EARLIER WE USED TO LINE UP/VISIT PRINTER SHOPS FOR TAKING A PRINTOUT AND TO ADD TO THE WOES IF WE NEED COLOR PRINT THEN THAT EMPTIES OUR POCKETS TOO. NOW WE CAN FIND INK TANK PRINTERS AT ALMOST ALL ESTABLISHMENTS/HOUSES. THE MAIN POINT IS HOW THIS CHANGE HAPPENED. TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY INK TANK PRINTERS ARE AND HOW THEY HAVE IMPACTED OUR LIVES.
WHAT IS AN INK TANK PRINTER?
WE STORE WATER IN OUR UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE AND USE A PUMP TO TRANSFER THE WATER TO THE OVERHEAD TANK SO THAT WATER COMES FROM ALL OUR PIPES/TAPS. SIMILARLY, THESE PRINTERS STORE INK(SOME PRINTERS HAVE ONLY ONE TANK WHICH HOLDS BLACK COLOR ONLY, AND SOME HAVE FOUR(4) TANKS FOR STORING BLACK, CYAN, MAGENTA, AND YELLOW COLOR) IN TANKS OR YOU CAN SAY INK STORAGE BOXES AND THEN USES THE PUMP TECHNOLOGY TO FILL THE PRINT HEADS AND THEN ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN PRINT.
AS A CONSUMER, WE DON’T NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL MECHANISM OF THE INK PRINTER TECHNOLOGY. WHAT WE NEED IS AN ANSWER TO A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DECIDE ON THE BUYING.
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- WHAT’S MY USAGE OR THE VOLUME OF PRINT?
IF YOU HAVE VERY LESS USAGE OR YOU TRAVEL A LOT OR IF U ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO USE THE PRINTER ONCE A WEEK TOO, THEN INK TANK PRINTERS ARE NOT MADE FOR YOU. THESE PRINTERS DRY UP IF NOT IN PROLONGED USE. THE HEADS AND PIPES GET CLOT IF THE PRINTERS ARE USED RARELY. NOTE:-INK TANK PRINTERS ARE THE MOST ECONOMICAL PRINTERS. IT’S SOMETIMES CALLED 10 PAISA WALA PRINTER. SO, YOU FIRST NEED TO CHECK OUT YOUR FREQUENCY OF USING THE PRINTER AND THEN MAKE THE DECISION.
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- DO I NEED ONLY BLACK & WHITE OR DO I NEED COLOR PRINTER?
THIS IS A MAJOR DECIDING FACTOR. YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR PRINT TYPE FIRST AS ONCE YOU PURCHASE A PRINTER THERE’S NO WAY TO MODIFY OR ADD ON ANY FEATURES. THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED POINT.NOTE:-ONLY BLACK PRINTERS ARE LESS PROBLEMATIC.
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- DO I NEED A PRINTER WITH WIFI OR NOT?
NOWADAYS PEOPLE SHARE THE MAJORITY OF DOCUMENTS OVER MOBILE PHONES. HOW ABOUT DOWNLOADING A DOCUMENT THAT YOU GET IN WHATSAPP THROUGH A FRIEND AND JUST CLICKING ON PRINT WILL PRINT THE DOCUMENT FOR YOU?SOUNDS COOL, YEAH. THE WORLD IS IN THE WIFI ZONE. WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU NEED A WIFI SIGNAL. SO, I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER A PRINTER THAT HAS WIFI FEATURE AS THIS FEATURE CANT BE ADDED LATER ON IN A NON-WIFI PRINTER, SECONDLY, THERE’S NOT MUCH OF A PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NON-WIFI AND WIFI PRINTERS.
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- DO I NEED A MULTI-PRINTER OR A SINGLE-FUNCTION PRINTER?
MULTI PRINTER MEANS THE PRINTER WILL HAVE PRINT, SCAN, AND XEROX FEATURES, AND SINGLE PRINTER WILL ONLY PRINT. SEEING THE FAST CHANGE THE WORLD IS GOING THROUGH, I SUGGEST TAKING MULTI PRINTER. AGAIN, IF YOU PURCHASE A SINGLE-FUNCTION PRINTER LATER ON YOU CANT ADD ON SCAN OR XEROX FEATURE TO IT.
PROS OF INK TANK PRINTERS:-
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- MOST ECONOMICAL PRINTERS EVER MADE. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW PRINTER THE INK SET WHICH COMES WITH THE PRINTER CAN PRINT AROUND APPROX 15000 PAGES. THUS THE MONEY YOU SPEND ON PURCHASING THE PRINTER COMES BACK TO YOU J
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- LESS MESSY. IT’S VERY EASY TO REFILL THE INK TANKS. LOTS OF PRINTERS HAVE AUTOMATIC SUCTION I.E. YOU JUST NEED TO PUT THE INK BOTTLE IN THE TANK NOZZLE, AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SUCK ONLY THAT MUCH INK WHICH IS NEEDED, AND THERE IS NO CHANCE OF OVERFLOW.
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- INK TANK PRINTERS CAN RUN ON INVERTERS. AGAIN, THIS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT AS LEAVING METRO CITIES, WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH 24 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS POWER SUPPLY. THESE PRINTERS WILL NOT STOP YOU FROM WORKING.
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- EASILY AVAILABILITY OF INK SETS AND OTHER MAINTENANCE KITS AT OFFLINE AS WELL AS ONLINE STORES.
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- YOU NEED TO REFILL ONLY THE COLOR WHICH HAS EMPTIED NOT ALL FOUR AT ONCE.
CONS OF INK TANK PRINTERS:-
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- YOU NEED TO PRINT FAIRLY REGULARLY OTHERWISE THE INK-CARRYING PIPE OR PRINT HEADS MIGHT GET BLOCKED. ONCE, IT GETS BLOCKED, YOU NEED TO LOG IN AND CALL THE CUSTOMER CARE EXECUTIVE WHICH IF OUT OF WARRANTY IS A COSTLY AFFAIR.
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- ONCE THE PRINTER GOES OUT OF WARRANTY AND GIVES PROBLEM, REPAIRING COST IS HIGH.
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SO, GUYS, I HOPE YOU NOW HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF INK TANK PRINTERS. AND YES, YOU CAN MAIL ME AT nitin.agrawal2709@gmail.com anytime for any queries.