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Toner - Save money with Compatible Toner

Toner Cartridges are certainly not getting any cheaper. Many businesses are now turning to both Remanufactured and Compatible Toner Cartridges. Talking to our wholesalers they indicated that during the last recession their business boomed as companies turned to compatible toners to save money. Many people cringe at the thought of using a compatible product however nowadays the quality of compatible and remanufactured toner is extremely high. A word of warning however be careful where you buy your toners from. Yes sure there are many companies that sell super cheap toner and ink cartridges but before you make the purchase do your homework. I recommend that if you are shopping online first look at the “Reviews” that have been left on the site. This will give you some indication of the level of customer satisfaction. Does the company offer a Money Back Guarantee or Exchange ? Does the company have contact details such as phone numbers and not just a contact form. What does the site say about the products eg. are they simply a picture with a price or do they give a full overview of the product and its manufacturing process etc. Compatible Toner are a HUGE money saver. Make sure you buy from a reputable company so if there is ever an issue it can be resolved quickly and to your satisfaction. Happy shopping.

Cartridge World

Cartridge World have been in the ink cartridge refill and supply business for many years but they now face HUGE amounts of competition from the large number of online suppliers. Cartridge World specialises in refilling ink and toner cartridges, and it all began from one store in Adelaide and has now grown to 1,000 stores worldwide in 9 years. Unlike Cartridge World most online retailers sell only NEW (not refilled) ink cartridges and the quality nowadays is extremely high. One problem that is often encountered with refilling is trying to get the full amount of ink back into the empty cartridge. This is not a problem with compatibles as they are usually filled with a higher capacity of ink than the genuine OEM ink cartridge.Printer manufacturers are becoming more devious in their printer designs by producing smaller capacity ink cartridges and complex opto-electric chips which are extremely difficult to replicate. This is done in a desperate attempt to slow down the flood of high quality compatible ink cartridges which are flooding the market at bargain prices causing Printer manufacturers to lose piles of money ! Fortunately our friends in China are quick to replicate the cartridges and eventually copy the microchips and in most cases they are on the market several months after the Genuine product is released. Canon seem to lead in this field as they produce microchips on their ink cartridges that may take several years to duplicate. A classic example of this is the Canon CLI-8 and PGI-5 cartridges which took many years to crack. Canon sell these for around $125 per set and the new compatibles are available for as low as $49.90 a set at online stores such as Ink Hub-ink cartridges. With so many rapid changes in ink cartridge and printer technology, the flood of high quality, low priced compatible ink cartridges and the slowing economy Cartridge World like so many other businesses must be feeling the pinch. So shop around, do the homework and dont be afraid to try a compatible ink cartridge over a genuine product as there are HUGE savings to be made. Also remember that your printer warranty is NOT affected by using a compatible cartridge. Ink Hub has been selling quality ink cartridges Australia Wide for many years and have NEVER had a report of a printer being damaged by using a compatible product. So keep your eyes on Cartridge World over the next 12 months and I think that you will find as with many other businesses that they will struggle and that the online competitors will steal a large slice of Cartridge World’s business !

Compatible Toner Cartridges vs Genuine

Many small business owners are now turning to “Compatible” or “Remanufactured” Toner Cartridges in an effort to save money. The modern compatible toners are guaranteed to be equal or to exceed the quality of the Genuine OEM Toners. At Ink Hub we supply only the Highest quality toners supplied by an Australian company who have done nothing else but remanufacture and supply Laser Toners for the past 20 years. Quickcharge laser toners are the best available on the market today. This is largely due to the quality control processes used during production:

STEP 1: COMPONENT QUALIFICATION
To build the highest quality cartridges in the industry, you have to start with the best components. Quick Charge searches out the top manufacturers in the toner and OPC industries. All components used in Quick Charge cartridges are held to rigorous standards, and every single incoming lot of supplies is tested and approved to assure consistent performance.

STEP 2: PROCESS CONTROL
Quality control check points are utilized at virtually every step in the remanufacturing process. Quick Charge invests countless hours training and support to make sure our production staff is the best it can be.

STEP 3: 100% POST TESTING
Every single cartridge produced is machine tested to verify print quality. Each cartridge must meet stringent print quality standards before it is given the “green light” for final packaging.

STEP 4: RANDOM AUDITING
Random auditing of finished cartridge stock provides an additional level of quality assurance, and helps ensure that every Quick Charge cartridge you purchase will meet or exceed OEM cartridge performance.

STEP 5: PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
Cartridge performance is measured and analyzed on an ongoing basis. Key performance criteria such as print density and page yield are tracked by our technical staff to ensure that our high quality standards are maintained.

So with all of these quality control procedures in place you can be assured of the highest quality toner cartridges! Dont waste money on over inflated toners support Australian companies and help protect our environment by using only Remanufactured and Compatible Toners!

Brother LC-37/LC-57 compatible ink cartridges

The Brother LC-37/57 compatible ink cartridges are our Biggest sellers!

The ink cartridges each contain 36ml of ink - DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF GENUINE BROTHER INK CARTRIDGES.

We have done extensive tests on our Brother LC-37/47/57 ink cartridges and although Brother boast about their “Innobella” inks we cant pick the difference in print quality between our compatibles and their Genuine cartridges. Even on high gloss photgraphic paper we can notice NO difference in print quality. Dont pay top price for a genuine product when you can buy the same thing for a fraction of the cost. We sell thousands of these cartridges and have NEVER had anything but good reports about them.

All of our Brother ink cartridges are manufactured to ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards.

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Inkjet Printers and what to look for

With such a huge choice of Printers available today deciding which one to buy can be a real headache.

