Saturday, April 20, 2013

Case Study: How To Get Better Toner

By Eric Solito


If you are looking for printers or copy machines, you can find a wide variety of options for personal and commercial use today. The toner cartridges used in these machines are also just as varied. While the price for the machines that use the toner cartridges has dropped drastically, it has not exactly been the same for the toner cartridges. Understanding what a toner cartridge is and how it works will help you understand what situation will work best for you.

Laser printers work very differently from ink jet printers. Ink jets use liquid ink to make their copies. Laser printers and copiers utilize toner cartridges that are filled with a powder. There is a heating element in laser printers that affixes the powdered ink to paper. When it comes to laser printing, it is important to understand that there are different types of toner cartridge usage.

There are different setups when it comes to laser printers; you can find ones with black, colored, or both toner cartridges. Typically, people do not understand what is different about this situation. Some people only print in black; why would you invest in a printer that uses color in this case? Similarly, if you print a great deal of black, but need color, it would be a waste of expensive color toner cartridges if you did not have a separate black one. There is no need for using the combined color toner cartridges to print black. This is why it is actually very important to know what you will need to be printing before choosing a printer.

Choosing what type of replacement toner cartridges you will buy is the next step. This is a very important decision to make, so it is best to think on it early on. Most printers are sold with a starter toner cartridge; this means it will run out more quickly than a regular toner cartridge. The first consideration to make is whether you are or are not comfortable buying refilled or remanufactured toner cartridges. There are people who only trust new toner cartridges. Others are happy with remanufactured. This is because these toner cartridges are not only less expensive, but they are also a better choice for the environment, too. Because the remanufactured toner cartridges are kept out of the landfill, there is less waste from printing.

Whether you are buying new toner cartridges or remanufactured ones, you need to be willing to do your research. Sometimes you can find a local store that will run great specials, and that is when you should stock up. Otherwise, you may consider expanding your search to the internet. Keep in mind that many sites offer shipping free of charge with purchase minimums. You can find great deals on toner cartridges if you look.




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