When the first generations of inkjet printers became available on the market, people were very pleased with the product it produced. Far superior to dot-matrix printers, and much quieter than those old ribbon printer, inkjet printers soon took over as the standard for home printers.

But there was one concern about these inkjet printers, and it was the amount of printer ink they would use. Sure, they lasted longer if you were printing text, but once you started printing images and graphics, suddenly your ink cartridges weren't lasting as long as you'd like.