24 Hour Sale! 20% OFF INK and TONER
20% OFF all compatible ink and toner cartridges in our 24 hour sale.  Enter FB20 in shopping cart. Search for your printer or cartridge here and take advantage of our great deal while stocks last!  We have all leading brands including HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, Dell, Advent, OKI, Samsung and Kodak.  Many of our inkjet cartridges are âŹ1 each + VAT.  Don’t forget all our cartridges come with a money-back guarantee and delivery is only âŹ1.22 per order anywhere in Ireland or the UK!
We offer the best value compatible ink cartridges in Ireland with full customer service back up in the unlikely event you’ll need it!
- Published in Ink Cartridges
20% OFF all compatible ink and toner cartridges
20% OFF all compatible ink and toner cartridges in our 24 hour sale.  Enter FB20 in shopping cart. Search for your printer or cartridge here and take advantage of our great deal while stocks last!  We have all leading brands including HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, Dell, Advent, OKI, Samsung and Kodak.  Many of our inkjet cartridges are âŹ1 each + VAT.  Don’t forget all our cartridges come with a money-back guarantee and delivery is only âŹ1.22 per order anywhere in Ireland or the UK!
We offer the best value compatible ink cartridges in Ireland with full customer service back up in the unlikely event you’ll need it!
- Published in Ink Cartridges
How to Overcome the Problem of Poor Quality Prints from my Printer
From time to time you may experience some poor print quality from your printer in the form of broken text lines or half printed images. This is usually a problem caused by the print head that is located either in the printer or in the ink cartridge itself. The majority of inkjet printers manufactured by Brother, Epson, Samsung, Dell and Advent have print heads located in the printer. These can become clogged with dried ink if the printer has not been used frequently and can lead to poor quality prints. For those of you who only print the occasional boarding pass this will be more of a concern than those who print regularly either daily or weekly.
For the majority of HP and Canon inkjet printers, the print head is integrated in the ink cartridge. The theory behind the logic in locating the print head in the cartridge rather than the printer is that every time you replace the ink cartridge you are in effect replacing the print head. This obviously makes the ink cartridges more expensive to buy and you will usually find the printer will take 2 cartridges, one colour and one black.
In order to clear the blocked print heads you need to perform a simple head cleaning procedure and this can be achieved either through the printer, (if the printer has an maintenance facility) or from your PC or MAC. If you have an interface on your printer you should be able to access the maintenance > Tools > head cleaning. If you have a more basic model of printer that doesn’t have a user interface on the front of the printer simply go to file > print > properties > maintenance > head cleaning. It is recommended that you print out a test page following each head cleaning procedure as this will give you the result of your clean. If for some reason the clog on the print head is very sever it may take 5 or 6 attempts at the head cleaning before the blockage is cleared but you should see a gradual improvement on the test print as you progress.
If you have an ink cartridge with an integrated print head it is also possible to remove the cartridge, take a piece of kitchen town and damped with luke warm water and manually gently wipe the area where the ink exits the cartridge. This can help the flow of the ink if there is a blockage that the head cleaning procedure wonât shif but is only worth a try on the intergrated print head ink cartridges.
- Published in Troubleshoot
My Printer will not Recognise my Canon Compatible Ink Cartridges
Sometimes when we insert a compatible, remanufactured or non-original ink cartridge into a Canon printer, the printer may not recognise the ink cartridge or the ink volume levels of the cartridge. Typical error messages include:
1. ânon-original cartridge detectedâ
2. ânon-original Canon cartridge detectedâ
3. âink running lowâ
4. âlow inkâ
Any of the above messages will prevent you from printing.
Below is a quick guide on how to overcome this issue followed by more helpful information:
Error messages and easy Quick Fix:
Ink Cartridge Not Recognised:
Ink is running low:
Ink has run out:
Quick Fix:
Press and hold the printerâs Stop / Reset button for at least 7 seconds to clear error message.
The first thing you can do is remove the cartridge and try re-installing it to see if the printer will recognise it, if it will still not recognise the cartridge then simply hold down the stop button (this is the button with the triangle inside a circle) for a minimum of 7 seconds. This will disable the printerâs cartridge recognition facility and you should be able to print happily without any further interruption. It may be that the ink volume will not display after you have done this (although sometimes it will continue to do so) but that is a minor inconvenience when you weigh up the savings on the cost of the compatible Canon ink cartridges. If the printer says the cartridge is damaged or will still not recognise the cartridge then remove the cartridge and gently wipe the copper area or the cartridge with a dry soft cloth (the area known as the âchipâ) to remove any static that may have accumulated on it and re-insert to see if it will solve the problem.
