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From: Hammy on 12 Jan 2010 12:23 I have a HP LASER JET 1018 that the toner is running out. I see staples and the regular chains sell replacements for in excess of $100.00. That is more then what I paid for the printer $48.00. I was wondering if anybody tried any of these discount toners like this. http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/hp-toner-cartridges/Laserjet-1018.html This is only $25.00. If they have does it still work are do they use some kind of sub standard toner and the process wont work with the cheap toner? I know people report problems with some of the brother printers is this because of the toner or the printer.
From: news on 12 Jan 2010 13:14 On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:23:23 -0500, Hammy <spam(a)spam.com> wrote: > >I have a HP LASER JET 1018 that the toner is running out. I see >staples and the regular chains sell replacements for in excess of >$100.00. That is more then what I paid for the printer $48.00. > >I was wondering if anybody tried any of these discount toners like >this. > >http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/hp-toner-cartridges/Laserjet-1018.html > >This is only $25.00. > >If they have does it still work are do they use some kind of sub >standard toner and the process wont work with the cheap toner? I know >people report problems with some of the brother printers is this >because of the toner or the printer. I've yet to encounter a problem with cheaper toner cartridges in my Brother laser printer. I also used "remanufactured" cartridges in my HP LJ III until it died of old age. John
From: pimpom on 12 Jan 2010 14:48 Hammy wrote: > I have a HP LASER JET 1018 that the toner is running out. I see > staples and the regular chains sell replacements for in excess > of > $100.00. That is more then what I paid for the printer $48.00. > > I was wondering if anybody tried any of these discount toners > like > this. > > http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/hp-toner-cartridges/Laserjet-1018.html > > This is only $25.00. > > If they have does it still work are do they use some kind of > sub > standard toner and the process wont work with the cheap toner? > I know > people report problems with some of the brother printers is > this > because of the toner or the printer. My printing needs are light and I don't use third-party toners, but I know several people who use them regularly. Some are very good and others are acceptable. Some of them also buy the toner powder and refill the cartridges themselves. Output quality varies but, as with inkjet refills, it's usually quite good as long as care and common sense are applied. (I've done it myself once). The cost comes to the equivalent of about $3-5 US per cartridge.
From: Hammy on 12 Jan 2010 19:08 On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:14:38 -0500, news(a)jecarter.us wrote: >On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:23:23 -0500, Hammy <spam(a)spam.com> wrote: > >> >>I have a HP LASER JET 1018 that the toner is running out. I see >>staples and the regular chains sell replacements for in excess of >>$100.00. That is more then what I paid for the printer $48.00. >> >>I was wondering if anybody tried any of these discount toners like >>this. >> >>http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/hp-toner-cartridges/Laserjet-1018.html >> >>This is only $25.00. >> >>If they have does it still work are do they use some kind of sub >>standard toner and the process wont work with the cheap toner? I know >>people report problems with some of the brother printers is this >>because of the toner or the printer. > >I've yet to encounter a problem with cheaper toner cartridges in my >Brother laser printer. > >I also used "remanufactured" cartridges in my HP LJ III until it died >of old age. > >John Thanks for the input. For $25 bucks I'll give it a try. I'll get some ink for my Cannon printer too. Cartridges there are only $6 for all 4 colors.
From: Hammy on 29 Jan 2010 11:12
On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:18:02 +0530, "pimpom" <pimpom(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Hammy wrote: >> I have a HP LASER JET 1018 that the toner is running out. I see >> staples and the regular chains sell replacements for in excess >> of >> $100.00. That is more then what I paid for the printer $48.00. >> >> I was wondering if anybody tried any of these discount toners >> like >> this. >> >> http://www.123inkcartridges.ca/hp-toner-cartridges/Laserjet-1018.html >> >> This is only $25.00. >> >> If they have does it still work are do they use some kind of >> sub >> standard toner and the process wont work with the cheap toner? >> I know >> people report problems with some of the brother printers is >> this >> because of the toner or the printer. > >My printing needs are light and I don't use third-party toners, >but I know several people who use them regularly. Some are very >good and others are acceptable. Some of them also buy the toner >powder and refill the cartridges themselves. Output quality >varies but, as with inkjet refills, it's usually quite good as >long as care and common sense are applied. (I've done it myself >once). The cost comes to the equivalent of about $3-5 US per >cartridge. > Just an update. The cheap toner does work. I used it so far to do a multiple output 10W flyback. There doesnt seem to be any quality difference in the toner. Traces to 8mil with a TPS40210 in a 10 pin power pad MSOP. So anyone else using a 1018 for PCB toner transfer method save yourself a couple of bucks. |