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February 15, 2011

PrintCountry New Printer Ink Software Partnership is ?Green? for the Planet and for Customers? Budget

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San Diego, CA (Vocus) February 18, 2010

When it comes to conservation, most people know about recycling paper, plastics, glass and even batteries, cell phones and the oil from a car engine. Some are more green-conscious and use energy-saving light bulbs, hybrid cars, solar heating, captured rainwater or organic food. But not many think about the printer ink and toner cartridges from their home printer.

“Each year, it’s estimated that almost 350 million printer cartridges end up in landfills,” says Serhat Pala, president of PrintCountry.com. “Ninety percent of printer ink cartridges are thrown away, and that number is growing by ten percent a year. Most discarded cartridges still have ink in them that can seep into the ground, causing widespread soil damage. Obviously, this has an adverse effect on our environment.”

PrintCountry.com is announcing a partnership with HalfTheInk.com to help customers save both money and printer ink. It’s estimated that a typical household spends between $ 200 to $ 350 a year on printer ink and toner. Beginning January 28th 2009, selected PrintCountry website visitors will receive a free trail of PretonSaver™ Home printer ink saving software, which saves up to 70 percent on printer ink and toner usage.

The PretonSaver software works with all major printer brands and on inkjet, laser or photo printers—local, wireless or networked printers. The software operates in the background during the printing process, automatically “instructing” the printer to use printer less ink or toner, without compromising quality. PretonSaver has numerous industry and environmental awards and nominations.

“The software is not only very easy to use, it’s ‘green,’ which means it’s good for the environment,” says Pala. “Though it might mean our customers will buy less ink from us, we feel the long-term impact on the environment is important. I think our customers will appreciate that, too. They will certainly welcome the savings, which is why they shop with us in the first place. It’s our hope that other suppliers will recognize the need for greater environmental responsibility in our industry.”

About PrintCountry.com

PrintCountry.com is a leading online store for discount office and printer supplies such as inkjet printer ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges. Website founded in 2001, the “Happy Ink Store” has a five-star rating and satisfies thousands of happy customers. By providing quality printer ink cartridges and supplies to businesses around the world, PrintCountry keeps companies printing while staying in budget. For more information on the company and on its printer troubleshooting resources, please visit http://www.printcountry.com

About HalfTheInk.com

HalfTheInk.com is a Palo Alto, Calif.-based ink and toner optimization solution provider for the home and home/small office market. The company is an exclusive value added reseller of PretonSaver™ Home, an award-winning product that uses state-of-the-art mathematical algorithms to identify and delete wasteful pixels during printing, offering substantial savings in toner and ink. PretonSaver users can save up to 70 percent of their ink and toner usage while still maintaining excellent print quality. More information is available at http://www.halftheink.com

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January 18, 2011

Squeezing The Most From Your Promotional USB Flash Drive Budget

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by Sara in Montréal

Advertising and marketing budgets have been hit hard over the last couple of years and whilst there are glimmers of the economy recovering its still early days and consequentially purse strings are still pulled relatively tight. That said businesses can’t afford to stand still and the need to advertise and promote your business and products is still of paramount importance but, where hard cash is being spent its critical that you squeeze as much as possible from your budget.

When it comes to buying promotional USB flash drives there are several factors that you should consider because they will help you to get the best possible “bang for buck”:

Don’t pay for unnecessary memory – USB flash drives are available in a wide range of sizes starting from 32MB all the way up to 64GB. Popular USB flash drive sizes are 1Gb – 2GB and these are normally ample for any corporate gifts or promotional give-aways. If you buy USB flash drives larger than this then the costs start to rise quite substantially. Similarly if you buy flash drives smaller than 1GB the price reduction is relatively small but more importantly the likelihood of the flash drive being used on an on-going basis is dramatically reduced. Without on-going use you don’t get the benefit of your brand being continually recalled or promoted.

