Computers,Laptops & Printers

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Operating systems :

• Windows 98
• Windows XP Home
• Windows XP Profesional

1. Why use recycled cartridges?
Cost savings of about 60 to 80% on most cartridges.

Environmental impact by preventing fewer cartridges ending up in landfills, where they take many years to decompose. Cartridges can average between 5-7 refills & sometimes maybe up to 15 refills if recycled correctly, before their life spans are exhausted.

2. Do recycled / remanufactured cartridges make the OEM warranty null and void?
No. The HP Ink Cartridge Refill statement dtd 20/04/95 states, “The use of refilled print cartridges alone does not affect either the warranty or any maintenance contract purchased from HP for its Inkjet Printers.”

3. Refill Kits vs. Recycled / Remanufactured Cartridges.

Refill kits are extremely messy, cumbersome and time consuming. These kits and their packaging add to the environmental waste.

On the other hand commercial recycling uses state-of-the-art equipment through all the stages from emptying the cartridges, cleaning the nozzles, pressurized / vacuum filling of ink, priming, testing thereby allowing for more successful refills of cartridges. This is true recycling!

4. Consistency in Print Quality & Print Page output from a recycled cartridge :

Most IJ recyclers use only the highest quality inks available, which are manufactured specifically for IJ cartridges.

The page printing capacity of all cartridges is determined by the specific amount of ink filled in them at the beginning of their lifespan by the OEM. Most recyclers ensure that the recycled cartridges have the same amount or more ink per recycle by weighing each cartridge during processing & rechecking during quality control to be sure that they adhere to the OEM specifications.

5. The working of an IJ Cartridge :

Eg : HP 51626A

The print head and circuitry, which perform most of the work for the IJ printer, are contained on the cartridge itself. There are 48 nozzles (jets) in the print head on the bottom of the cartridge. Under each nozzle is a heater (resistor) that heats ink inside the cartridge forming an ink bubble which when bursts shoots ink thru the jets onto the paper.

On an average, resistors on most cartridges continue to fire until they burn out about every sixth time the cartridge is recycled. However, in reality up to 5% of all IJ cartridges cannot be recycled even once. Though, most can be recycled many more than 5 times.

6. Until when should one continue to use an IJ Cartridge?

Don’t let the IJ cartridge run empty as the ink in it helps to keep the resistors from overheating which can be irreparably damaged by heat when printing with an empty cartridge.

With color cartridges, we risk damaging the cartridge if we continue to use it with even one tank empty.

7. Signs that your IJ cartridge is running out of ink :

White streaks where there should be black ink.

Lighter than normal print.

However, these can also be signs of bad circuitry, clogged nozzles or worn out internal components.

8. Getting more recycles out of your empties :

Proper handling and protecting the circuitry of the empty cartridge may add to the no. of recycles.

Do not print when the cartridge is out of ink.

Always clip the empty cartridge.

Never put adhesive tape on the circuitry or print head.

9. What about a cartridge that is no longer recyclable?

All cartridges eventually reach the end of their life cycles. Instead of throwing the unusable empties in the trash bin, one can return send them to a recycler who can dispose of the ink and cartridge properly.

10. How many cartridges can one expect to receive in working condition out of the total sent for recycling?
Not all cartridges can be recycled...including some virgin ones! Rates of the unserviceable empties vary widely by cartridge style and condition. The single color black virgin cartridges have the highest success rates. On the average, 90-95% of virgin single color cartridges can be serviced. However, this percentage lowers with the cartridge age.

Most tri-chamber color cartridges due to their design and the HP 51629A cartridges have the highest unserviceable rates. Some sponge type cartridges such as the Canon BC02 have higher unserviceable rates than the liquid ink cartridges such as the HP 626A cartridges.

However, most recyclers especially those using equipments based on the latest technological advances in IJ recycling ensure that they put empties thru these processes at least 3 times before they consider them unserviceable, thereby ensuring that the users get the highest no. of recycled cartridges back.

11. Why aren’t more IJ cartridges recycled?

This is mainly due to lack of user awareness of the recycling option over the option of using refill kits or because of the ease of discarding the empties.

Recycling is a fairly new service, and it is the responsibility of the recycling industry to educate the users and remind them just how valuable their empty IJ cartridges can be!

