This past week three clients called with the same copier repair problem.  They had bad images on their digital copiers and required copier service help.  Their copier was producing gray images and in some cases no images at all. All the digital copiers problems had one thing in common: they just replaced the toner cartridge.

In the Ricoh repair copier service call it was determined that the toner caused the problem and it cost them $467 to solve the copier repair issue.  The Canon IR copier  required $567 in copier service parts and repair labor. And the Sharp ARm450 required a copier drum developer change.

Why so much copier repair service costs?  Simple the client purchased the cheapest toner possible trying to cut costs.  Compatible toner cartridges are just like used cars: there are some cost effective good ones and some very bad cheap ones! If you go with the cheapest compatible toner cartridge then expect that the people doing the toner cartridges are cutting corners.

In the case of the copier repair service the toner used was the wrong type and caused the failure of the developer and damaged the copier drums unit too. The copier creates an image by mixing the with the developer and then transfers the toner/developer mix to the drum unit. Wrong or bad toner ruins the developer and then causes problems with the drum too.

Some compatible toners are ok. However, if you look for the cheapest you my soon pay through the roof in copier repairs.  There are many copier repair companies, one man shows copier service (single employee repair companies) and some just supply companies that take chances with your digital copier equipment.  If you are not sure ask.

It’s better to to call a quality repair service companies that has many years of supplies knowledge than looking for the cheapest price in town.

What’s the real difference between HP printer toner cartridges and compatible cartridges?  First, you need to know that HP does not make laser printers or printer toner cartridges. HP laser printers are made by Canon for HP. Just like Dell’s are make by    Lexmark printers and some Samsung. There are many other examples of one company labeling another company’s laser printer their own. Also, Dell and Lexmark will modify the plastics of the toner cartridge to force you to buy from Dell instead of the lower cost Lexmark toner cartridge. Here come the compatible recycled toner cartridge companies who know the truth.

As a HP compatible recycled cartridge manufacturer we learn the tricks Lexmark, HP, Dell and other companies play to try to force you to only buy from them. The tricks involve placing micro chips on laser printer cartridges or plastic modification of the printer toner.

Once the trick is discovered, it just takes a bit of time and money by ISO:9000 certified toner cartridge facilities determine how to recycle or manufacture compatible cartridges to rival the OEM (Original equipment manufactures) quality at a lower cost.  HP is one of the few printer marketing companies who have embraced the compatible toner cartridge market.  HP states publicly that using a compatible toner cartridge does not void warranties unless the compatible directly caused the problem.

In the last 15 years in business, manufacturing and selling 10’s of thousands of HP toner cartridges recycled not once did a cartridge cause a printer failure.  Toner cartridges (new and recycled) do fail. However, we have never seen on of our compatible recycled toner cartridges a physical mechanical failure. The most they do is cause bad image quality or noise. Toner cartridges do not cause gears breakage, power supply failures, fuser failures or other related problems.

The main concern when selecting a toner cartridges compatible company is the quality of the supply. How was it made? What parts were replaced when recycling? If you buy just by price you will lose! Quality recycled HP toner cartridge or Lexmark cartridge will save you 27% to 45% from discount office store OEM pricing. If you try to squeeze a few more cents by buying the cheapest you will lose in the long end in quality of your laser printer or copier pages produced.

if you have questions concerning printer repair or how to reduce your cost by using quality toner cartridges please contact Advanced Business Computers Inc or respond to this blog.  Have a fantastic day and go green with compatible recycled Lexmark, Dell, Canon and HP toner cartridges (other brands too!).

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.

(And lower your copier printer fax repair and supply costs!)

Do you know your true cost of your toner cartridge for laser printer?  Did you know that the low end laser printers cost per page are two to three times more than higher end units? You HP laser printer (Dell, Lexmark, Sharp,…) if an important part of your business.

However, the cost of toner cartridges, drum units, developers and other supplies items for your laser printer in many cases is excessive. Plus, add in the printer repair costs and copier maintenance gives you an average cost of $874 dollars per person per year based on independent industry studies. The cost of maintaining your copier and repairing laserjet printers eats up 2% to 3% of a company’s GROSS income.

In order to track you supplies you need to get the current page count of your printer or digital copier. If you need assistance contact our laser printer service and copier repair center to have them walk you through the steps to get page count on your brand of copier printer. If you have a quality toner cartridge supply company or printer repair service company they should know how to get the page counts too.

Get a page count when you put in a fresh printer toner cartridges. Attach the laser printer or copier page count sheet to the machine (tape it).  When you change the cartridge again get another page count for the printer. Compare the two to determine the total number of pages the laser printer or copier printed.

Get the total cost of the laser printer toner cartridge or copier supply item and divide the number of pages printed to get your cost per printer or copier page printed.

Do the same for the other consumables (drums, developers and maintenance kits). Now combine the totals to get your total cost per page. If you have an HP black/white printer then you only have one supply item the toner cartridge.

With the total cost per page now contact your supply company or laser printer copier repair facility and ask the for ways to lower your costs . . .

Or better yet contact us to Get Total  FREE laser printer copier repair service just for doing what you are already doing – buying supplies. If your printer needs service or your copier repair get it FREE. Contact us now through the blog or the website to get a FREE No Obligation Quote Now!

Did you know that using a compatible or recycled cartridge does not void the warranty of your equipment?

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