I. Classification
1, toner cartridge: used in laser printers, copiers, laser all-in-one machine, each kind of machine on a different toner cartridge
2, powder bin: used in laser printers, copiers, laser all-in-one machine, in fact, is a part of the toner cartridge, which only contains toner, no photoconductive components, is the powder part of the drum and powder separation printer.
3、Ink cartridges: used in inkjet printers, inkjet-type fax machines,
4、All-in-one Ribbon Frame and Ribbon: Used for needle printers
5, Ribbon: mainly used for fax machines
6、Paper: consumable media independent of the equipment, it can also be divided into many types:
Copy paper: that is, generally known as ordinary paper
Colour inkjet paper: dedicated to inkjet printers on the paper
Fax thermal paper: dedicated to thermal fax machines, to the roll to calculate
High-gloss photo paper: Specialised paper for printing photo effects on printers
Plotting paper: Specialised for plotters
Sulphate paper: because the paper is transparent. It can be used for tracing or transparent printing.
For each type of paper, there are specifications for both size and weight:
Standard sizes are: A0,A1,A2,A3, A4, A5, B5 ....
Standard weights are: 70G, 80G, 90G, 100G, 110G ......
7、Recording discs: media used for computer backup data, for different burners, there are different discs, the common format is CD-R, DVD format is DVD-R, can be repeatedly erased discs called RW.
8, floppy disk: used for computer floppy drive storage media, through the floppy disk can be copied from a computer file to another computer, easy to carry the file, but because of the small capacity and easy to bad, has been gradually phased out; replaced by a U disk or mobile hard drive, many MP3, etc., also has a similar function, of course, you can use the laptop to carry the file directly.
9, toner: toner cartridge or powder bin in the powder, you can buy a single used to add their own powder to the toner cartridge or powder bin, each kind of toner cartridge corresponding to the powder may be different.
10、Ink: the fluid part of the cartridge, you can buy it separately for filling into the cartridge by yourself.
11, Others: Many other consumables are difficult to categorise or highly specialised such as: counting chips, printer transmission components, imaging units, photoconductor drums, squeegees, fixing film .....
Second, the cost
Office supplies are mainly used in the enterprise, the demand for office supplies is very large, for an enterprise's procurement, copiers, printers and other purchasing expenditures, can be regarded as fixed asset investment, this investment is a one-time, for the copiers, printers and subsequent expenditures for supplies, companies often ignore the cost of this aspect of the basic large printers with the original consumables are more, while the original consumables A set of basic are in the thousands of dollars, consumed very quickly. Procurement of printers in the early stages must be the use of consumables to understand clearly Choose the right printer, so that you can save costs, choose Hengzhi, Enshang for your professional services.