1st-HP Pavilion DV4-1541US

• Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
• RAM : 4 GB DDR3
• Hard Disk Capacity : 320 GB 7200 rpm
• OS : Windows 7 Premium 64 bit
• Display : 14.1 inch WXGA 1280 X 800 pixels resolution
• Express Card 54 Slot
• Infrared Remote Receiver
• LightScribe DVD Writer

Price :- About $650

2nd-Apple MacBook Pro Summer 2009

Specification

• Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz
• RAM : 2 GB
• Hard Disk Capacity : 160 GB
• Display : 13 inch
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics
• Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard Operating System

Price :- About $1300


3rd-Dell Studio 15




4th-Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S

Specification

• Processor : Intel Core i5 520 M
• RAM : 4 GB DDR3 1066 MHz
• 256 GB Solid State Drive
• OS : Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
• Display : 13.1 Inch 1600 X 900 pixels

Price :- About $2200

5th-Acer Aspire Timeline AS5810TZ-4274

Specification

• 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium SU2700 Processor
• 3072MB DDR3 1066MHz RAM
• 320 GB SATA Hard Drive
• 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
• Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1)
• Over 8 Hours of Battery Life (6-Cell 5600 mAh)
• 15.6″ HD CineCrystal LED-backlit Display
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

Price :- About $620

6th-ASUS UL30A-X5 Thin and Light

Specification

• 1.3GHz Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo Processor
• 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 2 slots, 4GB Max
• 500GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
• 13.3″ HD LED LCD Display
• Intel GMA 4500MHD Graphics
• Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn
• 0.3MP Webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64 bit)

Price :- About $680

7th-Toshiba Satellite L505-S5993

Specification

• 2.1GHz Intel Pentium T4300 Processor
• 4GB Memory
• 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive
• 15.6″ High-def Display
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 2 Hours 25 Minutes of Battery Life

Price :- About $550

8th-Dell Inspiron 14

Specification

• Processor : Intel Dual Core T4400
• RAM : 2 GB
• Hard Disk Capacity : 160 GB
• 14.0 High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife

Price :- About $500

9th-HP Mini 5102

Specification

• Processor : Intel® Atom™ Processor N450 (1.66 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
• RAM : 2GB
• 160 GB HDD
• OS : Windows 7 Starter

Price :- About $650

10th-HP Compaq 6730b

Specification

• Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
• RAM : 2 GB
• Hard Disk Capacity : 320 GB
• OS : Windows 7 Pro
• Display : 1380 X 800 pixels resolution
• Video / Graphics : Intel GMA 4500 MHD with Maximum of 3 GB Video RAM
• Battery Life : 6 hour
• Weight : 5.1 Lbs
• CD / DVD Burner
• 1 Year Warranty
• VGA Webcam
• 7-in-1 Card Reader

Price :- About $900

Model No - Acer Aspire 5740G (Ci5)

Processor - Core i5-430M (3MB L3,1066Mhz,2.26)Turbo Boost
RAM - 4GB DDR3
HDD - 500GB
OPT DRIVE - DVD RW
Screen - 15.6"(LED BL)
Blue Tooth - Yes
WIFI - Yes
Card Reader - Yes
CAM /HDMI - Yes
Weight - 2.8Kg
GRAPHICS - 1GB ATI Radeon(HD 5650)
Warranty - 1 Year
Price - 44,199

Model No - Acer Aspire 5738 DG

Processor - C2D T6600(2MB L2,800Mhz,2.2)

RAM - 4GB DDR3

HDD - 320GB

OPT DRIVE - DVD RW

Screen - 15.6"(LED TriDef 3D))

Blue Tooth - Yes

WIFI - Yes

Card Reader - Yes

FPR - Yes

CAM /HDMI - Yes

Weight - 2.8Kg

GRAPHICS - 512 ATI Radeon(HD 4570)

OS - WIN 7 Premium

Warranty - 1 Year.

Price - 46199

Compaq CQ40-613AX Graphics Card

AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 @ 2.1 GHz, Dual-Core (AMD M770G Chipset / 1MB L2 Cache / up to 3600 MHz FSB)

3 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

14.1" WideScreen (WXGA) with BrightView

Windows 7 Home Basic (32 bit)

WL / BT / ATI Radeon HD 3450 - 512MB Dedicated

Carry Case

Rs.34490/-

Compaq CQ61-312TU

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T4400 (2.2 GHz) (Intel GL40 Express Chipset / 1MB L2 Cache / 800 Mhz FSB)

4 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

15.6” HD LED Backlit BrightView™ WideScreen

Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit)

WL / BT / One HDMI v1.3 / Webcam & Microphone

Carry Case

Rs.34240/-

Compaq CQ41-227TX Graphics Card

Intel Core i3 Mobile Processor i3-330M (2.13 GHz) (Intel HM55 Express Chipset / 3MB L3 Cache / HT / EM64T)

4 G PC3-8500 DDR3-1066 (8533 MB/s)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

14.1" WideScreen Colour TFT with BrightView

Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit)

WL / BT / ATI Radeon HD 4350 - 512MB Dedicated

Carry Case

Rs.42740/-

Compaq 610 Win 7

Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor T5870 (2.0 GHz) (Intel GME965 Express Chipset / 2MB L2 Cache / 800 Mhz FSB)

