Printing Alternative: Continuous Ink System
The continuous ink system or CIS is a said to be a cost-effective alternative to replacing your inkjet printer cartridges, which, at some point, will always run out. Other terms that refer to CIS are continuous flow system (CFS) or bulk feed system.
The way we look at it, having the system supply your printer with ink can be likened to having your home printer have extra high-yield printer cartridges – something that only big, heavy duty, office printers usually have. Heck, simply based on what it is called, what you essentially have are bottomless printer cartridges.
The system also looks like a good alternative to home users who find do-it-yourself refill kits difficult and messy; tubes are connected directly to printer cartridges inside the printer while easily refillable tanks for each color of ink are located outside the printer. These tanks can be refilled straight from an ink bottle or through a syringe.
We also went as far as getting hold of such a system and testing it. We used an Epson Stylus T10 for the test, and the quality of the documents seem to be acceptable, at least from the perspective of a student printing out a term paper for submission to her professor.
CIS systems have been developed for the big-name manufacturers — Epson, HP and Canon. These systems seem to be designed for home and school use as well as fledgling photographers and designers who have a relatively high printing volume but would like to scrape off a few dollars from their ink budgets.
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