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In this economic recession everyone is attempting to save money wherever they can, including (and perhaps especially) the business community. Programs are being cut, office supplies are being stretched further than usual, and employees are being laid off left and right all across the business sector. For program managers looking to cut corners one of the most obvious and vexing places to begin is by reducing the high costs of laser printer toner cartridges. Refill kits have been advertised for years as a low-cost alternative to high priced replacement cartridges, but the Original Equipment Manufacturers have spent quite a bit of effort to warn the public about the dangers of using these kits on their products, leaving managers to try and find alternative ways to save money.

According to the printer companies the toner cartridges refill kits are a hazard to the printers themselves, suggesting that modifying the toner cartridges to accept new ink not only reduces the quality of the print jobs they produce but also endangers the printer by leaking toner or having loose parts that can get caught in the inner workings of the machine. However the companies manufacturing the kits have rebuffed these claims by stating that their kits result in equal quality print jobs for a fraction of the cost of a new cartridge, leaving it up to the individual consumer to decide who is telling the truth. Like many other disputes of this nature the truth lies somewhere in between: refill kits do produce similar quality print jobs, but only for a limited number of runs. Eventually the plastic reservoir and other parts of the toner cartridges get worn out and need to be replaced, but using a refill kit can extend the life of the cartridge for an additional few cycles.

Despite whatever warnings your original equipment manufacturer gives you there are alternatives to paying the high costs for new replacement toner cartridges. Refill kits are perhaps the cheapest option, but there are also refurbished cartridges or generic “compatible” cartridges produced by third parties to match OEM printing specifications. Whichever option you choose is up to you, each one has advantages and disadvantages that roughly balance each product out.