3 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

15.6” HD LED Backlit BrightView™ WideScreen

Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit)

WL / BT / 2 MP Webcam & Microphone

Carry Case

Rs.36990/-

Presario CQ40-641TU

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T4300 (2 GHz)

(Intel GL40 Express Chipset / 1MB L2 Cache / 800 Mhz FSB)

2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

250 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

14.1" WideScreen (WXGA) with BrightView

Free DOS

WL / BT / One HDMI v1.3 / Webcam & Microphone

Carry Case

Rs.27990/-

Presario CQ40-601TU

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T4400 (2.2 GHz) (Intel GL40 Express Chipset / 1MB L2 Cache / 800 Mhz FSB)

3 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

14.1" WideScreen (WXGA) with BrightView

Free DOS

WL / BT / One HDMI v1.3 / Webcam & Microphone

Carry Case

Rs.29990/-

Presario CQ61-408TX Graphics Card

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T4400 (2.2 GHz) (Intel PM45 Express Chipset / 1MB L2 Cache / 800 Mhz FSB)

2 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

15.6” HD LED Backlit BrightView™ WideScreen

Free DOS

WL / BT / HDMI/ Nvidia N10M - 512MB Dedicated

Carry Case

Rs.30490/-

Compaq 610FD

Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor T5870 (2.0 GHz) (Intel GME965 Express Chipset / 2MB L2 Cache / 800 Mhz FSB)

3 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

15.6” HD LED Backlit BrightView™ WideScreen

Free DOS

WL / BT / 2 MP Webcam & Microphone

Carry Case

Rs.33490/-

Presario CQ41-216TU

Intel Core i3 Mobile Processor i3-330M (2.13 GHz) (Intel HM55 Express Chipset / 3MB L3 Cache / HT / EM64T)

4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3-1066 (8533 MB/s)

320 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer

14.1" WideScreen Colour TFT with BrightView

Free DOS

WL / BT / One HDMI v1.3 / Webcam & Microphone

Carry Case

Rs.35490/-

HP Mini 210-1084TU Black

Intel Atom Processor N450 @ 1.66 GHz (Intel NM10 Express Chipset / 512KB On-die L2 Cache / 667 Mhz)

1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

160 GB SATA @ 5400 RPM

10.1" LED Backlit Widescreen

Free DOS

WL / BT / Web Cam & Mic / VGA Out

Digital Media Reader / Weight - 1.22 Kgs / 3Cell Battery

Rs.17490/-

HP Mini 210-1085TU Pacific Blue

Intel Atom Processor N450 @ 1.66 GHz (Intel NM10 Express Chipset / 512KB On-die L2 Cache / 667 Mhz)

1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

160 GB SATA @ 5400 RPM

10.1" LED Backlit Widescreen

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)

WL / BT / Web Cam & Mic / VGA Out

Digital Media Reader / Weight - 1.22 Kgs / 3Cell Battery

Rs.18990/-

HP Mini 210-1099TU Sonoma Red

Intel Atom Processor N450 @ 1.66 GHz (Intel NM10 Express Chipset / 512KB On-die L2 Cache / 667 Mhz)

1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

160 GB SATA @ 5400 RPM

10.1" LED Backlit Widescreen

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)

WL / BT / Web Cam & Mic / VGA Out

Digital Media Reader / Weight - 1.22 Kgs / 3Cell Battery

Rs.18990/-

HP Mini 210-1100TU Black Crystal

Intel Atom Processor N450 @ 1.66 GHz Intel NM10 Express Chipset / 512KB On-die L2 Cache / 667 Mhz)

1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

160 GB SATA @ 5400 RPM

10.1" LED Backlit Widescreen

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)

WL / BT / Web Cam & Mic / VGA Out

Digital Media Reader / Weight - 1.22 Kgs / 3Cell Battery

Rs.18990/-

HP Mini 210-1104TU Red

Intel Atom Processor N450 @ 1.66 GHz (Intel NM10 Express Chipset / 512KB On-die L2 Cache / 667 Mhz)

1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (667 MHz)

320 GB SATA @ 5400 RPM

10.1" LED Backlit Widescreen

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)

WL / BT / Web Cam & Mic / VGA Out / HD Panel

Digital Media Reader / Weight - 1.22 Kgs / 3Cell Battery

Rs.20740/-

HP Mini 210-1095TU Silver Crystal

Intel Atom Processor N280 @ 1.66 GHz

(Intel 945GSE Express Chipset / 512KB L2 Cache / 667 Mhz)

2 GB PC2-4200 DDR2 (533 MHz)

320 GB SATA @ 5400 RPM

10.1" LED Backlit Widescreen

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)

WL / BT / Web Cam & Mic / VGA Out / HD Panel

Digital Media Reader / Weight - 1.22 Kgs / 3Cell Battery

Rs.23300/-