Smart chip is a medium between the printer cartridge and printer which helps to communicate and inform the user before the cartridge runs out of ink / toner. It is a small chip that some printer manufacturers put into their inkjet cartridges or toner cartridges.

Smart chip keeps a record of the droplet count data and keeps a track of ink usage. Some smart chips are programmed to expire at a certain date after manufacture and it automatically disables the printer cartridge even if the cartridge is still full.

Even though, companies claim that the chips increase value to the customers; customers tend to differ in their views. Smart chips do not satisfy customers like the companies claim to. Some consumers say that they will not prefer to buy a printer which uses the smart chip technology as these smart chips deliver false messages to the users to replace their cartridges when it is far from empty and is capable of printing more pages. As far as OEM cartridges are concerned, the customers find them to be very expensive. Customers also have a strong belief that these chips were created with the purpose of limiting the customer in using overpriced OEM cartridges, rather than refilling it from third party cartridge manufacturers.

The companies claim that OEM cartridges provide good-quality printing; however refilled cartridges have also proven to deliver excellent quality printouts. Refilling as an option is advantageous to the customers. First and foremost it is a very economical option as it provides very low cost printing. Another important advantage is that it is easily available in the market. The most important advantage is that it is a very environment friendly option as it recycles the ink cartridge.

Now the smart chips deny customers from these advantages. These are designed in such a way that if the cartridge is refilled it still shows the ink level status as empty, thus preventing the customer from printing.

As a solution, Gloima Imaging Components provides a complete range of Inkjet and Laser Printer Chip Products compatible with brands like Samsung, HP, Lexmark, Xerox etc. that benefits customers. Gloima’s smart chip provides all the features of any OEM smart chip and it also facilitates refilling of cartridges. So Gloima Smart Chips are proving to be a good solution for the issues faced by customers for economical and quality printing needs.