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. ... If you could look at toner under a microscope, the original genuine toner granules look small and spherical, whereas refill toner looks large, chunky and uneven. ... 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...

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. ... But the price on laser toner refill was a lot lower – about $30 a cartridge. ... A popular color laser toner refill from HP is the HP 97 Tri-Color Inkjet Print cartridge, starting at $23. ... This well received toner refill starts at about $14 and can climb as high as $30 via PC World-approved third parties.

Purchasing Laser Toner Refills by Max Bellamy
Laser toner refills can be expensive. Over the life of the printer, expect to spend many times more on laser toner refill than you paid for the printer itself. Laser printers have two chief replaceable components: laser toner cartridges and drums. The laser toner is basically the ink for the paper. ... While the laser toner will last only a few thousand pages in most home printers, drums will last tens of thousands of pages. ... Therefore, if you don’t yet have a printer, get one with separate slots for a laser toner cartridge and drum.

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.

A Review of Brother Laser Toners by Max Bellamy
Brother is right up there with HP and Samsung as one of the most sought-after brands of laser toner. The Japan-based Brother Industries was first famous for its sewing machines. It went on to produce all kinds of office equipment, such as machine tools, fax machines, label makers, printers, and... You can also buy new toner refills in bulk, for middleweight to heavyweight business in need of massive amounts of toner on a daily basis. ... They will offer you lower prices under the umbrella terms of “compatible” or “remanufactured” laser toner cartridges.

A Dozen Ways (Plus One) to Save on Toner and Toner Cartridges by Larry Andrew
There is no question that toner is the most expensive part of owning a laser printer. Statistics show that the average laser printer life span is approximately five years. Over that five-year period, you will pay seven times as much for toner and toner cartridges as you paid for your laser printer. ... They take empty toner cartridges, empty any excess toner waste and then refill the cartridge with the toner designed for your printer. ... A toner refill kit gives you the tools and instructions required to refill your own toner cartridge.

RecycleYour Inkjet Cartridge and help the environment. by Neil Craig
Out of the 60 million inkjet cartridges and 44 million toner cartridges used each year in the UK alone, less than 8% are recylced leaving over 95 million of them being thrown away and ending up in landfill sites. Landfill sites contain over £100 million worth in... * Refill and reuse your existing cartridges Refilling your existing cartridges not only saves you money but the amount of natural resources that will be spared is amazing. ... * Buy remanufactured inkjet and toner cartridges Buying Remanufactured cartridges saves on the...

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. ... 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? ... 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.

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. ... Toner is a fine powder that is burned onto the paper through heat and laser guidance.

Toner Cartridges: Should You Use Remanufactured or Compatibles? by Andrew F James
First a little history.... In 1938, the first invention that would lead to the laser printer and toner cartridge was patented. The process, knows as "electro photography", used a dry printing method, not that different than today's laser printer. It was 1948, however, before the commercial... The laser toner cartridge costs have been reduced so that it is reasonable to use the laser printer at home as well as at the office. ... When purchasing a re-manufactured laser toner cartridge, be sure to read the box carefully and ensure you are selecting the right toner cartridge.