The vast majority of the compatible Canon ink cartridges will work first time but on occasion you might have to try a bit of trouble-shooting to get it going. Itâs also possible that the ink cartridge may be faulty so if you have tried all of the above suggestions and have a second cartridge then it would be time to try that. If you donât have a second cartridge then contact your supplier to see if a replacement cartridge can be issued but make sure you make a note of the error messages that are coming up on the printer each time you insert the ink cartridges as this will help them identify what the problem is. If you are covered by a money-back guarantee then you will have no problem and you will find that the supplier will do all they can to resolve the issue for you but will refund the money to you (after the return of the faulty cartridge) if they run out of options.
All good online ink cartridge suppliers will do all they can to help and usually will resolve the situation and you will be happily printing with Canon compatible ink cartridges that didnât cost the earth!
Not all Canon ink cartridges will give an error message when installed in a printer but it is more likely to occur in remanufactured ink cartridges. A remanufactured ink cartridge is a cartridge that was once an original Canon cartridge that has been factory cleaned, repaired if necessary, refilled and had its ‘chip reset’ and re-packaged. The cartridge ‘chip’ is located in the actual cartridge and not the printer which makes the empty cartridge valuable for recycling or remanufacture. The remanufactured
Canon PG540XL black and CL541XL colour ink and the remanufactured Canon PG545XL and CL546XL ink are these such cartridges and may sometimes show the error message ‘low ink’, ‘ink has run out’ or ‘ink cartridge cannot be recognised’. This is because the printer is having difficulty reading the information on the reset ‘chip’ and needs a helping hand by the user resetting the printer by holding down the stop button for approximately 8 seconds as described above.
There are also Canon compatible cartridges that are direct copies of the original genuine Canon inks and are different from the remanufactured cartridges in that the ‘chip’ is lcoated in the printer and not the cartridge. Compatible Canon inks such as PGI550XL / CLI551XL and PGI570XL / CLI571XL are made by third party manufacturers with no connection to Canon but who have the sole objective of producing a cartridge that is a lot cheaper than the original Canon ink but at the same time maintains the quality. These compatible inks are sets of 5 and 6 inks (some printers use an additional grey colour cartridge), the idea being that they are branded as photo printers and produce high quality prints on photo paper as opposed to the printing of general purpose everyday A4 plain paper printing.
- Published in Canon, Troubleshoot
Limerick’s New Printer Ink Shop
Printerinkcartridges.ie are proud to be the new online ink cartridge shop in Limerick. Now open and already we have a lot of new Limerick customers in the business and commercial sector, public and community organisations from schools to local charities and of course supplying many households in Limerick.
Why Have We So Many Customers In Limerick?
We specialise solely in compatible and remanufactured printer ink in Limerick. If you are unfamiliar with compatible ink there are
huge cost savings to be made in comparison to brand manufacturers like HP, Epson, Brother, Canon, Advent, Lexmark etc. In fact it can be as high as 50% particularly with HP, Epson, Brother and Canon.
We Have Reduced Customers Printing Costs By 50%
Numerous clients have approached us requiring help with their extremely expensive printing budgets. By re-evaluating their printing strategies we managed to cut the yearly spending costs by 50%. By reviewing the print volumes each client does on a weekly or monthly basis we can identify an appropriate printer and ink cartridges to use. There are literally hundreds of printers in the market and customers are not being sold the correct printers. Some printer ink shops in Limerick are recommending printers that require very expensive ink which unfortunately is a totally self serving practice and very unfair on the user. Businesses and home users are being crucified with high printing costs and believe they have no alternative because the printer was so expensive. The last thing they want to do is buy another printer.
The printer choice is one of the areas we have been helping customers with. A printer that can maintain low levels of cost, using ink that is reasonably priced. We can supply compatible ink cartridges a fraction of the cost of original brands like HP and Epson. When using compatible ink it is important that high quality ink is used. We use a premium brand that achieves quality similar to that of the original brands. And in some cases even better because the ink volumes are higher providing more ink in the cartridge which means more pages can be printed.
If you have recently purchased a new expensive printer with high ink costs it may feel like a burden. There are options here to rectify the situation. We can advised a new suitable printer. Ok you will initially have to buy a printer but this outlay will be considerably lower than your existing printer. On your second printer ink purchase you could be saving money as the difference in costs with ink cartridges in Limerick are so big. If the savings can be made this quickly imagine what you can save in one years supply. You can also attempt to sell or stock your old printer which may generate more money. So it is a win win scenario just by applying some common sense.
Contact us if you require any advice on how to reduce your printer ink budget or check our website printerinkcartridges.ie to see some of the fabulous deals on offer. We actually offer some ink cartridges at 1 Euro per cartridge which is an incredible offer.
