Compatible Toner Saves Businesses Money

Owning a laser printer or copy machine often means you have small expenses that you never thought you would end up incurring just to keep it running. There are things of course like paper that is vital for everyday usage of the machines, and it would be silly to run out of it. But there are other supplies that you need, such as toner cartridges. This is essential to use your machine because without it, there would be no real supply of anything to make the printed words and images come out of your printer. This is something that is a tad bit expensive, mainly due to the plastic cartridge, but the toner is not exactly cheap either.

Of course you will find toner cartridges at any office supply store because they are popular and essential for all offices that use laser printers or have a working copy machine. The toner cartridges are found from all big brand name companies that create and manufacture the printers and the copy machine. Often they want you to buy their brand name of toner because it is more expensive and it will of course support their company.

But there are other options available for you out there when you need to buy more ink or toner. The best option for you to take would be to look into buying compatible toner cartridges. This is a cheaper option for you and often times it is less stress when shopping for them.

These are simply the same toner cartridges you use in your laser printer now, but they get made by a third-party manufacturer, which makes them much cheaper in price. Luckily, you can use these cartridges in any of the printers, no matter the brand because there is absolutely no difference in the toner when compared across the board.

Having this options means you no longer need to stress over matching brands with toner and printer.This also means that there is no detectable difference in the quality that you get from the print if you use this type of toner compared to a brand name toner. Either type of toner that you use, whether it is from a third-party manufacturer or a brand name, the print quality produced is the same no matter what.

If you want to use compatible toner for either the laser printer or the copy machine, you should know that it is not as easy to find in office supply stores because those big manufacturers do not want you buying that toner instead of theirs. This is obvious as most people want the big brand names sold first because they always cost more money.

Being smart about where you spend your money is important as a business owner. If you buy compatible toner or compatible cartridges this is one very smart way of getting the ink and toner you need, without spending a lot of money on those things. You can still get the quality you need while not spending a lot.

Smart business owners know where they can save money on some of the little things, and that is a great thing to keep in mind. Office supplies can run up a huge expenses bill and if you can save some money in areas such as compatible toner, this is a great way to start. Get out and start making smart choices today!

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How to Fix Common Printer Problems

If you're having problems with your printer, then we have compiled some quick and simple solutions to help your solve 99% of your printer problems. Tried and tested over 15 years of dealing with printers and ink technology. We are the ink experts.

1. Check you have the right ink or toner. 
Your printer has been happily printing for a ages and suddenly when you put in your new cartridges it doesn't work any more. Check that you have purchased the correct ink cartridges or toner for your printer. Sometimes offers or printers can be slightly confusing.

2. Paper Jams. Check your printer 
Sometimes the slightest rip in your paper or some dust has aggregated on the rollers can cause the sensors to create a paper jam warning. Most printers are very accessible, so just uncover you printer carefully remove the paper from the tray and the ink cartridge out of the carriage, use a damp cloth to clean the dust off the printer until you are happy you have removed as much as you can. Check the inside and back of the printer until you are sure you can't find any paper or debris. Turn the printer off for 30 seconds, the once back on, the reload the paper and print.

3. When was the last time you updated your printer driver? 
Printers like ink cartridges and toner are constantly changing and updating, some printers may prompt you to update them or older ones you may have to do manually. If you're unsure what driver you may need, go to your printer manufacturer's website and look for your printer, the driver will be listed on the website. Make sure you back up the old driver if you can on your computer just to make sure if installing the new printer driver doesn't work, then you can just reinstall the old one that you have backed up.

4. Check your ink or toner cartridges. 
OK you have exhausted a few options; maybe it's just the ink or toner cartridge that you have purchase 99% of OEM or original cartridges such work first time if you have the correct one installed. If you opt for the massively cheaper recycled ink cartridges or compatible version, they should 99% of the time work as well, however you may have more issues as they are not manufactured by the printers manufacturer, so you may encounter errors such as 'not a compatible cartridge', 'low ink warnings', these are all common and most can be ignored so don't panic. If you're unsure and one of your cartridges has a fault, most reputable companies offer superb support with printing FAQ's and tests you can do. They should then be able to replace your faulty cartridge, providing you are within the T&C's.

