Non-OEM toner cartridges

[Jerrybo66]

I just got a new Canon laser printer that takes the 137 black toner. Considering the starter cartridge is about worthless I want to get a replacement. The search I did returned posts about refilling but not much on non-OEM cartridges. Are any of them reliable or like the HP ink refills? I paid $125.00 for the printer at a Costco on line sale and find toner is $100.00. There seems to be something wrong with values there.. Thanks.

[Jerrybo66]

My thoughts have always been to stick with my first decision. I had a Brothers selected from Best Buy but found this Canon on Costco online. You folks mostly seem to prefer Brothers and I now have a Canon.. "Too soon old ve get, und too late schmart".. It doesn't matter much anyway. I took a print head from another HP printer, cleaned it in alcohol and it works in this HP. The Canon is still partially unboxed on the living room floor. I will save your comments for a later need. Thanks a bunch...

[Chris_Bryant]

One reason I like Brother is that they are the only ones who use separate toner and drum assemblies- the drum lasts far longer than the toner. Everyone else has you replace the drum every time. That also makes a difference in the quality of refills and aftermarket.

[RamCougar]

With any laser printer every once in a while pull the toner cartridge out and give it a gentle side to side shake to even out the powder. Also, on my Brother laser printer it will time out the toner with flashing lights but still print fine. You can Google this and find a work around to reset the time out. My original small capacity toner lasted over a year with several resets. My high capacity toner set off the toner time out lights within 6 months, reset and still going strong.

[1492]

Never had an issue with refilled or non-oem toner cartridges or drums.

[Boon_Docker]

If this is what you are looking for, there are lots of generic ones out there.

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[GlennH]

I use Rosewill brand toner replacements for my Brother laser printer. They work great!

[darsben]

We are talking toner NOT INK

[RJsfishin]

I have only 1 advice if you have a newer smart printer, they won't accept any ink carts but the OEM,....period. I learned the hard way. But if you think you can out smart it, get after it !!

[jerseyjim]

So....a printer is technology as pertaining to an RV. OK...................

BTW,,,aftermarket ink cartridges are trouble. My experience.

[rexlion]

For a $125 machine, you have little to lose by trying off-brand toner cartridges. If the machine doesn't print well with the stuff, oh well, buy a different brand printer that will do ok on generic toner.

I do quite a bit of printing in my small business. At one time, about 1400 pages/week... but now closer to 600/week. For many years I favored the Okidata LED page printers, but they did not like generic toner. Lately I've migrated to Brother printers, and they do fine with most generic cartridges. My 5370 doesn't seem to like the "Premium Compatibles" brand, though, so I stay away from it. For that Brother machine I mostly buy Xerox cartridges from Provantage.com, and they're less than half the cost of OEM. I've been buying toner from Provantage for over 20 years, and their prices are consistently good.

I always try to buy a printer that takes at least 6,000 to 8,000 page toner cartridges, because it works out to be much less expensive that way.

[vic46]

Have a look here:

http://www.inkcartridges.com/ldpsearch/result/?q=canon+137+black+toner./

I have not used these folks and I have no idea as to their credibility.

Vic

[bcsdguy]

A few HP and Brother laser cartridges have a small "window" on one side that allows a beam of light or an electronic signal to shine through it when the toner is low enough to allow it. Putting a small piece of tape or placing a small piece of paper over the "window" allows you to continue printing with the cartridge until you just can't read it anymore and then you can change the cartridge. We did this at work to get the most out of our laser printers. Just offering up a tip to get more out of your carts.

[Trackrig]

jerseyjim wrote:
And this has to do with an RV?

Because some people have printers in there RV that use them for a long period of time. After we took out the original large TV and installed a flat screen, there was plenty of room for a printer behind it. Besides handy for printing info on places we want to visit for the next week, it's also handy for scanning receipts of work on the MH so we don't have to keep the paper copies floating around.

It relates to RVing as much as carrying an air compressor does. After reading the title of the post, why did you read the rest of it?

Bill

[fj12ryder]

jerseyjim wrote:
And this has to do with an RV?

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