Computers: The Dell Syndrome

The Dell Syndrome

Written by Barry Shultz

From information I have gathered from different sources I have come to repparttar

conclusion that Dell cartridges are exactly repparttar 107196

same as Lexmark cartridges EXCEPT for repparttar 107197

cap.

For owners of Dell printers this should be cause for celebration. Now bear in mind that I have not confirmed any of these findings with my own tests. However, repparttar 107198 information does come from people who claim to have actually tried and successfully used a Lexmark cartridge in their Dell printer.

Before I begin I want to compare some pricing for repparttar 107199 Dell and Lexmark cartridges that we are referring to. These prices were accurate at repparttar 107200 time of this study.

Dell Web Site Black (310-4142) $26.99 Color (310-4143) $29.99

Lexmark Web Site Black (82) $29.99 Color (83) $34.99

Saples.com Black (82) $32.99 Color (83) $38.99

Officemax.com Black (82) $29.99 Color (83) $37.99

I have included prices from Staples and OfficeMax for Lexmark cartridges because repparttar 107201 whole purpose of this article is finding an alternative to ordering from Dell's web site which is very inconvenient if you need repparttar 107202 cartridge yesterday.

Apparently Dell has a monopoly on these cartridges. I did a Google search for Dell cartridges and I couldn't find anybody EXCEPT Dell selling them.

If you will notice repparttar 107203 prices from Dell are cheaper than repparttar 107204 rest but if you take into consideration shipping then it pretty much evens out.

Ok, on to repparttar 107205 procedures.

There are two ways to do this. You can modify repparttar 107206 printer itself or you can modify repparttar 107207 cartridge.

This procedure works with repparttar 107208 black and color cartridges.

To modify repparttar 107209 cartridge you must remove repparttar 107210 cap from your existing Dell cartridge. Depending on repparttar 107211 amount of glue it should come off easily with a carpet razor knife or a box cutter. You will need to buy a new Lexmark cartridge. Look for #82 (black) and/or #83 (color).

When Is Black Not Black?

Written by Barry Shultz

Did you notice how many different black inks there are available? At last count we have forty different black inks listed on our web site. You may be wondering how many shades of black can there be? Well there are actually different shades of black which I will explain in a bit.

The biggest difference is not in repparttar shade of black but repparttar 107195 chemistry of repparttar 107196 ink itself. I won't bore you with PH levels, polymers, stabilizers, yada, yada, yada. With repparttar 107197 fantastic resolution of inkjet printers these days repparttar 107198 nozzle holes in repparttar 107199 print heads are getting smaller and smaller. If repparttar 107200 ink can't get through repparttar 107201 tiny nozzle hole repparttar 107202 result is, yep, you guessed it... a clogged print head.

Black inks are specialized because you want repparttar 107203 largest particle size for repparttar 107204 blackest black, however, you don't want it to be too big as to risk clogging repparttar 107205 print head. Most printers have different diameter nozzle holes which is why there are so many specific kinds of black ink.

Some black inks can be used in different printers that use repparttar 107206 same basic technology like HP and Lexmark. Many of our black inks for these printers are actually repparttar 107207 same exact thing poured from repparttar 107208 same bottles.

Still particle size is not repparttar 107209 only issue. Thermal viscosity also plays a role. This is repparttar 107210 amount of heat repparttar 107211 ink can withstand before breaking down. Call it repparttar 107212 boiling point if you will.

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