What is a Printer Firmware Update and How Do You Deal with It?   Firmware updates may stop you from printing with lower-priced compatible printer cartridges.  Here’s how you can keep printing. Printer manufacturers really want you to buy their ink.  More profit is often made from cartridge sales than printer sales and deploying firmware updates is one way they can force you to use their cartridges.  Manufacturers may do...

In the more recent printer models HP sells them with the automatic updates switched on by default, in particular the models taking the 905 & 955 cartridge sereis. The auto-updates can cause havoc with your compatible cartridges and lock you into buy the far more expensive genuine HP cartridges. Luckily there is a quick and easy way to switch off the auto-updates. Please follow the instructions below: 1. Click on...

In these COVID times random bouts of isolation are becoming more and more common, but that doesn’t make it any easier. So if you’re stuck at home with the kids we’ve put together a few ideas of how you can keep them occupied and entertained.   Keep Active Yeah yeah I know, it’s not that easy when you’re stuck at home. Not everyone has the luxury of a back yard, but...

You’re stuck at a crossroads asking: should you get an inkjet or laser printer? Many consumers have asked the very same question and in this article we should be able to help you figure out which is right for you. Whether or not you need an inkjet or laser printer would depend on what you print, how often you print, and how much your printing budget is. The Basics Inkjet...

Why your Business SHOULD use compatible INKS and TONERS   Compatibles work just as well as Originals The Printer Consumable trade fair in China has over 600 manufacturers. The leading manufactures got there by developing quality products that work as well as the Original Manufacturers products. Some Original products are made on the leading compatible Manufacturers production lines. One leading compatible manufacturer recently bought global laser printer giant Lexmark for...

The price of Genuine Ink and Toner is now officially obscene CEO of Australia’s leading Ink and Toner Retailer says that the genuine Ink and Toner manufacturers have pushed their prices up from the existing “horrendous” to “simply outright obscene” pricing Vincent Teubler is CEO of Inkspot the major online retailer of Ink and Toner in Australia with additional retail stores in every state. Operating since 2007 they have seen...

High Yield Vs Low Yield: What’s the Difference? You may have heard the terms thrown around a bit, so what exactly is a high yield cartridge? A high yield cartridge is simply a cartridge that contains more ink or toner and can print out more pages than a standard cartridge. Page yield is a common printer term that refers to how many pages that cartridge can produce. Larger cartridges that contain...