General Information & Background
Toner cartridges are used in laser printers, photocopiers, fax machines, and microphotographic printers. When the toner cartridge is spent, it can be returned to a remanufacturer or the manufacturer to be refilled, refurbished, and cleaned for resale. Popular Cartridges such as the 92298A (LJ4, 4+, 5, 5M), and the C4127X (LJ4000 or LJ4050), are as low as $15.00. These cartridges new from HP are as high as $125.00. The cost savings literally speaks for itself.
The quality of remanufactured and/or recharged laser printer toner cartridges has improved dramatically since these products were first introduced more than ten years ago. High quality remanufactured cartridges now undergo a process that renders cartridges equivalent in performance, print quality and page yield to new models and that meet all original equipment manufacturer (OEM) standards and specifications.
Moving away from the original “drill and fill” method that created the industry’s initial problems, the current remanufacturing process now requires that the cartridges be disassembled and inspected to determine any problem areas. Worn...