| Canon® |
Major printer manufacturer and supplier of
Canon® ink and
Canon® toner. |
| Cost
of printing |
Total cost of Inkjet printer
or Laser Printer and the the cost of ink
consumed. Generally, the price of Inkjet printers is less
than the price of Laserjet printer but in the long run, Inkjet
printers prove a bigger burden to your pocket as the cost
of toner cartridges is very high. |
| Draftmode |
Draftmode is a mode in which the printer prints
text as fast as possible without regard to the print quality.
Microsoft Word and some other programs offer a "Draft
Mode", allowing you to print documents using less toner
or ink than normal. These documents don't look as
clean or as crisp as regular documents, but they are great
for quickly printing out versions of your documents as you
refine them. |
| Economode |
EconoMode is a feature that allows
the printer to use less toner per page. Selecting
this option may extend the life of the print cartridge and
reduce your cost per page. However, it will also reduce print
quality. The printed image is lighter, but it is adequate
for printing drafts or proofs. |
| Epson® |
Major printer manufacturer and supplier of
Epson® ink and Epson®
toner. All Preton products support Epson ® products. |
| Green
printing |
Printing strategies formulated to saves trees,
conserves energy, and reduces toxins in air and water, among
others, use paper and ink/toner materials derived
from renewable resources, print only the pages you
want, use eco-friendly paper and vegetable based inks, recycling,
use green fonts with holes and use a print management software.
|
| Home
printing |
Low quantity printing, up
to 8-10 pages per day, in the home, small business, family
or student environment. |
| HP® |
Major printer manufacturer and supplier of
HP® ink and HP® toner.
All Preton products support Hewlitt Packard ® products. |
| Ink |
A compound composed of colorants, vehicles
(binders), additives, and carrier substances used to produce
an image, text or design in the printing process. In home
printers and enterprise printer the ink is supplied in cartridges.
|
| Ink
cartridge |
An ink cartridge is a replaceable component
of an ink jet printer that contains the ink (and sometimes
the print-head itself) that is spread on paper during printing.
It contains liquid ink. Each ink cartridge contains
one or more partitioned ink reservoirs; certain manufacturers
also add electronic contacts and a chip that communicates
with the printer. Many people prefer inkjets because the cost
is reasonable. As well, many like the quality of the printed
material, the amount of documents and images that can be printed
before the ink runs out, and the efficiency of inkjets. |
| Ink
Refill |
Replacement ink cartridges for printers. The
cartridges are supplied either original by printer manufacturer,
compatible or re-filled cartridges. The ink supplied is either
manufacturer original or compatible. Replacement ink
is available for DIY cartridge refilling. |
| Ink
optimization |
Reduction of the ink/cartridge costs
in printing by using a print management software
to control the amount of ink used. A software solution that
drastically reduces ink consumption. |
| Inksaver® |
A print management software to
control the amount of ink used by inkjet printer to make ink
cartridges last longer. |
| Ink
saving software |
Print management software to control amount
of ink used by printers. Includes the reduction of cost of
ink for inkjets,laserjets printers & multifunction devices. |
| Lexmark® |
Major printer manufacturer and supplier of
Lexmark® ink and
Lexmark® toner. All Preton products support Lexmark ®
products. |
| Office
printing |
Business, commercial and enterprise volume
of printing, over 10 pages per day. |
| Pixel
optimizer™ |
A print management software which uses
advanced algorithms to identify and delete wasteful
overlapped pixels due to the difference between the pixels
of the printer and the pixels of the computer screens. |
| PretonSaver
Enterprise™ |
Print management software intended
for businesses with over 500 computers. Offers comprehensive
print management as well as toner/ink optimization with central
management. |
| PretonSaver
Premium™ |
Print management software intended
for businesses with 26-500 computers. Offers simple
implementation without a centralized database, allowing up
to 50% savings with central management of print policies as
well as user/printer reports. |
| PretonSaver
Standard™ |
Print management software intended
for businesses with 6-25 computers. Installed locally
on the users' PC’s offering up to 50% savings with usage and
saving reports. |
| PretonSaver
Home™ |
Print management software-based toner/ink
optimization for homes or home offices with 1-3 computers.
|
| Print
cost calculator |
Calculates the costs of printing.
Total printing costs may be calculated as: cost of printing
per page, cost of printing per year, cost of printing per
day, cost of printing per computer, etc. |
| Print
cost calculator software |
A software program that calculates
and provides reports about the total costs of printing.
Often print cost calculator software will include options
for paper, ink and toner optimization in an effort to help
reduce the costs of printing. |
| Printing
savings |
Reduction of printing costs. |
| Print Management |
A print administration program to enable organizations
to signifcantly lower the cost and environmental impact of
printing and photocopying. |
| Print
Management Software |
A software solution intended to reduce
ink and toner consumption. The results of the use
of the software are measured in ROI. |
| ROI
|
Return on Investment (ROI)
is the ratio of money gained or lost on an investment relative
to the amount of money invested. |
| Save
ink |
Reduction of cost of ink for inkjets,laserjets
printers & multifunction devices. |
| Save
toner |
Reduction of the cost of toner used in printing.
|
| Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO) |
A TCO analysis includes total cost
of acquisition and operating costs. The acquistion
cost of a printer is fixed while the operating costs (ink
and toner) may differ due to implementation of a print management
software program. When you go to purchase a new printer depends
on your own personal needs. It comes down to either an ink
let printer or laser printer. Ink jet printers use ink jet
cartridges, and laser printers use toner cartridges. |
| Toner |
Toner is a fine and dry carbon-based powder
mixed with a polymer that is applied to the paper used in
photocopiers and laser printers to form images and the printed
text on the paper. The toner is presented in sealed cartridges.
Toners intended for use in color printers and copiers come
in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK). In earlier machines
toner was poured by the user from a bottle into a reservoir
in the machine. Modern machines feed directly from a cartridge.
Empty toner cartridges are normally refilled by the
vendor. Empty cartridges are often refilled by third
party vendors. |
| Toner optimization |
Reduction of the toner cartridge costs
in printing by using a print management software
to control the amount of toner used. A software solution that
drastically reduces toner consumption. |
| Toner
refill |
Replacement toner cartridges for printers.
The cartridges are supplied either original by printer manufacturer,
compatible or re-filled cartridges. The toner supplied is
either manufacturer original or compatible. Replacement toner
is available for DIY cartridge refilling. Quality, long printing
life, speed, and efficiency of laser-imaged applications are
a big reason why people choose toner cartridges. Toner cartridges
are quite large, hold a substantial amount of toner, and can
usually print at least 5,000 pages. The toner cartridge is
more expensive than an in jet cartridge but it has a much
longer printing life. |
| Toner savings |
Reduction of the cost of toner used in printing.
|
| Walgreens ink |
Walgreens offers to refill the purchaser's
original cartridges with compatible ink within minutes.
HP has set up a website called “The Truth About Ink Refills
and Remanufactured Ink” and specifically lists Walgreens as
a provider of what it calls “risky” refilled ink cartridges. |
| Xerox® |
Major printer manufacturer and supplier of
Xerox® ink and Xerox® toner All Preton products support Xerox®
products. |
