges)  and Brother LC-67 (Brother LC67 ink cartridges) are exactly the same as the genuine OEM brother ink cartridges and they contain more ink so your dollar goes even further ! The Brother ink cartridges are a very reliable cartridge, unlike other cartridges which contain microchips or built in printheads the Brother cartridges are simply a plastic canister which holds ink. All of the electronic sensing of ink levels etc is done by the printer itself so there is NEVER any problems with Brother ink cartridges. Good quality compatible ink cartridges usually contain American made ink which is of a very high quality and you will find absolutely no difference whatsoever in print quality between the Genuine ‘Inobella’ inks and the compatibles. In all of the tests conducted by our technician at Ink Hub we concluded that the print quality is equal to or better than the Genuine Brother cartridges. The compatibles actually tend to have more vibrant colours than the Genuine Brother cartridges. If youre on the lookout for a new printer you cant go past the Brother Printers for price, reliability and ink cartridge prices.