Years of Research & Development

One of the reasons for their success is the long line of HP printers that have come out in the past have been extremely successful and has helped to grow the company to the point where they are one of the most respected brands for consumer printing products. One of the things that have helped the company gain this reputation is the great success that it has had with its line of DeskJet printers and high quality DeskJet ink. This all started a long time ago: in fact it was back in 1979 when the thermal HP inkjet technology was invented that would eventually lead to the development of the extremely successful HP DeskJet Printers.

Introducing the First DeskJet

The company, after inventing the thermal inkjet technology, would go on to produce many successful printers in the years to come. However it wasn’t until 1988 that the first HP DeskJet printer was created. This was a huge milestone for the company and marked the first printer that would be able to offer laser quality on plain paper. This was a huge success for the company and would be the start of the great success they would experience with HP DeskJet printers in the future.

Success Begat Success

Due to the success of the first DeskJet the company would not take long to release the next generation. In 1989 the DeskJet+ was introduced to the public and furthered the reputation of these great products. The company would spend the next few years further developing and refining the technology, introducing many firsts in the quality of printing that consumers had access to.

By the time 1994 hit the line of DeskJet Printers were much more advanced than they were originally and as the past few years seen innovations that would drastically increase the quality of these printers and most importantly the quality of the printed images. The main reason for this was because the company was able to expand printing capabilities to 600 x 300 dpi resolution which was revolutionary for consumer based printing products at the time. It was during this time that HP DeskJet Printers would gain their reputation of being one of the first high quality consumers based printing products available to the mass public.

1. Only Print When Absolutely Necessary

Before sending a document to the printer, you should take a look at the reason behind the document that is being printed. Do you actually need to print that out, in other words? If the document is one that you only plan on referencing a single time, it may be easier to leave it on your computer. If you are printing out a confirmation code for a reservation or a recipe for a special occasion, consider writing the information out on paper rather than printing it out and wasting your HP inks. These cases are examples of when you can instead jot a hand note and save the ink for more important uses.

2. Avoid Extreme Temperatures

Avoid temperatures that are too extreme, as a large variation of temperature will affect the performance of your ink cartridges. If you want to conserve your ink, make sure that your printer is kept in moderate temperatures at all times.

3. Only Use Colour Printing When You Have To

Turn on the colour printing only when you actually need it. Colour ink can cost two to three times as much as black ink can. Couple this with the fact that most printers will use all three colours to print anything that isn’t considered to be perfect black (especially when it comes to diagrams, figures and photos), and it should become relatively clear that when you need black and white printouts, you should turn off colour printing and rely on black ink alone.

4. Choose a Print Quality Suitable for What You’re Printing

Going back to tip 1, if you are going to print out a document, then you should choose a quality suited for the purpose of the document in question. The draft printer setting is the best printing setting for you to use for all non-presentation quality documents.

5. Keep the Printer Ink from Drying Out

Printers that are in regular use have less of a chance of ink drying up as those used only once in a while. If you will only use the printer irregularly, you should strive to print the test page or a small body of text with three colour squares every once in a while as part of your ongoing printer maintenance in order to get the best printing performance over time.