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Storing printer ink cartridges is likely a task that many of us avid printer users or even small business owners have had to tackle in the past. It’s common sense to bulk buy ink cartridges for your printer if you stumble across a cartridge sale. After all, printer cartridges can get rather pricey, and it does pay to stock up.  Sadly, however, ink cartridges that aren’t stored correctly can result in a waste of your hard-earned printing budget, as damage to the cartridges or leaks can …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Today, almost everyone has photographs stored away on smartphones and digital cameras. The trouble is, these memories are often completely out of sight, even on SD cards until the end of time. Rather than bringing constant pleasure to your household by printing your stunning memories for hanging frames mounted on walls, we forget about our adventures. But what if you could change all of that by printing your photos with one of the best photo printers which will deliver superb versatility ac …