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So you’ve created a work of art that you want the world to see. Print it on paper and all you can do is hang it on the wall or bind it in a book. But use sublimation ink in a sublimation printer and you can print your original designs on mouse pad, wear it on a t-shirt, let others drink it in from a mug, or give it real depth when printed on any 3D object you want. The process of sublimation takes printing beyond the limits and into a new dimension. It takes everyday printing into the realm o …

It can be all too easy to look at the string of letters and numbers that make up a printer model name as just gibberish that may only make sense to the manufacturers themselves, but the fact of the matter is that you can learn a lot about a printer based on its name. All you really need to do is learn how to understand printer model names and the numbers accompanying them. Whilst some numbers may take on different meanings with respect to the printer manufacturers themselves, other letters …

To meet the needs of lower print costs and fewer printer maintenance requirements, many printers have done away with the traditional cartridge; adopting refillable ink tank printers. The Canon Pixma G7065 Megatank Multifunction Printer is a prime example of this trend. It is one of a growing number of continuous ink printers from not just Canon but Epson and HP too. As a rival to Epson EcoTank Printers and HP Smart Tank printers, all 3 of these printer series have not just revolutionised th …

When it comes to understanding how to check printer ink levels properly, there is actually more than what meets the eye. Keeping on top of your printer ink supply can feel similar to knowing just how far your car can travel on a full tank of gas. The problem is that we may not use our printers as often as we use our cars, and pieces of printer paper don’t exactly equate to kilometres either.Even page yields as displayed on ink cartridges are not a precise measurement themselves, as the number of …

You may have noticed that your printer is compatible with two different types of ink cartridges: a standard size, and a size marked ‘XL’. The ‘XL’ alongside the cartridge model number is actually there to signify that it’s a high yield variant of your standard-sized ink cartridge. This essentially means that your XL ink cartridge is going to possess a larger amount of ink than any standard ink cartridge, and can thus deliver a higher page yield per cartridge. In this short guide, we’ll be …