Something that struck me on Printers

jsbn · 15th January 2006

Having used anything from dot-matrix, colour dot-matrix to colour laserjets. I look back at the older stuff I'd owned and realised that ink-paper efficiency had improved very significantly over the years. From my old days of photo printing on my first bubble jet printer which is an ink-guzzler to the current generation of photo printers which have high ink efficiency.

What exactly it is with printers that the same number of words that's printing on 2 different printers have such a great difference in terms of ink efficiency.

Print heads? Some techno gizmo chip within the printer?

raptor84 · 18th January 2006

Its most likey due to newer ink chemistry and print head technology that allows less ink to be drawn and sprayed at once...

Tom K · 23rd January 2006

Printer resolution with finer print head and better ink pigments.

15th January 2006	#1
jsbn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Planet Eropagnis Posts: 2,977	Something that struck me on Printers Having used anything from dot-matrix, colour dot-matrix to colour laserjets. I look back at the older stuff I'd owned and realised that ink-paper efficiency had improved very significantly over the years. From my old days of photo printing on my first bubble jet printer which is an ink-guzzler to the current generation of photo printers which have high ink efficiency. What exactly it is with printers that the same number of words that's printing on 2 different printers have such a great difference in terms of ink efficiency. Print heads? Some techno gizmo chip within the printer? __________________ "Wonders of the Human Mind. Unfathomable to the highest degree."

18th January 2006	#2
raptor84 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,282	Re: Something that struck me on Printers Its most likey due to newer ink chemistry and print head technology that allows less ink to be drawn and sprayed at once... __________________ Pet Portrait Portfolio Stock Photos for sale

23rd January 2006	#3
Tom K Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jurong Posts: 71	Re: Something that struck me on Printers Printer resolution with finer print head and better ink pigments.