The manufacturer has designed inkjet ink for the OEM’s Pro X 970 and 971 cartridges.
The cartridges are used in the OEM’s Officejet Pro X476, Pro X576, X51 and X551 colour printers, with the first two of these MFPs. SME Inkjet stated that the inkjets are the first release from its Aspen brand, with challenges faced in development including “printhead technology and resulting print speed[s]” of the machines.
The company added that its ink manufacturer “has been making wide-format and speciality OEM inks for numerous printheads for over 30 years, and while it was a challenge, they did develop perhaps the best inks available”. SME Inkjet also stated that using the Aspen ink “further reduces the printing cost for our customers compared to colour laser printers, without compromising print quality”.
Two testimonials for the inks were given by SME Inkjet customers, including Spur Press’ Tim Buchanan, who stated that his company had “great success” with the ink, producing 20,000 to 25,000 prints “with great results”, as well as noting that the ink “started cleaning the printhead” which another ink had clogged. Rapid Refill Colorado Springs in turn noted that the ink has “pleased” its customers “with the image quality” when used for colour and black prints.
For more information, visit www.smeinkjet.com.