Toner Cartridge News and Tips

The Saga Continues Back in November we told you about a flaw in some HP laser-jets that may have allowed their security to be compromised, possibly even turning your friendly printer into a fire hazard! At the tail end of last week HP responded to the situation by releasing a patch to remove the vulnerability. While HP maintains that no-one has complained of falling victim to the exploit,...

Refurbished printers are second hand printers that have been professionally tuned up, cleaned and then sold on. They’re often avoided due to a general fear of refurbished electronic goods, but if you’re a savvy shopper you can find some amazing deals. Read on to see the reasons you should consider buying a refurbished printer, and the pitfalls to avoid....

In the next in our series of fixing common printer problems we have one of the most annoying laser printer errors - a blank horizontal or vertical line on your printouts, whilst the rest of the page prints fine. This is one of the more common errors with a laser printer, but mistakenly attributed to an empty toner cartridge. Answer the following questions: Are the blank lines happening on...

Experiencing printer troubles on a windows machine? Having trouble with printer spoolers or your printer not being found? Microsoft have provided a helpful page for windows-users to go to as a quick-fix. Involving 3 steps to find what is wrong, it is a great way to quickly find the problem and get it fixed hassle-free.   What Can I Find On This Printer Help Page? Step 1 -> A Basic...

That confusing toner colour - white toner - may be coming to a desk near you soon. Oki have recently announced a new printer, the Oki Pro920WT, which will be the lowest priced white toner printer on the market! It will hopefully be unveiled at the SGIA Expo later this month and is a tabloid/A3 colour printer, delivering the high quality colour prints we expect from Oki. With an impressive ...

Last week, between September 11th and 14th, all the major printer ink manufacturers descended on McCormick Place South, Chicago, for the 2011 Graph Expo tradeshow to unveil, display and showcase some of the latest innovations for business and home printer users. Here is a whistle stop tour of what was on offer and could soon be used in offices around the world. Faster Print Productions with...

We just thought we'd let our customers know about a new wave of threats hitting internet users. Mailicious spam emails are something we've all become accustomed to, but hackers are now reportedly mimicking emails from printers in an attempt to get users to download Trojan files.   How is this email scam happening? Most new printers offer an email functionality, where you can scan a...

It can happen in many guises. You may have a print job stuck as pending in your print queue.... You may have a print request stuck as "deleting" for hours...Either way, merely trying to print and your printer ignoring you is incredibly annoying. Trying to print, your printing ignoring you and the print job sitting mockingly in your Print queue is akin to a slap in the face.   How To...

People with home computers need to carefully consider their printer options, with the use of laser toner cartridges coming highly recommended. One person seeking advice from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that they were looking to make savings on ink usage and expense as printing documents had become a costly experience. The response was that a laser printer is an investment that would pay...

Samsung has released four new printer ink products, which it claims can provide faster production speeds and capabilities, for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The firm has launched the SCX-4729FD and three wireless models including the SCX-4729FW, ML-2955ND and ML-2955DW. According to Samsung, the latest devices provide users with a range of machines that have sleek designs, are...