- Published in Ink Cartridges in Limerick
Toner Cartridge Printing and Advantages over Ink Cartridges
Would you believe that a high percentage IT users are unsure what type of printer they have. An Inkjet printer or laser toner printer? A toner cartridge or ink cartridge? That is the question, but both technologies could not be more different. Laser printing does sound technical but the format applied is quite simple. The laser beam formed by static electricity composes the print image to the pattern required. The printer then coats the drum with toner. Many of you may be familiar with toner, it is a powder form that is stored inside the cartridge which is constantly replaced when empty.
The toner powder has replicated a pattern visual of the print image. The printer will then remove the excess powder and the paper has the required printer pattern be it in a powder form. The printer will heat the powder on the paper to seal the finish, removing any loose powder and providing a nice shine exterior surface.
A systematic procedure that ensures accuracy at speed. Hence, why laser printing is the preferred option for bulk printing. Printing high volumes of output in quick time. Generally, laser toner printing is used in industry, as the printing demands, are in a larger scale, whereas, home printing tends to be a smaller scale using ink cartridges.
The term toner cartridge is self-explanatory when we think about how toner cartridges are made up. The toner is made up of plastic and iron, a contrast to ink cartridges, which are, obviously ink. Ink will have a limited life span, but toner will last a lot longer as it will not dry up and become unusable.
Toner printing is approx 10% of the cost of inkjet printing. Although, toner cartridges and the laser printers are a lot more expensive to purchase, the cost per page is much better than ink cartridges. In fact, the consumables (another term for toner) in the cartridge can print thousand’s of pages even colour prints. Higher density cartridges can even go beyond thousands, so, the potential and scope is endless.
Print quality is superior with toner printing. The laser technology gives a professional edge, working in a higher resolution. It also looks nicer, often shining and glossy.
Despite the high volume of print and the supreme quality one may think that the laser printer maintenance costs demonstrate this. Contrary to this the printer support costs are minimal. Designed and build for speed and volume the printers can cope with the demands required.
To summarize, laser printers are very like photocopiers in the methods incorporated. The printing process was actually developed from photocopiers. Photocopiers use a beam of light to through the page to a light sensitive drum containing ink. This ink sticks to the paper as it is heated and applied with hot rollers. A laser printer works the same way only no paper is used initially to generate the content for printing. The laser printing gathers this from the information sent from PC.
- Published in Toner and Ink
My print heads are clogged and giving poor quality print outs, what can I do?
A common problem with printers is that from time to time it will disappoint you by its poor quality of the documents print outs. The first conclusion people jump to is that the ink cartridge is faulty and replace the cartridge in haste to find that the problem is still apparent. This can happen to any colour cartridge in any printer. The procedure for clearing the blockage is fairly standard and is carried out using the printer maintenance or utility feature. The cause of the ink blockage can be ink drying out in the print head through lack of use or if there is some dried out ink in a new ink cartridge that works it way into the print head and restricts the flow of ink.
In the first instance, go to file print and select properties, next choose maintenance and finally head cleaning. The idea of cleaning the print heads using this method is to force the ink through the jets of the print head and clear the blockage. After each attempt itâs advisable to print out a test sheet that will show the progress of the head cleaning, it may be a gradual procedure to see the progress and it is preferred to take up to 10 attempts to clear a severely blocked print head. Perseverance is the key to clearing a completely blocked print head. People often give up on the head cleaning too easily and assume that either the ink cartridges are faulty or the printer has reached end of life.
If your printer uses an ink cartridge with an integrated print head, (check your printer manual or ink supplier to see if this is the case), it is possible to wipe the cartridge with a warm damp kitchen roll a few times until you see the ink flow easily onto the tissue. Itâs recommended that you follow the procedure laid down in your instruction manual for your printer head cleaning, however, there are always plenty of tips available on Google on how to clear a blocked print head. If you are unsure about the type of printer you have, consult your printer manual or Google your printer model.
If you try to clear a severely blocked print head with more than 10 or 12 attempts and there is only a slight or no improvement on the test sheet it may be possible that the print head is due for replacement.This can be an expensive procedure and in many cases, is not worth the cost, due to the availability of many low cost replacement printers. If in doubt, contact your ink supplier for advice.
- Published in Troubleshoot
Things to Consider when Buying Replacement Printer and Ink Cartridges in Galway
Replacing a printer can be a bit of a headache as the printers on offer locally or online very often use ink cartridges that cost more than the printer! Surprisingly enough you can pick up a basic laser printer or inkjet printer for around the same cost. The main difference is that the inkjet printer will print colour but the budget laser printer will only print in black and white. The running costs of the printer is a big consideration as original brand ink cartridges in Galway are expensive and if the printer will accept non-genuine compatible cartridges it will prove more economical to run.