5. Check the age of your printer, it may be costing you more than you think. 
How long have you had your printer? If it's an office inkjet it may be exhausted, if it's a home printer and you have had it for over 5 years, it may be time for an upgrade. In the time you have had your printer, technology has moved on in terms of ink and printing. Your ink cartridges become more expensive as it's harder to get hold of them. Most printers are available on good offers if you time it right, if you're unsure what printer to get, just have a look around for reviews, remember your last printer lasted for over 5 years, so times your investment by number of years. For example you're willing to pay £20 for a new printer, times that by 5, your budget should be around £100, which is more than enough for a decent all in one or inkjet printer as they can be purchased a good level of around £60.

99% off problems are solved by turning the printer off then unplugging the printer from the mains, this disconnects the power and resets the printer, and you could even go and make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, come back and turn it back on and attempt printing, this may even work a treat.

Finally, if you have exhausted all options, check the experts, if the experts cost too much, it may be easier just to buy a new printer.

HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525f

• PROS
  Very good text quality. Built-in, secure hard drive. Large touch screen. 50-sheet reversing ADF.
• CONSSub-par photos. Slightly sub-par graphics. Running costs on the high side for its price. Optional wireless adapter is pricey.
• BOTTOM LINE
  The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525f is a formidable, rich-featured monochrome laser multifunction printer for SMB and workgroups, best for text printing.

BY TONY HOFFMAN

The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525f ($2,099 direct) is a massive multifunction printer (MFP) with some neat features, including a large touch screen and a built-in hard drive. It's reasonably fast and has good text quality, though it stumbles a bit with graphics and photos. If your office is looking for a rich-featured monochrome MFP for heavy-duty text printing, it's worth a close look.

The M525f can print, scan, copy, and fax; it can scan to e-mail, a network folder, USB thumb drive, or an FTP server, and print from a USB key. It offers secure, password-protected printing.

It measures 22.7 by 20.3 by 21.6 inches (HWD), much too large to share a desk with, and weighs 65.8 pounds. It has the bells and whistles you'd expect for a monochrome MFP at its price, starting with a gorgeous 8-inch color touch screen and a built-in encrypted hard drive. A 50-sheet reversing automatic document feeder (ADF) can copy, scan, and fax two-sided documents, flipping each sheet over in the process.

The M525f has a standard paper capacity of 600 sheets, split between a 500-sheet main tray and 100-sheet multipurpose tray. You can add up to two 500-sheet optional trays as well, for a total paper capacity of up to 1,600 sheets. An automatic duplexer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper. On the side of the printer is a built-in stapler, good for documents up to about 25 sheets, which you have to manually insert.

There are two other models in HP's M525 line. The 500 MFP M525dn ($1,799 direct) does not include fax capabilities, and lacks the hard drive and the stapler. The flow MFP M525c ($2,599 direct) has the M525f's features plus a larger (100-sheet) ADF, a duplexing scanner with ultrasonic misfeed detection; a pull-out keyboard; send to SharePoint; and embedded OCR.

The M525f can connect via USB or Ethernet (including Gigabit Ethernet), and an optional Wi-Fi adapter is available ($269 direct). For mobile printing, it's compatible with HP ePrint and Apple's AirPrint. I tested the printer on a wired network with its drivers installed on a PC running Windows Vista.

Printing Speed
I timed the M525f on our business applications test suite (usingQualityLogic's hardware and software for timing) at an effective 12.2 pages per minute (ppm), a decent speed based on its rated speed of up to 42 pages per minute. (Rated speeds are based on text-only printing, while our business suite combines text pages, graphics pages, and pages with both text and graphics.) The HP LaserJet Enterprise M4555h MFP was slower at 10.6 ppm despite a rated speed of 55 pages per minute, while the Editors' Choice OKI MB471, rated at 35 pages per minute, tested at 9.5 ppm.

