In an interesting follow-up to Apex Microelectronics’ launch of replacement chipsets and Ninestar’s release of finished replacement toner cartridges for Brother TN760/TN2420-series toner cartridges and their equivalents in other regions (see “Ninestar Promotes Finished Replacement Toner Cartridges for Brother TN-730, TN-760, and TN-770” and “Apex Announces Chips for Brother TN-730, TN-760, and TN-770”), Ninestar has
Apex Microelectronics, Ninestar Corporation’s chip and component arm, last month became the first aftermarket chip manufacturer to launch replacement chipsets for Brother’s TN-730, TN-760, and TN-770 toner cartridges (see “Apex Announces Chips for Brother TN-730, TN-760, and TN-770”). This month, Apex has announced it is first to market with replacement chips for Brother LC3013- and
As so often happens given the close relationship between Apex and its parent company Ninestar, one of Apex Microelectronics’ announcements about the availability of new chips was immediately followed by an announcement from Ninestar about the availability of finished cartridges employing those chips. Earlier this week, Apex announced that it is first to market with
On June 19, Ninestar’s chip arm, Apex Microelectronics, announced that it is first to market with non-OEM replacement chipsets for Brother’s TN-730, TN-760, and TN-770 toner cartridges. Brother debuted these toner cartridges in a new family of A4 monochrome laser printers and MFPs for small-office/home-office (SOHO) environments. While model numbers and the exact date of product
Apex Microelectronics has released replacement chips for cartridges used in Xerox VersaLink B600 series printers and MFPs introduced last year (see “Xerox Previews VersaLink and AltaLink Portfolio”). In other news, Apex announced it has chips for several of HP’s new A3 monochrome and color laser MFPs that were announced a little over a year ago
Chinese chip manufacturer Apex Microelectronics has been rolling out lots of new replacement chips for a range of Kyocera printers recently (see “Apex Releases Chips for Kyocera ECOSYS MFPs” and “Apex Releases Chips for New Kyocera A4 Monochrome Printer”), and it is continuing that pace with the release of replacement chips for color toner cartridges
Apex Microelectronics has released replacement chips for the toner cartridge employed in an A4 monochrome laser printer that Kyocera launched in Russia and Europe in April 2018. Kyocera’s ECOSYS P2335d is a compact single-function printer with double-sided printing that offers print speeds up to 35 ppm. The ECOSYS P2335d’s toner cartridge, the TK-1200, is rated
Apex Microelectronics, the aftermarket chip and component arm of Ninestar Corporation, recently announced an array of third-party chip solutions for the cartridges used in Brother, Canon, HP, and Samsung printers. Ninestar, which recently announced its fiscal 2017 results, reported that its Apex subsidiary had a good year, with profits up about 41 percent (see “Ninestar
On April 28, Ninestar reported its financial results for fiscal 2017, ended December 31, 2017. At the same time, the company also released its results for the first quarter of 2018, ended March 31, 2018. Ninestar is, without question, a much bigger company than it was a year ago. In 2016, Ninestar, then called Apex
Apex Microelectronics has released replacement chips for cartridges used in the Kyocera ECOSYS M8130cidn, M8124cidn, M4132idn, and M4125idn. Kyocera introduced the ECOSYS M8130cidn and M8124cidn A3 color MFPs ECOSYS M4132idn and M4125idn A3 monochrome MFPs in December 2017 (see “Kyocera Introduces New A3 ECOSYS MFPs for Small Businesses”). According to its announcement, Apex now has
