Sunday, March 20, 2011

Buy from 123 Refills in the UK



Did you know that 123 Refills has a country specific website for the UK? Buying ink and toner online is now easier, cheaper and faster for United Kingdom residents.  Simply visit www.123refills.co.uk, shop in British Pounds and enjoy the benefits of being a UK resident! 



FLAT RATE SHIPPING only £4.99 on orders under £100
LOW SHIPPING from only £9.99 on orders over £100
Since most of our products are manufactured in the USA for quality control purposes, your order will be shipped from our Irwindale, CA warehouse.
What this means for UK customers:
  • Better quality products
  • 4-10 Business days estimated delivery
  • We do NOT charge taxes at checkout. Royal Mail however may collect local taxes/duties at delivery (usually only on larger orders).*
    * We ship all orders under £250 through USPS / Royal Mail (delivery takes around 4-10 business days). Orders over £250 are shipped by UPS. Royal Mail will sometimes collect local taxes/duties at delivery. In our experience, this is exercised by Royal Mail selectively, and usually not on small orders. We can not predict when and if Royal Mail will collect these taxes. UPS usually always collects these taxes.

Buy from 123 Refills in Canada


Did you know that 123 Refills has a country specific website for Canada? Buying ink and toner online is now easier, cheaper and faster for Canadian residents.  Simply visit www.123refills.ca, shop in Canadian Dollars and enjoy the benefits of being a Canadian resident! 



FREE SHIPPING on orders over CAD 75 and less than CAD 200
FLAT RATE SHIPPING only CAD 5.99 on orders under CAD 75

Since most of our products are manufactured in the USA for quality control purposes, your order will 
be shipped from our Irwindale, CA warehouse.

What this means for Canadian customers:
  • Better quality products
  • 4-10 Business days estimated delivery
  • We do NOT charge taxes at checkout. Canada Post however may collect local taxes/duties at delivery (usually on larger orders).*
    * We ship all orders under CAD 200 through USPS / Canada Post (delivery takes around 4-12 business days). Canada Post will sometimes collect local taxes/duties at delivery. In our experience, this is exercised by Canada Post selectively, and usually not on small orders. We can not predict when and if Canada Post will collect these taxes.

    Orders over CAD 200 are sent through a priority shipping service (either USPS International Priority Mail or UPS International) and delivery takes around 4-8 business days). These priority shipping methods are more expensive but we still subsidize part of the cost, adding only a nominal 10% shipping cost to your order.

Friday, March 18, 2011

HOT Selling New Products

March 2011 - 123 Refills has added many new products to its catalog, many of them first to market or early to market, bringing new cartridge and refill options for the latest printers on the market.


Customers that have Brother laser printers that use the Brother TN450 toner cartridge now have an option.  Buy  a compatible toner cartridge, or a refill kit, priced at only $15.99 for a full toner cartridge refill!
Brother TN-450, HL 2230, 2240, 2270 Black Toner Refill 75 grams


Dell Series 21, Dell Series 22, Dell Series 23 and Dell Series 24 inkjet cartridges (compatible cartridges) are now also available, at around 1/2 the price of the Dell Original cartridges.

Looking for an alternative to high priced HP 701 inkjet cartridges? Here's the HP CC635A (#701) Black Remanufactured Inkjet Print Cartridge.



Customers that use the HP 61 black or 61 color, 61xl black or HP 61xl color printer ink cartridge now also have a solution to high priced ink, as do customers looking  for alternatives to the Lexmark 100xl.


123 Refills has released over 300 new products in March 2011, all available online at http://www.123refills.net/cic/newproducts.php

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Canon / Epson and other OEM manufacturers affected by Japan earthquake and Tsunami


The earthquake and tsunami to have recently struck Japan has been devastating to the region, with thousands of lives lost and billions in damage to infrastructure.

The economic impact of the quake and tsunami have also affected printer cartridge and component manufacturers, since Japan is a main hub and origin for many well known printer manufacturers such as Epson, Canon, Brother, Toshiba, Fuji and others.

Canon for example has halted operations at eight of its facilities in Japan, and has also reported injuries to some employees. Canon has also reportedly made a donation equivalent to around $3 million U.S. dollars to the Japanese Red Cross Society and other humanitarian aid organizations.

Epson (Seiko Epson) has also suffered damage to several plants and has shut down production at some facilities.  

The country is facing the worst times in recent history and the world's prayers are with the people of Japan during this very difficult and trying time.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Samsung Introduces A3 Multifunction Printers

According to a BUSINESS WIRE press release, Samsung announced its much-anticipated entrance into the A3 printer market – the MultiXpress CLX-9350ND and CLX-9250ND multifunction color printers and the MultiXpress SCX-8040ND and SCX-8030ND mono printers. Supporting throughput of up to 12-inches by 18-inches, Samsung’s A3 models are perfect for both back office operations in the enterprise space as well as demanding work groups looking for maximum productivity, seamless integration and powerful security features.


Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 188,000 people in 185 offices across 65 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.  123 Refills sells compatible for Samsung toner cartridges for use in Samsung laser printers as well as toner refill kits for use as Samsung toner refills.

Friday, February 11, 2011

The Kodak ink refill kit is here

123 Refills is now carrying the Uni-Kit refill kit for Kodak ink cartridges #10 black and #10 color. The cost for a home user to refill their own Kodak ink cartridges is now under $4 per cartridge and includes the ink, chip, tools and instructions to refill.  The refill kit comes with enough ink for 10 x refills, and includes 10 chips, tools and instructions, all for $34.99 (average cost per cartridge $3.50).

Newly refilled Kodak ink cartridges need to have their chips replaced with new chips so that the printer can "recognize" them as full again. Aftermarket chips are slightly different in shape to the original chips in order to better protect them from damage (replacement chips are slightly thicker), and therefore it is required to modify the chip slot on the cartridge to adequately hold the replacement chip in place.
You will notice that the OEM (original) chip is held in place by a small plastic protrusion that is holding the chip in place from the bottom of the chip (see just below the chip, in the middle of the chip). This plastic protrusion can be depressed easily with a screwdriver or pen tip, releasing the hold on the chip. The chip will then easily slide downwards, and out. 


The replacement chip is thicker than the original chip, so the same plastic protrusion needs to be depressed even more in order to get the replacement chip to slide in place. The protrusion may need to be physically bent a little to create the extra space needed to slide the chip into place.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

New toner refills being released soon for Samsung


Coming soon... Uni-Kit Toner Refill Kits for Samsung Color Toner Lasers:


  • Samsung CLT-K609S, CLT-C609S, CLT-M609S, CLT-Y609S Toner Refills for use in Samsung CLP-770ND with page yield 7,000 Black / 7,000 Color
  • Samsung CLT-K407S/SEE, CLT-C407S/SEE, CLT-M407S/SEE, CLT-Y407S/SEE Toner Refills for use in Samsung CLP-320N, 325/W, CLX-3185/N/FW with page yield 1,500 Black / 1,000 Color
  • Samsung CLT-K508L/XAA, CLT-C508L/XAA, CLT-M508L/XAA, CLT-Y508L/XAA Toner Refills for use in Samsung CLP-620ND, CLP-670ND/N with page yield 5,000 Black / 4,000 Color
These three toner refill kits for the Samsung CLP325, Samsung CLP620 and Samsung CLP770 are the latest in the market for color Samsung toner.  The CLP325 is the upgraded replacement for the Samsung CLP315, which has been a best selling color toner laser.