Archive for November, 2007

Epson Ink – Why pay full price for an original cartridges? Over a period of many years we have all got used to the knowledge that the cost of printer ink is more than its equivalent weight in Gold!. All the major manufacturers have adopted the Razor Blade principle – i.e. sell the Razor for nothing and make your money on the consumables, in this case Razor Blades. With the price of printers...

Canon Inc, a leading printer and copier maker, said on Thursday it would spend 140 billion yen (£750 Million) to boost its capacity to make toner cartridges in light of robust demand for laser printers. Consumable items such as toner and related services are an important source of profit for office equipment makers as they generally fetch high margins and provide a constant revenue...

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HP Turnover increased: HP have just announced glowing sales and profit figures, which have been very well received by all. For the full fiscal year 2007, HP rang up $104.3 billion in sales, a 14 percent improvement over last year and the first time HP has cracked $100 billion in annual sales. Net income for the year was $7.26 billion, or $2.68 per share. HP currently commands about 20 percent...

Are low cost Colour Laser Printers are now a better buy than Inkjet printers? Over the course of 2007 we have seen a significant shift in the prices and entry points for colour laser printers. Recently I have seen the Samsung CLP300 colour laser printer advertised for under £100. Asda are now stocking HP Colour laserjet 1600 in their stores for sale at about £135 – pop it in your trolley!....

Just released by the boys at Stinkyink.com are compatible cartridges equivalent to Brothers LC970 range of ink cartridges. These cartridges will fit the following inkjet printers: Brother DCP-135C ink Cartridges Brother DCP150C ink Cartridges And the Brother MFC235C ink Cartridges Brother MFC260C ink cartridges They are fully compatible with Brothers original...

Here at Stinkyink, we never close (well only briefly). We will be open until Lunchtime on Monday the 24th then our warehouse will be closed on Christmas day and Boxing day, but the website will still be open for you to place any orders you need then we will be working normally Thursday, Friday and Monday the 31st. Once again the elves in our warehouse will be closed on New Years day but again...

HP has announced that it will be offloading its digital camera business to a third-party manufacturer. The company will sustain its brand through the holiday season and will seek out an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to take over the production and distribution of all HP digital cameras. The cameras will retain the HP branding, and the company expects to take a $30m charge as a...

Japan's Canon Inc won a patent lawsuit against a recycled ink cartridge supplier as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against a lower court decision in favour of the camera and office gear maker. Canon filed a suit at a Tokyo court in 2004, asking a court injunction to block imports and sales by Tokyo-based Recycle Assist Co of recycled Canon ink cartridges that are refilled...

In Tokyo last week, Konica Minolta Holdings Inc posted a 23 percent rise in half-year operating profit on robust sales of its multi-functional printers and flat TV components, and it raised its annual outlook to match market expectations. Konica Minolta, battling with Canon Inc, Xerox Corp and Ricoh Co Ltd in the office equipment market, enjoyed robust demand for its high-speed...