Lexmark is one of the best known manufacturers of printers and you can either buy a new inkjet cartridge or an ink cartridge refill if you use this type of printer. Here are a few of the most popular Lexmark cartridges.

Lexmark Cartridge 1

The Lexmark cartridge 1 contains cyan, yellow and magenta ink. The colors also combine for black ink, so you do not need an additional black cartridge. It will print everything from basic text to high quality photos and prints equally well on plain paper and glossy photographic paper. This cartridge also gives crisp text and sharp graphics. It is also compatible with the one-cartridge only Lexmark Z735, X2350 and X3740 printers and will print about a hundred and ninety pages. There is a smart chip in these cartridges telling the printer how many pages have been printed but you can still refill these cartridges a few times.

Lexmark 3 Ink Cartridge

The Lexmark 3 ink cartridge contains only black ink. This cartridge is suitable for the X2480, X2580, X3480, X3580, X4580, Z1380 and Z1480 printers. It delivers true, rich blank ink and will print everything from documents to black and white photographs on either plain or glossy photographic paper. You can get a cartridge refill if you are on a budget. It is best to refill this cartridge when it is between a third and half full. Waiting until it is nearly empty can burn out the print head.

Lexmark 28 Ink Cartridge

This is a black ink cartridge which is capable of printing up to a hundred and seventy five pages. It is compatible with Lexmark X5070, Z1300 and Z845 inkjet printers. These cartridges are able to generate top quality printing using pigment-based ink for water resistant and fade resistant text and graphics. Refills are available for these printers too and they work very well.

Lexmark 48 Cartridge

This is a black inkjet cartridge which is compatible with various Lexmark printers, including the Z700 series, P700 series, P3150 and P3120. This cartridge will print up to two hundred and twenty five pages, using pigment-based ink for high quality and lasting print. It is suitable for printer users who print occasionally or moderately. This ink is suitable for high resolution prints and offers fade resistance for document storage. The microscopic ink drop size means incredible detail and print clarity.

Lexmark 90 Ink Cartridge

This is a photo color ink cartridge which can print up to four hundred and fifty pages in full color. You can use this ink cartridge in most of the printers in the Lexmark Color JetPrinter range, Lexmark OptraColor printers and various other models. The high quality ink in the Lexmark 90 ink cartridge offer the very best quality for printing graphics and photos and the colors come out equally well on plain or glossy photographic paper.

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Water Resistance

1. The dye in the dye-based ink dissolves in water like sugar does in water completely. 2. Pigment does not dissolve completely. It is more like a flour and water mixture. 3. Because of this , dye based inks flow better and have been the standard in inkjet printers. but the dye will re-dissolve and the ink will flow across the paper if drops of water hit the paper. 4. Pigment ink particles tend to settle into the tiny fibers that make up the paper, As the ink drys the pigment particles get stuck in the fibers. Thus the pigment inks are more water resistent than the dye-based inks. Only about 5 to 10 percent of the ink will re-flow if the paper is hit by water.

2. Fade Resistance

A. The molecules in dye-based inks are spread out. You might think of dye-based ink on paper as Similar to a beach covered with sand, because of this dye-based ink tends to fade quicker, since all of the molecules are exposed to the chemical and sunlight caused reactions that fade the ink. You may notice fading of dye-based inks exposed to direct sunlight commonoly in 6 to 12 months.

B. Pigment particles are similar to large pebbles on a beach, it is more difficult for sunlight and chemicals to react with all of the pigment molecules, since most of them are hidden inside the “Pebbles”. Pigmented inks will usually last for many years before fading becomes noticeable.

3. Print Quality

It is possible to get more ‘colour” into pigments than into dyes. Therefore pigmented colours tend to be more vibrant than dye-based colours And pigmented black inks tend to be slightly darker than dye-based inks.

4. Price

You can’t get something for nothing, Pigmented inks cost more to make than dye-based inks, so they cost more.

5. Usability

Canon generally use dye-based inks 2. Compaq and lexmark use pigment ink 3. Hp use pigment ink 4. Epson use pigment ink in there later model printers and dye-based in the earlier models.

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