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Just how much pollution can ink cartridges produce? To give you a rough idea, HP is predicting that by redesigning their print cartridge package alone, the company will reduce greenhouse emissions by an estimated 37 million pounds in 2007 – that's the equivalent of taking 3,600 cars off the road. So what makes this new packaging better? According to HP they are smaller and lighter and reduce the carbon footprint of each… Read More

Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that opening an inkjet cartridge labelled "single use only" creates an enforceable contract between the customer and the cartridge manufacturer, and that refilling the cartridge could constitute a violation of contract and patent law. The decision comes in a case between printer and cartridge manufacturer Lexmark and the Arizona Cartridge Remanufacturers Association… Read More

The Dell Laser Printer 1700 and 1700n are a series of monochrome laser printers available in non-networked and networked (n) versions for $199 and $299, respectively. With speeds of up to 25 pages per minute (ppm) and 1200 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi) resolution, these printers are attractive choices for home and small workgroup printing. The 1700n delivers workgroup-level performance at a price as much as $700 less than other vendors'… Read More