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I’m planning on buying a laser printer but concerned about the life cycle of toner in the machine

I’m planning on buying a laser printer but concerned about the life cycle of the toner in the machine. I went to Brother’s website and and it says: “The toner cartridge shelf life is 2 years if the protective bag is unopened or 6 months after the…
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Why does toner always run out on the left side of the printed page first?

In every laser printer I have ever used, when toner is running out, it becomes evident on the left hand side of the page before it becomes evident on the right side of the page. The printed matter always, without fail, appears lighter on the left…
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Does a laser printer use toner when switched on/off

I have an HP LaserJet M175nw laser printer which goes into sleep-mode after 10 minutes of non-use. I know sleep-mode uses a very small amount of power, but the flashing light on the control panel is driving me nuts. I know I can turn-off the…
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What happens to extra toner if a full page is printed to a half-sheet of paper?

I regularly need to print a document that takes the top half of an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper. I end up folding the page in half after it's printed so that I can store it easier. It recently occurred to me that cutting the paper in half before the…
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What will happen if i put colored toner in Black white laser printer cartridge

Just out of Curoisity what will happen if i put green color toner in black and white cartridge. Will it print green. I remember in B/W inkjet printer i put the blue ink and it started prinitng blue Is same case with laser toners
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Does a laser toner cartridge have to be empty before refilling?

I would like to know if a laser toner cartridge have to be empty before I refill it. Since I ordered a toner bottle online and the description said it had to be empty. I emptied the toner and then realised that there was huge amount of powder which…
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Is using generic toner detrimental to laser printers?

Printer manufacturers usually recommend that you only use their branded, OEM toner cartridges in their products but generic ones are commonly available for far less cost. Print quality will of course vary between different brands/makes/models and…
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What causes the laser printer to print all pages with a washed out background?

My HP LaserJet 1200 series laser printer is now printing all pages with a grey background from the toner covering the whole print area. I can still see the printed letters as much darker, but this gray wash across the whole background looks bad. I…
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How much is difference between toners of different printers

I have a Brother printer 5240. Now my toner is almost finished and in my home country its toner is not available. I want to know that what will happen if I use another printer toner inside that. I mean the HP printer one. Will there be some blast or…
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Brother MFC7360N keeps saying "replace toner"

We've just replaced the toner cartridge of our Brother MFC7360N, but the printer keeps displaying the message replace toner, what should I do?
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Do printer ink/toner refill kits work and are they safe?

My mother needs to print photos of the family, but since photos have 100% coverage, the ink cartridges run out quickly. Buying new cartridges is far too expensive (it would be significantly cheaper to just have them printed at a photo shop). So as…
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Can I reset a Samsung starter toner cartridge?

I have a Samsung ML-1640 laser printer with the starter toner cartridge (that was in it when I bought it). I also bought a toner refill kit and performed the refill. Worked great for 20-30 pages, printer then stopped, because the toner cartridge has…
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Printer toner doesn't adhere well to the paper anymore

We've had the Samsung SL-M2825DW for about 2 years now, and printed a total of 5345 pages (according to the configuration report). Recently, I've noticed that the toner doesn't always adhere well to the paper after printing. At first it seemed to…
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Are there risks or problems I should be aware of using refilled laser toner cartridges?

What are the possible risks associated with refilling and/or using refilled laser printer toner cartridges? How can I mitigate them?
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What happens when toner is over filled?

I am refilling a laser printer with cheaper toner bought in a bottle. It was suggested to not overfill. Are there any dangers to overfilling? Can it damage the carthridge or printer? Produce blackened pages? Increase amount of powder used per…
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