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  No doubt, graphic designers are some of the most diversely talented professionals. From pen and pencil one day to building three-dimensional cartoon characters via animation software the next, it stands to reason that every designer should own one of the best printers for graphics design to elevate performance. Most likely, as a graphic designer, your desk, will already be filled with copious amounts of loose sketches and creative technologies. Amongst those devices named above, you may a …

  Photos are precious memories and it stands to reason that you would want to buy one of the best photo printers available. When it comes to photo printing, there are two major types of printers. Firstly, dedicated photo printers will serve only the purpose of producing high-quality snaps. Secondly, near-dedicated photo printers will take care of other business document printing but still retain high-performance technology such as borderless printing to replicate the quality of dedicated ph …

At CartridgesDirect, we deal with a great assortment of printer paper types, ranging from matte and glossy photo paper to adhesive label paper and even specialist papers and materials for sublimation printers. However, we are often asked ''what is cartridge paper?'' and ''how is cartridge paper different from normal paper'?' by our customers. As a printer paper type that is not usually spoken about, you will most likely be new to the phrase cartridge paper also. However, that is n …

If you’re a budding small business e-commerce owner or have ever worked in a customer service role, chances are high that you have had extensive experience working with thermal label printers. These quirky little printers are often compact pieces of hardware that use zero ink to produce printed goods like labels, barcodes, QR codes, receipts, postage stickers, promotional vouchers and more. Whilst they may be commonplace in large retail chain stores, it’s generally not until we look into in …

  Inkjet printers have had an interesting developmental arc over the past few decades in particular. As printers that are defined by their use of liquid inks over toners that use powdered inks, inkjets have been known for producing vibrant documents with great colour and depth accuracy over their laser printer counterparts. However, inkjets have not always been as reliable as they are now, primarily due to a lack of developments in printer hardware and production. Earlier inkjet models lack …