Getting The Maximum Out Of Cheap Ink Cartridges

Even if you are thrifty and do buy cheap ink cartridges for your printer, you are still spending a fair bit of money on a product that can be used up fairly quickly. The question that you need to ask yourself is whether there are ways that the ink can be used more efficiently so it does not run out as fast. Several tips exist which can help you get the most out of your purchase and save ink. These tips are as follows.

First, print only what you want to print. This sounds fairly straightforward, but many people end up printing stuff that they will immediately dispose of. Use print preview on all documents that are to be printed, and omit to print out pages in those documents that you know you will not use.

Secondly, perform a weekly check up on how well your print cartridges are working. Do not simply assume that since you have full ink in your printer that all will be well, as leaving it unused will eventually dry up the ink. Just printing off a test page on a weekly basis will prevent this from happening.

Third, only print what you need to print. The copies of various documents that you have stored on your computer are perfectly readable there, so there is no need for a hard copy of everything that you already have and can read on your computer. Only print out those documents that you require a hard copy of.

Fourthly, try to be more reliant on black ink. As black ink is much cheaper than colored ink, it is more economical to make more use of it. So unless it is necessary to have your hard copy printed in color, opt for printing in black and white.

Fifth, even if you are not using the printer, leave it switched on. The power that is used in keeping an inactive printer switched on is minimal, and this helps to close off the print heads, which means that air will not get near the ink. This prevents the ink from drying up, which is a small price to pay for the power used.

Sixth, buy your ink cartridges in bulk. Generally speaking, ink cartridges work out to be less expensive in bulk than they can be when they are purchased as single items. The additional benefit of buying in bulk is the fact that, for a time, you will always have a spare cartridge to use.

In summary, the tips that are outlined above will ensure you get more use out of cheap ink cartridges than you otherwise would. The less ink that you waste in your printing, the less money you have to spend on acquiring more ink for your printer. It does not matter how cheap the ink that you buy is, it can prove expensive if a lot of it is used, and used unnecessarily. Moreover, you also save money on paper that is not unnecessarily wasted through careless printing, so you end up saving much more.