Issue #0520/2 - Prices of many ink and toner cartridges in the UK rise again.
Almost all of Lexmark’s mono toner cartridges in the UK suffer price increases of 3% to 4% while the company drops pricing on its entire Linea range of Hewlett-Packard compatibles by 2.1%.
Issue #0520/3 - Out of court victory for Epson in battle to protect intellectual property.
Epson ink cartridges are probably the most widely copied in the market because the print head is integral to the printer, rather than to the cartridge, and Epson is one of the market leading suppliers of ink jet printers, meaning that demand for aftermarket cartridges is high.
Issue #0520/4 - New approach from Epson allows users to save money on ink tanks.
In a break from customary Epson multi-pack pricing, where little or no cost benefit is gained by the customer, Epson has launched several multi-packs for its new R320 colour inkjet printer that offer a saving of up to 40% over the cost of buying the cartridges individually.
Issue #0519/1 - Continuing its drive to challenge Hewlett-Packard for the number one market slot, Oki is attempting to woo users with its message of ease of colour production and low costs.
Issue #0519/2 - Some colour laser printers have up to 10 or 11 user replaceable parts while others have as few as five – some have toner cartridges producing 10,000 pages while others produce only 5,000. How does this affect cost?
