| Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark are two of the | | | | resilient blacks. However, HP has come up with a |
| fiercest competitors in the consumer printing | | | | formulation that makes the Vivera pigment inks |
| industry today. Both companies have been trying | | | | pop with a kind of brilliance almost akin to dye |
| to outdo each other point for point in order to | | | | inks. |
| capture a bigger share of the market. This is | | | | HP also prides itself on the purity of how the |
| clearly shown by the wide range of printers and | | | | company has formulated the HP Vivera. This |
| printer inks and other printing supplies that they | | | | results in printouts that are smooth, not grainy |
| have that are essentially similar in features and | | | | and is highly resistant to fading. Printouts made |
| benefits. | | | | with the Vivera are said to last 200 years in a |
| When it comes to printer inks, both HP and | | | | photo album. |
| Lexmark have specific types of inks for use on | | | | The Characteristics of the Lexmark Evercolor |
| their various printers. The most popular type of | | | | Just like the HP Vivera, the Lexmark Evercolor is |
| printer ink that HP has is none other than the HP | | | | also formulated for Lexmark's higher-end printers, |
| Vivera. On the side of Lexmark, we have the | | | | particularly its photo-printing inkjet and all-in-one |
| Lexmark Evercolor series. Now, the question is: | | | | models. Lexmark also highlights the high color |
| How do these two types of printer inks compare | | | | fidelity and durability of the printouts made with |
| with each other? | | | | its Lexmark Evercolor. This type of Lexmark ink |
| The Characteristics of the HP Vivera | | | | is actually best used for printing photos on a |
| The HP Vivera is the printer ink that HP has | | | | Lexmark printer. |
| formulated for its higher-end inkjet printers. | | | | The Lexmark Evercolor also uses a multi-color |
| Examples of these printers are those in the HP | | | | printing system, similar to that of the HP Vivera. |
| Photosmart series and the all-in-one inkjets. | | | | The difference here is that the Vivera uses eight |
| According to HP, the best points of the HP Vivera | | | | colors while the Evercolor uses six colors. The |
| are its high degree of color fidelity and the | | | | Evercolor hybrid printer ink system always makes |
| durability of prints produced with this HP inks. | | | | use of one photo cartridge and one color |
| Color printouts created with the HP Vivera are | | | | cartridge. This produces sharp and brilliant color |
| known to be exceptionally brilliant and vibrant. The | | | | printouts. |
| reason why this is possible is that the Vivera | | | | According to tests, the Lexmark Evercolor works |
| makes use of an eight-ink printing system. | | | | best when used for glossy photo printouts. |
| Together, these eight colors combine to create | | | | As we can see, there really is not much of a |
| around 72.9 million colors, thus assuring sharp and | | | | difference between the HP Vivera and the |
| detailed colored prints. | | | | Lexmark Evercolor. It all depends on your own |
| But the HP Vivera is not just good for color | | | | personal preferences when it comes to printers, |
| printouts. The black inks of the Vivera are made | | | | whether you like HP more than Lexmark or the |
| using pigments, which make for intense and | | | | other way around. |