Output QualityOverall output quality for the M525f was slightly sub-par, with above-average text quality, slightly sub-par graphics, and below-par photos. Text quality is good enough for any business except perhaps desktop publishing applications using very small fonts.

With graphics, some backgrounds appeared blotchy, and subtle differences in shading were lost in several illustrations. Some thin lines were invisible. Graphics showed dithering in the form of fine dot patterns. Graphics are fine for most in-house use or informal reports, though I'd hesitate to use them for, say, PowerPoint handouts.

Photos also showed dithering, and detail in bright areas was often lost. You can print out recognizable images from Web pages or files, but that's about all.

Running Cost

At 1.8 cents per page, the M525f's running cost is reasonable but not particularly low for a mono laser at its price. In fact, it matches the per-page cost of the far more modestly priced Editors' Choice OKI MB471. The HP M4555h has a running cost of 1.2 cents per page.

The M525f has a wealth of MFP features and a gorgeous 8-inch color touch screen. It costs less than the HP M4555h yet adds fax capabilities, and proved faster in our testing despite a lower rated speed. The HP M4555h, however, has lower running costs, saving you about $6 per 1,000 printed pages, and more paper-handling options.

The much lower-priced OKI MB471 lacks much of the M525f's paper capacity (being limited to 350 sheets standard, 850 max) and goodies like the touch screen and hard drive, but has a very capable feature set, solid speed and output quality, the same running costs, and a slightly lower maximum monthly duty cycle (60,000 pages, as opposed to the M525f's 70,000). It's geared to small and micro offices, while the M525f is targeted more to SMB and workgroups. The MB471 may have fewer frills, but it's a solid and cost-effective performer. The HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525f is a respectable choice for larger offices looking for a full-featured monochrome MFP.

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Review: Brother Business Smart MFC-J4510DW printer

In a market full of cookie-cutter multifunction inkjets, the $200 Brother Business Smart MFC-J4510DW (copy/fax/scan/print) is a little special. Where most printers are oriented to feed letter-size paper length-wise, the MFC-J4510DW stores, feeds, and prints it sideways. That means the paper path is 11 inches wide instead of 8.5 inches wide, so the unit will also handle larger paper, up to 11 by 17 inches, fed one sheet at a time through the rear of the unit. It's a novel approach that also allows for a shallower-than-normal footprint.

Brother provides a 3.7-inch touchscreen to facilitate control of the MFC-J4510DW. For the most part, options are presented in intuitive locations and in logical order. The driver dialogs for the unit are nicely realized as well, and PaperPort SE is included for scanning chores. Push scanning is available, but only via USB. The MFC-4510DW may also be connected via ethernet or Wi-Fi.

The MFC-J4510DW has a good overall design. It comes with a bottom-mounted, 150-sheet paper cassette. On top, there's a foldout, 20-sheet ADF (automatic document feeder) for scanning or copying longer documents. The printer prints in duplex, but the ADF doesn't duplex; Brother provides the option to scan both sides using the letter/A4-sized flatbed and printer-based prompts, but that’s not ideal for longer documents. The unit is solidly built, carries a two-year warranty, and has a recommended page volume of 250-2000 pages (duty cycle is 13,000 pages).

The Brother MFC-J4510DW prints text and monochrome documents quickly, and photos at an adequate pace. On the PC, text pages emerged at a rapid 12.3 pages per minute (ppm), and on the Mac, 12.8 ppm. Four-inch by six-inch photos printed at about 4 ppm on plain paper using the default settings, and 2 ppm to glossy paper. A full-page photo prints in about 38 seconds. Scan speeds are excellent at about 2 ppm.

The MFC-J4510DW can produce very nice output, though you must select Best mode for optimal results. In default mode on plain paper, text and simple graphics looked good, but photos looked washed-out; and we observed either a precise white line or a precise overlap line where the printhead either over- or under-shot as it passed over the page. Switching to Best mode seemed to remove this risk--and improve photo quality on plain paper. Photo quality on Brother’s own paper (where Best mode is the default) is as color-accurate as that from any printer you'll find in this price range.

