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Canon CLI-521BK Ink Cartridge Evaluation

Posted by on Thursday, 31 March, 2011

Introduction:

Many people haven’t been around enough years to recollect the earliest computer printers. These were very large, very loud, heavyweight and costly both to purchase and to have. A lot of the printers were filled from containers of messy liquid. Other models used powdered ink, known as toner, which would get on a person’s hands and also the printer. It’s no wonder printer users all over the world took to sealed ink cartridges. All that’s necessary is to remove the cartridge from its package and install it in the printer, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. From the beginning, Canon has been a leader in ink cartridge technology, and remains so today. Here are some details regarding a budget-friendly, but excellent quality ink cartridge: the Canon CLI-521BK.

Overall Score:

4.5 out of a potential 5.0 stars

Key Features:

This particular black ink cartridge is not only fade deterrent, but doesn’t smudge. Fade resistance is an important feature for many users. Fade resistant ink shields printed images and manuscript from UV light, rendering it possible for them to survive for several years, specially when printed on the appropriate paper and stored the right way. There are a variety of types of fading, including that caused by light, excessive heat, darkness, exposure to air and exposure to humidity. Some inks degrade at room temperature, especially those that are sold as “compatible,” meaning they do not carry the printer manufacturer’s brand, but rather the brand of a third party. Compatible ink cartridges usually produce a smaller number of copies and poorer image quality.

Price: Canon CLI-521BK Ink Cartridge

Roughly £10.00 to £20.00

Product Depiction:

The CLI-520BK is an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) inkjet cartridge manufactured to be completely compatible with a lot of the printers in the Cannon series. This product is a high-yield black ink cartridge, yielding anywhere from 1800 to 2400 copies, in accordance with utilisation. It is imperative to bear in mind that image or photo printing requires significantly more ink that simple text printing. For that reason, accurate production is complicated to guess at because numerous printer users print a mix of graphics and text.

Product Specs:

This cartridge has a capacity of 9ml and boasts the ChromaLife 100 system which upgrades the handsomeness and permanence of and printed images with an excellent mix of photo paper, dye inks, and FINE print head. The CLI-520BK black ink cartridge is compatible with Canon Pixma iP3600/4600 and Canon Pixma MP540/620/630 printers. The prints are resistant to smudges and water.

To obtain the most effective outcome from a Pixma printer, it would be sensible to use a Canon CLI-521BK ink cartridge.


Modern Marvels – The M1 Abrams (2)

Posted by on Tuesday, 8 June, 2010

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Modern Marvels – The M1 Abrams (1)

Posted by on Sunday, 6 June, 2010

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New iPhone games of the week (March 1, 2010)

Posted by on Monday, 1 March, 2010

This week’s batch includes the iPhone debuts of a game-show classic, a console favorite, “FarmVille in space,” and everybody’s favorite: cannon-powered zombies!

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas


If Mega Man 8-bit Deathmatch isn’t the greatest thing of all time, it’s really really close

Posted by on Tuesday, 23 February, 2010


Apparently this has been in development for quite some time, as a mod for a modern port of Doom called Skulltag. It allows you to play as any of the 48 robot masters from the first six Mega Man games. Unfortunately, while you’ll fire the weapons associated with the boss (metal blades, cut boomerangs, etc), they won’t have their respective effects on other guys — they’re all just the basic arm cannon with some modifications. That’s disappointing, but if this blows up (it’s slated for a free 2010 release) maybe we can get it expanded on.

[via TIGSource]



Daily Crunch: Runaway Cannonball Edition

Posted by on Thursday, 19 November, 2009

Last Minute New York Meet-Up: A bit of Holiday Cheer with Cali Lewis and CrunchGear
The Aptera 2e gets pushed back to 2010, millionaire tree huggers shed a tear
Review: ContourHD wearable 1080p camcorder
Music Card: Credit card-like MP3 player with built-in speaker (video)
This tiny sun-activated cannon would be a twee way to go