Reduce the number of colours you want printed – Ink costs and each colour printed has a set-up cost associated with it. Whilst some suppliers might absorb some of these costs to secure your business its unlikely that they’ll swallow all of them. If you have a complex logo or a logo with 4 or more colours see if you can simplify it. Its not unusual for there to be various “complex” and “simple” versions of a company logo available because good designers understand that a logo will be used in a variety of way and so they plan ahead accordingly.

Plan ahead and order early – The vast majority of USB flash drives that are printed up with a company brand or logo are manufactured to order from factories in China. Despite the distances involved and the freight costs associated with shipping flash drives around the world it is still considerably cheaper to get flash drives this way. If you order flash drives at the last minute then you’ll pay a premium to get them printed locally and you’ll have far less choice in terms of memory size and style of memory stick.

Only buy gift boxes if you really need them – this speaks for itself but its worth checking that any price you are quoted does not include a charge for gift boxes (unless you want them). Most branded USB flash drives will come in individual “poly” bags or they’ll be in a free plain white box.

Pre-load any data during the manufacturing process – one of the best ways to offset the cost of buying branded USB flash drives is to pre-load them with your company sales brochures, media files, presentation files and so on – saving this data onto the flash drive means you won’t have to go to the expense of getting them printed. The trick though is to make sure you have the data ready early so that it can be loaded onto the flash drive at the point of manufacture (this is usually free). If you are late supplying your data then expect to pay a fee for it to be loaded post manufacture.

Get several quotes before ordering – we all have our own favourite or “preferred” supplier(s) but when you’re sourcing branded USB flash drives its definitely worth shopping around and getting several quotes. If you do choose a new supplier make sure you get a firm quote in writing, read any associated T & C’s and payment terms and make sure the price is a fully inclusive price. In particular watch out for print set up, print origination charges and high delivery charges!

Buying the cheapest USB flash drives can end up costly in the long run – before you just accept the cheapest price you are quoted its best to make sure you are comparing “apples with apples”. Some unscrupulous vendors will supply graded or re-cycled flash chips unless you specify “new”. Whilst most of these will work you can expect a much higher failure rate and much slower performance – not exactly what you want if you’re printing your brand on them! Choose your vendor carefully, check out their testimonials and if you’re at all concerned take references.

Avoid buying your USB flash drives during the peak demand periods – there are a couple of times of the year (every year) when the price of flash rockets and this has a knock on effect on the price of USB flash drives. The times to avoid if at all possible include the early run up to Christmas (late September and October) when many large manufacturers buy up flash chips for their Christmas manufacturing schedules and the time around Chinese New Year when there is a general scarcity in the market.

Phil is part of the team at USB2U. Launched in 2002 USB2U has now establised iteself as one of the leading supplier of branded flash drives and custom USB memory sticks in the UK. USB2U offer a free design and mock up service couple with great prices and outstanding customer support. Contact us today for a quote. We’d love to hear from you.


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December 24, 2010

Save Money on Your Printing Budget with a Print Manager

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by alanwoo

In companies where a lot of printing needs to be done, the costs involved can quickly spiral out of control. With a print manager, you can regain complete control over the printing budget of your organization. O&K Print Watch does precisely that, along with a few other useful things as well. The software allows you to get thoroughly accurate reports on the amount of printing being done. These detailed reports allow you to have control over your printing budget and, in addition to a company chargeback plan, you can start saving considerably. This means that all of the users can pay for their share of the printing if it is required. The software will provide detailed information on every print job carried out including the computer, user, print quality, quantity and time it was carried out.

The print manager also allows you to set costs of each page printed, setting specific costs depending on the printing quality or whether it was done in color or monochrome. Administrators can also have the power to stop any print jobs in progress or set restrictions and permissions to various computers or users on the network. The program is packed full of useful features to help you have full control over the printing in your organization. It can set various limits such as on the number of pages that can be printed by a specific user and it can even distinguish keywords in documents that should or should not be allowed to be printed. Its detailed reports and statistics feature will tell you precisely how the software is helping you.

