What kind of color laser toner is best? Aftermarket or original? Pros/cons of either?

Was thinking of taking my laser toners to one of those refill places...is there any type of drawback?What kind of color laser toner is best? Aftermarket or original? Pros/cons of either?
I think this depends on what kind of laser printer you have. If you have the laser printer that's very popular in the market, in other words, lot of people using it, and there are a lot of refills like other people have used without problem, then just go ahead and use the refills. If it's pretty much proprietary, I will suggest you go with manufacturer made toner.What kind of color laser toner is best? Aftermarket or original? Pros/cons of either?
There are a number of things to consider. Picking a remanufacturing company is kind of like picking a mechanic. Hard to find a really great one that is really talented. OEM (original) cartridges are always the safest option but also the most expensive.





Ask about the Guarantee. Is it time limited or until empty. The problems you'll see in color laser remanufactured products usually are in the last 20 to 30 percent of life in the cartidge. The color laser remanufacturing market is still sorting out the bugs and full replacement parts support for the cartidge peices that wear are not available yet. Your looking for a very seasoned remanufacture that is well linked in the industry. Make sure they have been aroungd 5 plus years as young companies come and go quickly due to the technology hurdles doing them in. Also make sure they ACTUALLY OWN a printer that takes your type of cartidge so they can test it. If not they are giving you an untest product that if it leaks or doesn't operate correctly you are the one that finds out first or be the one with a damaged machine. Also make sure their warranty covers ANY ILL EFFECTS caused to the machine as a result of their cartridge.





Refilled, Remanufacured, Compatible and Rebuilt are all terms used in the remanufacturing industry. You can't really pick by these words as they are used throughout the industry without regard to a replacement strategy in parts. The real separating out cartridges is ';Factory New OEM'; or Not.





Having been in the printer repair and cartridgre industry for 13 years I still see things that spin my head from time to time coming out of reman cartridge companies.





The trick is to find a good remanufacturing company and hold on to them as they can save you a ton of money in toner and repairs.





WORST PLACE TO GET A ';non-oem'; TONER CARTIDGE IS OVER THE INTERNET. If something goes wrong you want them local as it's tough to get that machine cleaned or repaired through the modem.
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I wouldn't actually go with a refill on a toner.. There are a lot of gears and a protective ribbon on the cartridge itself that will not be replaced. This may lead to the toner jamming or over flowing resulting in a drastically reduced print quality and possible damage to the printer.





For a saving you can buy re manufactured, in that all of the mechanical workings of the cartridge have been replace. as well as any protective ribbons and films.
the quality of the print will be lower however it depends on your needs. a slighly lower quality may be acceptable if the price difference is great. only you can decide.





my best suggestion is to give it a go. refill one only, use and see whether your happy or not. decision made.