Did you know that the HP laser printers are actually made by Canon? HP laser printer marketing has captured the majority of the printer copier market. However, their laser printer and all in one toner based machine are actually made by Canon Corporation. Of top major laser printer copier manufacturers Brother and Lexmark make their own printers, copiers sand all in one machines.  Dell laser printers are either Lexmark or Samsung printers.

Now you know who makes the popular laser printers.  Let’s see how the digital laser printer copier toner cartridges work in simple terms.

When the laser printer or digital copier receives the information from your computer is builds an image in the laser printer or copier scanners  memory.  Once the image is completely built in the in the copier printer memory, the laser printer starts to lay the magnetic image on the drum unit using a laser light. The laser light puts a charge on the toner cartridge drum where it wants to attract toner of the copier laser printer.

If you have a HP laser printer or Lexmark then the drum is part of the printer’s toner cartridge. Brother MFC, Okidata laser printers, Sharp copiers, Ricoh copier and Gestetner have separate toners and drum units.

In the laser printer and digital copier, as the drum rotates the toner it attracted to the magnetic image on the drum.   At the same time the paper is subject to a high voltage to produce a magnetic charge on the laser printer copiers’ paper.  The paper passes below the drum and attracts the toner on the drum thus “transferring the image” to the paper.

As the toner cartridge drum continues around the drum blade wipes off the excess toner. Now what the difference between compatible and OEM cartridges?

First, what’s OEM?  It means “Original equipment manufacturer”. In other words, HP printers are a Canon cartridges that are relabeled. All HP toner cartridges, whether compatible or one work the same way. The trick is to find a company who does a fantastic job in making compatible toner cartridges for laser printers copiers. The best way is to test drive a cartridge. Ask you local companies to test drive a compatible cartridge.

Many companies will even give you FREE printer maintenance just for trying their toner laser printer cartridge service.  Call or request a Free 21 toner cartridge day trial now!

If you want to save money on you supplies and insure that you always get quality toner cartridges and other printer supplies or copier supplies visit Advanced Business Computers Inc. or attached a comment to this post for a quick response.

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