The Evolution Of HP and Epson Inkjet Printers

When you're looking for ink for printers, twoprinters is a new breakthrough in 21st Century
names rise to the top of the pile: HP inkjetphotographic imaging.
cartridges and Epson ink cartridges. Of course, itEpson has long been a household word in both
really depends on what brand printer you own,consumer and business printing, simplifying
but if you're after high quality prints, HP and Epsonsolutions for specialized operations like the first
will deliver quality both in the printers they makeseven-color archival desktop photo printer to
and in the ink they develop for their printers.offering the home-computer user an Epson ink
Actually, the word "develop" pretty well sums upcartridge that tells you when it's running dry!
the difference between HP inkjet cartridges,The company is a subsidiary of the Japan-based
Epson ink cartridges, and their competitors. BothSeiko Epson Corporation, which evolved from K.
of these giants in the printing industry continuallyHattori & Company, a company that was
put your money back to work for you byestablished in 1881 and involved in the importing
researching, developing, and implementing theand exporting of clocks and watches. In 1968,
most current innovative technologies to deliverSuwa Seikosha (the parent company of the Seiko
the best print solutions to their customersGroup) developed the first commercially
including the ink for the printers they market.successful printer mechanism, the EP-101. In 1975,
Hewlett Packard didn't start out making HP inkjetthe Epson brand was established and since that
cartridges. In fact, they didn't start making ink fortime Epson has been the forerunner of many
printers. HP was started in 1939 by Stanfordinnovations in desktop printing and ink for their
classmates, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard whoprinters. Epson prides itself in its century-long
made an audio oscillator-an instrument used bydevelopment of precision solutions for its
sound engineers and then sold eight of them forcustomers.
use in the movie Walt Disney movie Fantasia.An attribute Epson and HP share is their attention
Hewlett Packard's dedication to providing theirto precision detail; both continually deliver the best
customers with new technologies has carriednot only in products such as their printers but also
them through the decades. In 1978, HP dove intoin support products like the ink for the printers
the field of desktop printing and in 1984 releasedthey sell. Another characteristics these companies
the "Thinkjet" and later that year, the HP Laserjethave in common is their dedication to doing
Printer. The dependability and affordability ofbusiness in an environmentally responsible manner
these two HP Printers changed the direction ofin the understanding that preserving their market
the entire printing industry. This year, HP'sis as important as broadening it.
development and release of Vivera Ink for