There are so many printers available to choose from that it can be quite confusing as to which choice you eventually make. First decision is to decide the main purpose that the printer will be used for. Most printers nowadays are known as MFP’s (Multi Function Printers) or MFD’s (Multi Function Devices). This basically means that they will do more than simply print. Most MFP’s will print, scan, copy(same as a photocopier) and also have card readers for printing directly from your camera’s memory card. First of all let’s go through some of the basic specifications of a printer and what they all mean.

Printer speed

The speed at which the printer prints to a page will be listed under the term “pages per minute“, or ppm. The top of the range Inkjet Printers will be rated at around 20ppm in black and white (draft quality), and 12ppm in colour, but if you’re looking at a mid-range Inkjet Printer, expect to see figures from 8ppm to 16ppm in black and white, and 1.2ppm to 12ppm in colour (depending on print quality mode settings). Note: (for the average home user most modern printers print at an acceptable speed so ppm ratings are only relevant where large quantities of printing or high speed printing is a concern)

Resolution and print quality

The quality of the print from a printer is known as its resolution. Resolution is the number of “dots per square inch” or dpi. The higher the dpi means the better or finer the print quality will be. Inkjet Printers generally have a maximum colour resolution of 2400×1200dpi, with some of the more expensive printers quoting up to 4800×1200dpi. For the average full-colour 8×10in photograph, you’re unlikely to see any significant improvement once you get above 1200×1200dpi.
Why does a Photo Printer produce better pictures than a standard Inkjet Printer ?

Generally the main difference with a photo printer is that many of them use additional ink cartridges to provide better “in between colours” . They usually employ the standard Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink cartridges but they also throw in a Light Magenta and a Light Cyan ink cartridge to provide a better overall photo quality. Epson commonly employ these extra cartridges in many of their printers.

What other factors should I consider when purchasing a printer ?

One of the FIRST considerations before purchasing a printer should be the cost of replacing the ink cartridges. Many of the HP, Canon and Lexmark printers have the “Printer Head” (the part that actually prints the ink onto the paper) built into the ink cartridge. This makes replacing the cartridges very costly. Make sure that you price the ink cartridges before purchasing the printer. Often manufacturers will sell quality printers for very low prices knowing quite well that the first time the customer replaces the ink cartridges that they will redeem their money.

Conclusion: what to buy ?

If you are simply after a basic “MFD” Printer that will print, scan, photocopy and has a card reader(for digital cameras etc) it is very hard to beat the Brother Printers. They are inexpensive, reliable, produce a good quality print and the ink cartridges are reasonably priced. (in fact our Brother LC47 and LC57’s are one of our biggest sellers). For photographic printing you may like to look at the Epson or even some of the Canon printers. Remember the basic specifications wev’e looked at above and chose your printer according to the purpose you will most be using it for. As a final comment let me say that I strongly advise people against purchasing a Lexmark printer. Although they are very good printers the price and availability of ink cartridges is a large deterrent. Happy hunting !

Inkjet Printer Manufacturers sites:

The following websites may be of a help to you in finding out more about which printer will suite your needs:

Epson Inkjet Printers >> Canon Inkjet Printers >> Brother MFC Printers >> HP Printers

Compatible Ink Cartridges vs Genuine

Are compatible ink cartridges better value than Genuine cartridges ?

If you had asked me this question 5 years ago the answer I would have given would have been NO!

However with the fierce competition nowadays and the huge advances in technology my opinion has changed 100%.

In the early days of refill kits and compatible ink cartridges there were only a handful of companies that produced generic cartridges. One of the better known ones (which still exists today) is a company called “Calidad”.

I guess that many of us were introduced to the generic alternative ink cartridges and refill kits through Calidad as they dominated the industry years ago.

Times have changed however and Calidad have been left at the post. The modern compatible ink cartridges coming out of China nowadays are far superior in EVERY aspect.

At Ink Hub we have spent much time testing a huge range of compatible ink cartridges and we have narrowed it down to two main suppliers. We can honestly say that our compatibles are equal in print quality, most contain more ink (some up to almost 3 times the ink capacity of a genuine) and represent a HUGE cost saving.

We still get emails from people asking if compatible ink cartridges will damage their printers. Well we have NEVER had a report in all the time weve been selling ink cartridges and toners (100,000’s of ink cartridges) of a printer being damaged. Also remember that Printer Warranties are still valid if you use a compatible ink cartridge and printer manufacturers cannot (by law) void your printer warranty because you have used compatible ink cartridges !

Finally let me say that at Ink Hub weve done the hard work, we know what works and we only sell the highest quality compatible ink cartridges available. Have a read of the customers “Reviews” on our website and STOP wasting big dollars on genuine ink cartridges.

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Canon CLI-8 / PGI-5 compatible ink cartridges

The NEW Canon CLI-8 Canon PGI-5 Canon PGI5, Canon CLI8 ink cartridges represent FANTASTIC value. Ink Hub was one of the first companies in Australia to import the Canon PGI-5 and CLI-8 cartridges and they have become a huge seller in fact our BIGGEST seller of any ink cartridge. We have had nothing but positive comments from our customers. They contain more ink than the genuine OEM cartridges and the ink is the highest grade American ink available. As with all of our compatible ink cartridges they are put through rigorous testing to check print quality, printer compatibility and overall durability. At Ink Hub we initially sold thousands of the non-chipped Canon CLI-8 and PGI-5 cartridges which required the origional microchip to be removed and attatched to the non-chipped compatible cartridge. This was due to the complex nature of the Canon “Opto-electric” Microchip which took many years to duplicate. Fortunately after many years of research the microchip was duplicated and the New breed of compatible CLI8 and PGI5’s flooded the market.