Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Berto Shocked: Free Printer When You Buy a Cartridge
With the price of supplies, the printer OEMs can almost afford to give away the printer, so long as you continue to purchase their expensive supplies to feed it.
Berto
Our in-house cartoonist, Berto, lives in Santiago, Chile and has been poking fun at our industry every month since 2011.
Berto Looks For a Printer That Just Prints
With the increased demand for printers during the pandemic, Berto muses that newer printer models have a huge range of features and printing is almost taken for granted.
Printers Galore Meet Berto’s Every Need
Specialty printers are becoming available for every use imaginable so RT's popular cartoonist Berto gets his hands on thermal, blueprint, inkjet, braille, 3D, laser, fingernail, wide-format, photo and label printers.
Improving Standards – Berto Pours it On
Standards and testing are important for the Aftermarket. We're talking about quality. Provable, repeatable quality. But is everyone helping to raise the bar, asks Berto?
Is Working from Home More Productive? Berto’s Not So Sure
Is working from home more productive? Research reveals it can be depending on how well set up you are to deal with distractions. Berto is not so sure.
Coronavirus Blows Up in His Face – Berto’s cheap cartridges
Coronavirus blows up in his face - no it's just toner and Berto ought to stop using cheap cartridges that lack quality and production standards.
Berto Dons a Face Mask to Beat Coronavirus and Toner Dust
Popular RT Imaging World cartoonist, Berto, puts on a face mask in the printer cartridge factory to beat the coronavirus and toner dust.
The Best Way to Go Green – Berto saves the environment
The definition of going green varies from one person to another depending on the level and extent to which they wish to care for the environment.
Xerox Invented the Darn Thing – Starkweather Remembered
Xerox invented the darn thing. Berto remembers Gary Starkweather who invented the laser printer at Xerox and the news that Xerox is bidding for HP.
Changing a Printer Cartridge – the intern lends a hand
If you need something done as simple as changing the office printer cartridge, many ask a young person who's not afraid to lend a hand with technical tasks.