A particularly preferred ink cartridge 22 includes a body 24 molded from a material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic materials including but not limited to polyphenylene oxide/polystyrene alloys, polypropylene, acrylonitrile/buta-diene/styrene terpolymers, polystyrene/butadiene alloys or copolymers, polyetherimide, polysulfone, polyesters and the like, having a melting point or