11. In addition to its standard Photo Black cartridge, the Stylus can accommodate an optional matte black ink cartridge for a more artistic look on matte paper. 12. It has been replaced by an ink cartridge made in Japan. 13. It now ships ink cartridges to a central depot that packages them after retailers specify the sizes and package types they want. 14. It started a venture to sell refilled printer ink cartridges and Cupid Junction, an online dating service. 15. Packaged with software and drivers to make it easy to operate, setup is also as easy as installing the ink cartridges and following the driver installation prompts. 16. Over the years, HP lost its edge, reaping reliable profits out of printers and ink cartridges while missing new opportunities such as the Internet. 17. Printer manufacturers make most of their money not on their printers, but on the extra ink cartridges and specialty paper you buy later. 18. Plus, to get photo-quality reproduction, you must buy a special ink cartridge and use heavy-grade, coated paper. 19. Setup is also quite simple, and the ink cartridges are very easy to snap in place or remove. 20. Still, one great advantage of these new printers is that they perform all their magic with a single set of ink cartridges. |