O&K Print Watch also lets administrators view copies of any documents that have been printed. These copies are stored by the program in the form of pictures. The software doesn’t just provide details about all the print jobs carried out, but it also allows administrators to set any required prohibitions or permissions. The software’s built-in server provides easy access to all of the reports which can be viewed within any browser. The software is incredibly fast and efficient as well, even working with as many as seven-hundred printers with one server!

O&K Print Watch is a particularly versatile print manager, fully functional regardless what operating system the client computers are running. The software also works on any edition of Windows from NT4 to Server 2003 and above. It also has multilingual support and is exceptionally high performing and reliable. For any corporation where a considerable amount of printing is done, there is simply no other solution which is as effective as O&K Print Watch.

There is more information on O&K Print Watch at the official website; http://www.prnwatch.com. There is also a trial version available which supports up to five printers, otherwise fully functional for twenty-one days. For those interested in purchasing the full version, there are various licenses available, depending on the number of printers that you have in your organization. The site has all of the information that you need. Why not visit today and start learning about how to save money on your company’s printing budget.

O&K Software Ltd. CEO.


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August 4, 2010

HP LaserJet Pro M1210 Series ? Budget MFC Laser Printer Series

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HP’s most affordable line of multifunctional devices, the HP LaserJet Pro M1210 series, comes in the form of eight different distinct variations on a base hardware set that includes a printer, copy machine, and scanner. Additional paper trays, a telephone handset, an automatic document feeder, and a fax modem are just some of the various options available in the M1212 through M1219 models, giving the user the option of paying for the hardware features that they want, and not the ones they don’t.

With print speeds clocking in quite admirably at 19 pages per minute for black and white letter sized paper, and 18 pages for legal sized, the HP LaserJet Pro M1210 does very well for its category, and, with a price range of around two hundred dollars, delivers a lot of bang for the buck. Model variations such as the HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf carry a fax machine feature as well as copy and print options, thanks to a built in 33.6 Kbps fax modem that can execute faxes at a rate of about 3 seconds per page.

All models in the HP LaserJet Pro M1210 series come standard with a built in network card and Ethernet port, making the unit ideal for home use or small office sharing. While the device’s monthly duty cycles limit its abilities as a high output device, with only an 8,000 page maximum and 250 to 2,000 page recommended monthly page output.

The series presents a conservative print resolution of 600 x 600 dots per inch, but can utilize a FastRes resolution enhancement mode that can produce a 1200 dpi equivalent with no loss to overall print speed. Copy resolution, unfortunately, tops out at only 600 x 400 dots per inch, and fax quality is even lower with a 300 x 300 dot per inch maximum.

Copy features include resizing options from 25 to 400%, as well as a maximum of 99 copies from a single source. Considering that the printers in the HP LaserJet Pro M1210 series only have a 100 sheet output tray, this seems more than appropriate. Input capacity is actually quite low with the printers, and not expandable whatsoever, with only a 150 sheet standard paper tray and a 100 sheet capacity multipurpose tray. Both the output tray and multipurpose tray can also hold up to 10 envelopes.

Most versions of the device come equipped with a 35 page automatic document feeder which can be critical when loading multiple pages for copying, scanning, or faxing. All models come with a flip up, flatbed design for easy scanning of oddly shaped paper, and three dimensional objects such as books and magazines.

Certain models such as the HP LaserJet Pro M1217nfw not only include an Ethernet port, but wireless capabilities as well, making connection of to a network easier and faster than ever, especially when dealing with portable devices such as laptops. With so many variations on a model that is already so affordable, buyers can be confident they will be getting their maximum value per dollar.

For more information:

http://printdocs.org/hp-laserjet-pro-m1210-series-–-budget-mfc-laser-printer-series/

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