During the printerâs working life you will need to replenish the consumables such as paper and ink. The running cost of the printer can be calculated in cents per page, this is done by dividing the number of pages an ink cartridge in Galway can produce by the cost of the cartridge. The average cost of a Galway ink cartridge should ideally be calculated based on a non-genuine ink cartridge to obtain the lowest cost per page. This of course does not include the cost of the paper. If you are printing mostly black and white then the printing costs will be lower than colour printing.
The print speed and quality is another issue to take into consideration when choosing your printer. If your requirement is to print black and white text pages then the laser monochrome printer is unbeatable. Itâs possible to get up to 20 pages per minute from a laser printer compared to approximately six pages with an inkjet printer. The inkjet printers are slow in comparison to the laser printer but may suit the home user who will print occasional colour images. When you have chosen the printer type that best suits your needs itâs worth giving great consideration to the price of the printer ink in Galway for that printer.
Before you buy, do your research to see if the printer will accept the non-genuine version of the cartridge and just how much you will save by using these rather than the original brand cartridges. With cost of original brand ink cartridges in Galway on the increase, it makes sense to discover just how much the ink or toner is going to cost before you make the investment in a new printer.
Finally, the ease of use of a printer should be no different than that of your phone or tablet. If you are familiar with touch-screen phones etc. then why not consider a touch screen printer.
- Published in Ink Cartridges in Galway
Sales of good quality compatible Epson printer ink cartridges in Ireland on the increase
Google.ie has become a godsend when it comes to finding the best value compatible Epson ink cartridges and has allowed users to make savings of up to 70% on inkjet cartridges. The best value deals for compatible ink are online and every major brand is available including, Canon, Dell, Epson, Canon, Lexmark, HP, Advent and Samsung. In recent years compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges may have had some poor press due to the low quality imports from China. In the last 2 years the quality of the ink has greatly improved and many of the cartridges are produced to the same ISO standard as the original brands.
Sales of compatible printer ink cartridges in Ireland have greatly increased in these last 2 years with more and more businesses switching to the low cost compatible ink and toner. Many online suppliers are also now in a position to offer technical help if there is a difficulty with a cartridge and any issues are therefore quickly resolved. The low cost ink cartridges available online combined with the low cost next day delivery can make a huge difference to the printer ink business of a small business or home user and for those who havenât yet made the switch, now is the time to do so.
There are two main types of compatible or original ink cartridge. The compatible cartridge is a brand new ink cartridge manufactured to fit your printer without infringing the copyright or patent rules of the original brand cartridge. These cartridges are made exclusively for the printers that have the print head located inside the printer and not in the cartridge. These cartridges tend to cost a lot less both as originals or as compatible than their print head cartridge counterparts. The second type is the remanufactured ink cartridge.
This is an inkjet cartridge that contains a print head (there is no print head in the printer, therefore every time you change the cartridge you are changing the print head). These are original brand cartridges that has been used and returned to the factory to be cleaned, repaired if necessary, re-chipped, refilled, repackaged and sold as a refilled cartridge at a lower cost than the original brand.The savings on these cartridges may not be as great as those of a manufactured or cloned compatible cartridge. Either way, the savings available on using one type of compatible cartridge are too great to ignore for business and home users alike.
- Published in Epson
Where can I buy affordable compatible Laser Toner and Ink Cartridges in Cork?
Buying good quality compatible laser toner and ink cartridges in Cork can save you a fortune on running a printer at home or in the office. The most popular inks are available in your local ink shop in Cork but the more obscure or for those who prefer to buy in bulk, the best deals are certainly online. If you are buying locally the average savings on a compatible or remanufactured laser toner should be in the region of 40%.
This is almost half the cost of an original brand toner with, in some cases, more toner than the original brand cartridge. It may be more difficult to find compatible laser toner without pre-ordering so it may be just as quick to go online and research the best prices and place your order at the same time. Many online suppliers will offer low cost next day delivery that will save the trip into the city and delivery to the door is a lot more convenient for the buyer.
Savings on compatible printer ink should be in the region of 70% when compared to the original brands such as HP, Brother, Epson, Canon or Samsung. The savings are even greater if you bulk buy but this is advisable online as itâs unlikely that you will get the best bulk prices in an ink shop in Cork. Online deals will mean great bulk prices and maybe free ink cartridges with low delivery for all the popular brands. Also, many of the more obscure and less popular models can be found online at better prices than those found in the high street.
More and more businesses and home users are making the switch to compatible cartridges in an effort to save money and certainly with busy users and businesses this can lead to big savings.
- Published in Ink Cartridges in Cork