AlanHo Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have an OKI C5650 colour laser printer which has proved to be an excellent buy. It is fast and produces good quality prints.To date I have always bought genuine replacement toner cartridges - but the credit crunch has hit home and I looked for economies.A couple of months ago I decided to try a toner refill kit and it has proved to be the equal of the genuine thing - in the case of the OKI printer - requiring the minimum of DIY skills to implement.The cost of one colour toner replacement averages :-Genuine OKI colour cartridges £60.Compatible cartridges £36A bottle of toner plus replacement electronic chip £15.75I imagine similar savings are possible with other printers.To avoid being accused of posting spam I will not post a link to my supplier - but Google for toner refills and you have a choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I've been refilling toner cartridges for a long time - black ones only.I have saved loads of money by doing this.Be aware, though, that the cartridges have a finite lifespan of about 6 - 8 reloads before they begin to fail. Even so, the savings on buying original new cartridges each time is enormous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I also use toner refills and after many reloads the print quality has dropped, so i bought a new drum for the cartridge and next refill it'll be fitted and hopefully the ancient cartridge will be back up to scratch.I have also tried refiling ink cartridges and rapidly came to the conclusion that it's messy and a really futile exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.