Seven Common Misconceptions About Remanufactured Laserjet Toner Cartridges

1. Remanufacturers just replace the Toner in the Cartridges

Single re-use remanufacturers (so called drill and fill merchants) are cheating you and the environment. Professional remanufacturers replace every worn or damaged component in the cartridges. Imaging Drums (OPC Drums) should be cleaned, tested or more usually replaced. The OPC Drum is the most expensive part of many toner cartridges, but is crtical for the quality performance of your cartridge. The majority of remanufactured cartridges have Brand New OPC drums, Charge rollers and other mechanical parts. Microchips must also be replaced to restore the full functionality and compatibility of the cartridge .

2. Third Party Toner is not as good as the OEMs

Since the advent of Chemical Toner about 7 years ago, almost all of the major OEMs are shipping printer cartridges using this new technology. About 18 months ago, this toner became available for the Remanufacturers and I would say that the quality of both colour and greyscale achieved by the Remanufactuers is equivalent to the quality that the OEMs achieve.

3. Remanufacturers reuse Toner in their cartridges

Ha!, if they did the none of the cartridges would work. Toner becomes contaminated during the printing process by paper dust and electrical charges redering it unusable. Every different Manufacturers cartridge model also requires different toner formulation. Combining contaminated toners would compound problems.

4. Defective Toner cartridges damage printers

Toner Cartridges are largely self contained and make limited contact with the rest of the printer. The worst that can happen is that toner from a failed cartridge must be removed from the printer. All cartridges deposit some toner inside the printer, and many of the new printers have a waste toner box to collect this. Properly remanufactured cartridges do not damage printers or create more wear than cartridges that are properly assembled by or for printer makers. Removing toner deposits is often part of routine maintenance for the printer.

5. Empty Cartridges returned to HP, Canon, Lexmark et al are Reused

Only about 20% of cartridges are ever re-used. Independent cartridge remanufacturers recover more empty cartridges than all the OEMs put together. A recent Infotrends report said that:

The OEMs own program to collect empties generally results in them being broken down into their constituent parts and then the base materials recycled

3rd party remanufacturers will almost always re-use the cartridges that they collect following inspection and cleaning.

6. Remanufactured Cartridges are inferior to Manufacturers Originals

Most people cannot notice any significant difference in quality or printed output between the Original Equipment Manufactures (OEMs) cartridges and the remanufactured cartridge. There is a significant saving in price and there is also the feelgood environmental factor to consider.

7. Use of Remanufacture Cartridges will void your printer Warranty

Following pressure from the European Union and American fair trade laws, the OEMs are not allowed to void your printer warranty for using compatible or remanufactured toner or ink cartridges. HP have this information on their website which is quite clear.

John Sollars is managing director at http://www.stinkyinkshop.co.uk For a wide range of ink cartridges and laser toner including HP inkjet cartridges visit - http://www.stinkyinkshop.co.uk/acatalog/hewlett_packard_printer_supplies.html

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Mini-centronics: Hewlett Packer Users Beware

As computer manufacturers begin to phase out old standards (e.g. IEEE 1284, RS-232), there is an increasingly large base of computer users who want to use their old Hewlett-Packer parallel printer with newer USB-only laptop and desktop systems. They purchase a USB to Parallel adapter, only to find that the parallel end doesnt fit on their HP printer. What's the problem?

In 1992, citing compact size and a simple connection to the printer, Hewlett-Packer decided to go with the IEEE 1284C connector, also known as mini- or micro-centronics. However, this connection has proved to be largely unpopular with other manufacturers, resulting in an interface that is nearly unique to HP printers.

As the IEEE 1284 standard became outdated in favor of USB, adapters sprang up to fill the gap between the older parallel printers and newer USB-only computers. However, manufacturers of these adapters went with the most popular printer connector: CEN-36 or centronics, which is considerably larger in size, although comparable in capability to the mini-centronics connection. So where does this leave those with old but useable mini-centronics parallel HP printers?

The answer is found in the centronics to mini-centronics adapter. This adapter converts a larger-sized centronics connection to the smaller, more compact mini-centronics end, allowing people to connect their parallel HP printers to their newer computers. A word of caution: the USB to parallel adapter is still necessary to complete the connection because the conversion from parallel to USB must still be made.

The contronics to mini-centronics adapter is a niche product that can be difficult to find, but it represents the best solution for those wanting to hold on to that old HP printer.

Nathan Kartchner is a product development rep for Sewell Direct, an online retailer of hard-to-find computer connectivity products, like the USB to Parallel adapter.

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