How to get maximum prints from your printer cartridge?

It can be very handy to have a printer in your home. They can help with work-from home assignments and print a variety of documents. They can scan documents, print photos and make photocopies. The cost of maintaining a laser printer can be high. Ink cartridges are often a source of complaint because they run out so quickly. While it is common to claim hundreds of prints, in reality the number of prints produced is much less.

Buying new cartridges is costly, so many people want their printer to print as much as possible. While purchasing a new cartridge is not an option, you can still get more prints if you follow some guidelines. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get the maximum number of prints from your cartridge.

Select print quality – Your printer will be set to default print settings, which could end up using a lot of ink. Check if your printer offers other customization and print settings. These settings can be used to reduce the amount of ink per print. You may have a compromise in print quality, but the number prints per cartridge will increase.

Choose grayscale – While printing text, it is generally believed that only black ink is being used. This is not the case. Even when printing text documents, color ink may still be used. As is well known, color ink runs out faster than the black ink. If you do not need color prints, you have to choose the ‘Print in Grayscale’ setting on your printer.

Choose the right font – The font you choose for your documents also determines the amount of ink used during printing. For example, one of the commonly used fonts ‘Arial’ uses around 27% more ink in comparison to other fonts like Calibri and Times New Roman.

It is best to use fonts that consume less ink unless you are required to. If you are talking about fonts, it is possible that you would like to reduce the use of Bold which uses more ink. To highlight specific text on a printed document, you can use pencil to underline the text.

Choose a printer that has separate color ink cartridges – Most printers have an integrated color cartridge with three inks – Magenta, Cyan and Yellow. It is possible that depending on what you print, one color will be exhausted much sooner than the other colors.

The cartridge will still contain the remaining ink. To avoid this problem, buy a printer which has separate cartridges of Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow. You can then only buy the color you have used up.

Avoid wastage – Before printing, make sure everything is in the right place. Many people make mistakes after printing, and then have to reprint. This wastes a large amount of ink. You can get more prints out of your printer cartridge by being a little more careful.

You can get more prints out of your printer cartridge by following the tips and recommendations above. Consider buying a new one if your printer is old. Newer printers are more efficient and can print more pages per cartridge. Follow the recommended maintenance and usage guidelines to keep your printer in top condition.