Ink costs for the MFC-J4510DW are very affordable. The high-yield, 600-page LC103 cartridges cost a midrange 4.2 cents per page (cpp) for black and 2.5 cpp per color. With the 1200-page, LC105 series XXL cartridges, costs drop even lower, to 2.5 cpp for black and only 1.92 cpp per color. That's a four-color page for only 10.5 cents with the LC103 regular supplies and 8.25 cpp with the XXL LC105 cartridges.

MELISSA RIOFRIO

The Brother MFC-J4510DW is a capable all-around unit that looks nice and takes up less than the usual amount of space. The controls are nicely done, ink is very affordable, and the speed is adequate for a small or home office. It definitely belongs on your short list. The HP Photosmart 7520 costs the same and has a few advantages in print quality and features, but its inks are not quite as cheap.

 

Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205 B Performance Review, Personal Laser Printer

 

This printer offers high performance. This device is intended to abort the idea that home users better using inkjet printers. In addition to jump on SOHO and enterprise segments, Fuji Xerox also present for the home segment. The presence of their products in this segment in order to change the general view which states that home users are more suitable to use an inkjet printer types. Therefore the Fuji Xerox presenting DocuPrint P205 b that offer capabilities and features of interest.

This printer has a standard home printing press function. However, through the drivers, you will find a rare setting function. This function is to print enlargement and reduction, similar in function on printing copies. You can also set manual duplex function and also other configurations.

When installing the toner cartridges, you will find the lock feature. When not in use, you must set it in a locked state. In this position, the printer will not print. Then, make toner locking when trying to print. This meant that the toner is not scattered on the device (especially when the device is in non-active). However, it does look toner powder easy scattered.

The most striking from printer is a laser print speed. Print laser indeed using a different technology compared inkjet. In addition, the toner can print in larger numbers. Indeed, the price you spent when you first buy toner are higher than if you buy an inkjet cartridge. But overall, the results are more economical to use a toner. Moreover, the price is not far adrift P205b toner with inkjet ink prices.

Another advantage of laser printer is quality. Laser printer output looks sharp, neat, and precise. Moreover, the prints will not fade or cause spotting due to the use of powder. It is already proved by the P205 b.

We liked what Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205 B offered. This device is a high performance, quick-shaped, and has an attractive price. But there is one obstacle for us, namely the use of electric power that is still quite high. This is what makes this product not able to compete with inkjet printers.

Testing Results

Print Speed	5 sheets	FPOT (1 sheet)
Text mono (rtf)	18 sec.	8 sec.
Text+Graphics (pdf)	19 sec.	9 sec.
A4 Images(JPG)	23 sec.	13 sec.
Mono from idle	-	10 sec.

Specification

Print Method	Laser monochrome
Resolution (max.)	1200 x 1200 dpi
Memory	64 MB
Interface	USB 2.0
Network Support	none
Duty cycle	5000 pages/month
Operating System	Windows XP/Vista/7/2003/2008; Mac OS X v10.4.11 up
Paper input/output	150/100 sheets
Paper Type	Plain, Recycled, Label, Envelope, Cover, Postcard
Maximum Paper Size	A4
Dimension (lwh)	35,8 x 19,7 x 20,8 cm
Weight	4,6 Kg
Power Consume	62/380 watt (standby/active)
Completeness	- Manual - Power Cable - USB Cable - CD
Warranty	3 years (1 year + 2 year extension)
Website	http://www.fujixeroxprinters.com
Price (range*)	$85
Toner Price*	US$42

like a photocopy You can zoom-in or zoom-out on printout like a photocopier. this Zoom-in/zoom-out process can be adjusted between 25% to 400%.

toner lock Toner has a lock function that must be activated if you want to do the printing. This is to avoid toner powder scattered when not in use.

Paper-jam Solution Paper jam? Don’t worry. You just open the back panel and lock. The jam can be easily removed.

Conclusion

Plus: The print quality precision; faster print speed; physical simplest-design, there is a solution to paper jam; existing facilities zoom-in and zoom-out of prints; no manual duplex; affordable price.

