Over at NextFest, we came across an entire tree’s worth of Xerox’s cartridge-less solid ink, a technology we’d heard about but never seen in person. They feel more like a hard, textured plastic than a waxy crayon (which is its most touted analogy), and the ink doesn’t rub off in your hand at all. And yes, Xerox, we’ll be happy to buy your product that reduces ink waste by 90% if you’d kindly release it to the market.
Chris Colenso-Dunne
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 3:10 AMXerox have distributed solid ink printers in Australia for some years. Many reviews rave about the final print quality but some SOHO users warn that solid ink printers are not for small volume use because the hot, molten wax deteriorates in quality after a few days if it is not completely used up. The option of turning off the machine stops this, but is not economical because the printer dumps about ten per cent of the molten wax every time it is turned off.
Caveat emptor, or for all you Aussies out there, watch out what you buy mate!