Konica Minolta announces price increase

Konica Minolta Office Systems (China) Co., Ltd. announced that it will increase the prices of some OP products, including hosts and consumables, starting from April 1, 2024. Konica Minolta stated that the main reason for the price adjustment is global inflation, rising costs of some raw materials, labor, and operations in the past two years, […]

What is the difference between toner cartridges without chips and chips?

1. Different implementation principles The biggest difference between chip-based toner cartridges and chip-less toner cartridges lies in the different implementation principles. The chip design of the toner cartridge adopts smart chip technology. The chip has a built-in program that automatically adjusts printer parameters through real-time monitoring and feedback of printer status, toner cartridge status and […]

Another HP firmware update

THI Tech Hub Innovation Europe has warned of another HP firmware update. Affected are devices that use HP953 and 957 series cartridges. This is HP’s Office Jet Pro range. The latest firmware update is firmware 2349A. THI Tech Hub Innovation Europe said in its announcement that “Jetworld cartridges that work with the latest firmware are […]

Do you know the function of the toner cartridge chip?

1. Store detailed toner cartridge information (facilitates printing and identification of all toner cartridge models) 2. Display the print volume of the toner cartridge instead of controlling the print volume 3. Display area information (some printer manufacturers design different chip codes for different areas) 4. Failure to authorize the printer and toner cartridge passes a. […]

Suspected of monopoly, printing industry giant once again faces class action lawsuit

Regeneration Times reports: Printing industry giant HP has recently been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing it of being a monopoly by restricting users from using non-original ink cartridges through firmware updates and raising the price of original ink cartridges. The plaintiff in the lawsuit claims that HP pushed firmware updates to all registered […]

What typical issues do low-temperature printing devices have?

Into the winter, the temperature drops, a variety of printing equipment into the "high incidence of disease", to a certain extent, affecting work efficiency. Summarised, the common problems are mainly concentrated in the following three points: ① printer start slow, affecting normal use ② paper jam, motionless paper jam ③ poor printing results First, the […]