Refilling Color Toners for your Color Laser Printer by James Sodor
Do you think it would be easy to refill colour toners for a colour laser? Most people do! There are, however, several hurdles to overcome. First, think about plain black printing. If a page is printed in black, it doesn’t matter if it is comes out dark grey, jet black, or any shade in between. ... This affects the way toner is laid onto a page - genuine toner is laid on evenly and looks sharp and refill color toner looks fuzzy and there is some ‘bleed’ evident under a loupe. ... If you could look at toner under a microscope, the original genuine toner granules look small and spherical,...

A Review of HP Laser Toners by Max Bellamy
Hewlett-Packard is, along with Brother and Samsung, one of the most readily available brands of laser toner. This is due, in part, to the fact that HP was first to release a laser toner inexpensive enough to catch the attention of the average consumer, in 1984. ... A popular color laser toner refill from HP is the HP 97 Tri-Color Inkjet Print cartridge, starting at $23. ... Today, you can buy an HP laser printer for less than $200, but the toner replacements can cost as much as $80 if bought new from the manufacturer.

Buying Laser Toner Cartridges by Max Bellamy
Compatible Laser Toner Cartridges Recently, there has been a huge legal and investigative battle with people selling “compatible” laser toner cartridges. Often, a distributor will sell their defective, ineffective, or even damaging laser toner cartridges to unsuspecting resellers. ... Remanufactured Laser Toner Cartridges Most manufacturers, and some third-party distributors, will give you money or discounts in exchange for your old laser toner cartridges. ... They in turn replace the guts of the cartridge, refill it with toner, and resell it at a big discount.

How to Avoid Getting Ripped-Off When You Purchase A New Printer by Alexis Allen
It’s no big secret that printer companies like HP and Brother are marketing their printers with the cost of refilling the cartridges in mind. Just the other week my family and I were at our hometown Wal-Mart and we were amazed at the price of a new printer. ... Should you decide to go with a color model like an HP Color Laser Jet you’ll be looking at replacing drums, condensers and a bunch of other parts. ... Ask some questions of the salesman, like “How much is a refill toner cartridge?” How many copies will I get out of an average refill?

Advantages of A Laser Printer by Enid Edginton
Does a laser printer have enough advantages that it is worth a splurge or should you spend your hard earned money on a cheaper inkjet printer instead? Before you make your decision it might be worth your while to look at some of the advantages offered by laser printers. ... Laser printers also give designers and artist a lot more control over their final product before it is submitted to a printer as the pages that are spewed out of a color laser printer can closely approximate the finished product.

Ink Printer Cartridge History by Bob Mackey
In 1984 the inkjet printer and ink printer cartridge were first introduced to the world. Instead of changing ribbons or struggling with laser toner, the inkjet printer cartridge was convenient and easy for anyone to change. Before 1984 printers were of the dot matrix variety. ... Each inkjet printer will use a different cartridge for black and color. ... Kits to refill your ink printer cartridge are inexpensive and allow you save quite a bit of money but not buying a new replacement cartridge.

History of Hewlett Packard and Ink by John Sollars
Hewlett Packard’s tryst with ink took off when it acquired a company named F.L Mosley based in California in 1958. Mosley was manufacturing recorders and plotters for industrial applications such as continuous process monitoring systems, data loggers and the like in the 1950’s. ... Its first printer was the “ThinkJet” in 1984 based on the inkjet technology and later the “DeskJet” printer also based on inkjet technology and the “Laser” printer as the name suggests based on laser technology. ... There is a difference between printer ink and toner - printer ink is a liquid that is applied to...

Discount Ink Cartridge, Toner Cartridge by Kwan Lo
Discount ink cartridges and toner cartridges are in great demand these days. Due to the drop in price, many families and small business owners can buy an inkjet / photo printer for under $100 and a discount laser printer for under $200. Increased number of printer ownership means that there is a... For examples, many OEM laser toners are selling at $100 a piece, the same price of an inkjet printer or one-half of that for a discount laser printer. ... A family who print a lot of color photos with their photo printer can easily spend more than $100 on OEM ink cartridges in several months.

A Look At Some The Options Available For Inkjet Refills by Gregg Hall
Although you might have originally think that the most expensive part of your computer was the original purchase, if you have had your computer for longer than a couple months and print out documents often probably know by now that computer upkeep is more than some bargained for. ... The cost associated with trying to keep up the printer maintenance can range from as low as $10 or so for a color inkjet cartridge and up to as high as $50-$75 for laser toner cartridges. ... This process requires that you use a little needle and syringe type devise to refill your existing empty cartridges but...

Beat the Printer Scheme and Save a Ton of Money on Ink or Toner by David Picella
Before you buy another printer, make sure you read this article. The printing manufacturers actually don’t make any money on the printer itself. Instead, the real profits are made on the ink and toner. In general, the cheaper the printer, the more you will get gouged when it comes to replacing... The next time your printer runs out of ink or toner, don’t be so eager to go out and buy a new cartridge. ... I fell for HP’s marketing scheme and bought a “low cost” HP 1500 Color Laser Jet two years ago for $499.00.