Printed documents can be an essential part of a business,
and also an unnecessary stressor. The right printing equipment can help prevent
annoying issues such as jams, smears, or overall poor quality pages. It may
seem like the best way to prevent these nuisances is to buy the most expensive,
brand name toner for your printer, however this may not necessarily be the
case.
A common myth about exclusively using the original
manufacturer’s toner in a printer is that if you do not use these OEM
cartridges, it will void the printer’s warranty. However, this is actually
untrue and, in fact, against the law for manufacturers to do so. Under the
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a manufacturer cannot require the use of any brand
of toner unless they are willing to provide it free of charge in the warranty.
If you are still uneasy about using a generic brand of toner for quality’s
sake, popular brand, Xerox, also offers a range of different toners that are
compatible with most printers, and are cheaper than the printer’s original
brand type. Making the switch to a less expensive, but still brand name,
cartridge may help ease your mind to switch to a generic toner and show you
that you can save money without sacrificing quality prints.
Another factor which can cause printing errors is using ink
printers and cartridges rather than laser toner printers. Printer ink is a
liquid substance that is shot directly onto the paper while printing and
usually takes a longer time to print and for the ink to dry afterwards than
toner, causing prints to smear when a high quantity of pages is printed. Toner
is a powder with wax particles in it that melt, making the toner become fused
to the paper while printing, leading to a faster print process with minimal
errors.
The combination of laser printers with toner and generic
brand cartridges can help increase the quality of prints at the office while
also decreasing the costs in the long run. Industrial Instruments and Supplies
can work with you to determine your toner needs and aide in the transition to a
more inexpensive product to make the work day even just a little less hectic.
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