Minus: toner powder easily scattered when attached; still high power consumption.

Score Assessment
 - Performance: 4
 - Facilities: 3.5
 - Ease: 4
 - Price: 4.5
 - Total Score: 3.95

Steps on Installing Brother TN-315 Toner Cartridge on Brother HL-4150CDN (Video Tutorial)

The Brother HL-4150CDN laser printer is a high-speed color laser printer that features duplex and networking features ideal for small-to-medium sized business or work groups. It offers fast printing speed of up to 25 ppm (pages per minute) and deliver your business documents in excellent color, perfect for brochures, presentations and graphic designs.  It also have a Direct USB Interface that enables its users to print PDF and JPEG files directly from their USB flash drives/memory without having to connect it to their PC.

The Brother HL-4150CDN also have a 250-sheet capacity paper tray for legal and letter paper, plus a 50-sheet capacity multi-purpose tray for printing thicker medias. It also has high-replacement toner cartridges that reduces the time spent in replacing printer consumables and gives customers the convenience of fewer printing interruptions.

The Brother HL-4150CDN high-yield toner cartridges is the Brother TN-315 toner cartridge, consists of Brother TN315BK black toner cartridge, Brother TN315C cyan toner cartridge,Brother TN315Y yellow toner cartridge and Brother TN315M magenta toner cartridge. And below are the steps on how you can install the Brother TN-315 toner cartridges to your Brother HL-4150CDN laser printer:

How-To-Video: Install Your Brother Tn-315 Toner Cartridge on Your Brother HL-4150CDN and Reset the Toner Cartridge Counter

• Step 1 – Carefully open the front cover panel of your Brother HL-4150 CDN laser printer and pull out the drum tray.
• Step 2 – Firmly install the Brother TN-310 toner cartridge in its correct cartridge tray until you hear it click; this indicates that you have properly placed the cartridge on the tray and it’s securely locked in place.
• Step 3 – Once your done, with the front panel remaining open, press the secure button and cancel button at the same time to bring up the reset menu.
• Step 4 – Scroll up and down to choose which to reset upon your discretion. Wait for the printer to initialize this command then close the printer’s front cover and refresh your computer to continue printing.

Steps to Install Your HP 304A Toner Cartridges in Your HP Color LaserJet CP2025

 

The HP Color LaserJet CP2025  offers an ideal color printing solution for business and working environment without compromosing its printing speed.  Aside from that, the HP Color LaserJet CP2025 printer delivers black and white printouts at the same cost as on HP monochrome laser printers. It also includes HP Print View Software and HP in-House Marketing Starting Kit. Moreover, it delivers HP-Instand On technology, duplex-printing and network connectivity to boost the productivity and efficiency in any working environment.

The HP Color LaserJet CP2025 uses replacement toner cartridges HP CC530A black toner cartridges, HP CC531A cyan toner cartridges, HP  CC532A yellow toner cartridges and HP  CC533A magenta toner cartridges. The black HP toners offers a printing yield of up to 3,500 pages, while the color HP toners has a page yield of up to 2,800 pages.

If you happen to own an HP Color LaserJet CP2025, then here’s the steps on how you can replace its toner cartridges:

How to Video: Replace Your HP 304 (HP CC530A, HP CC531A, HP CC532A, and HP CC533A) Toner Cartridges in Your HP Color LaserJet CP2025 Printer

• Step 1 – Open the front cover panel of your HP Color LaserJet CP2025 printer, push down the blue button and pull the cartridge tray out.
• Step 2 - Grab the handle and remove the used/empty toner cartridges.
• Step 3 - Remove all the necessary shipping tabs from the new cartridges and replace them one by one into the tray until you hear a click, this will indicate that the toner cartridge is securely locked in place. Take note of the correct placement of toner cartridges by referring to the side of the drum cartridge.
• Step 4 - Push the tray back into the printer and firmly close the front panel.

 

Reference link: http://blog.tonerboss.com/how-to-install-your-hp-304a-toner-cartridges-in-your-hp-color-laserjet-cp2025/