Brand vs Price, Which is more important for printer cartridges?
Today, I received a client's inquiry, asked in the selection of printer cartridges, brand and price, which is more important? I think it's a very good question, and it's also a question that everyone has in mind, so I think it's necessary to discuss it with you.
In my opinion, there is a very important link between the brand and price of the toner cartridge. We will find that the price of the original brand is usually very expensive, and the compatible brand toner cartridge is very cheap. Because of the price difference, many people will think that the quality of the original brand will be much better than the quality of compatible brands?
About brands:
Generally speaking, the brands of toner cartridges can be roughly divided into original and compatible ones.
The brands of original toner cartridges usually include: Brothers, HP, Canon, DELL and so on.
The most commonly used compatible brand with toner cartridges include: V4ink, INK E-SALE, LINKYO, Xerox, Epson, etc.
The difference between the original brands is that they differ in size. Typically, the brothers are split drum unit and toner cartridge, whereas HP Canon is usually integrated and HP has its own proprietary technology, and most of their products with IC chip.
About price:
From the price point of view, toner cartridge can be divided into three main types: original toner cartridge, compatible toner cartridge and re-manufactured toner cartridge.
The difference between the original toner cartridge, the compatible and Re-manufactured toner cartridge is the price difference. The compatible brand is produced by the foundry, so the price will be much cheaper than the original one. Their price is about 1/3 of the original. The re-manufactured toner is a kind of carbon powder refilled on the basis of recycling the old powder box. Because the raw materials are basically from the old products, the cost is lower and the price is lower.
I used HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M274n printer for a long time. I have used both the original toner cartridge, the compatible toner cartridge and the refilling cartridge CF400X for my printer. In the process of using, it is found that the difference between the original cartridge and the compatible cartridge is not very big, so the product quality requirements are not too high, just print some ordinary daily documents, I suggest using compatible cartridge will be more cost-effective. But for refilled cartridges, I still do not recommend the use of, first of all, the toner cartridge has a certain life, refilled cartridge itself life has been lost, on this basis, his printing effect and service life will be greatly reduced. And refilling the toner is easy to leak powder phenomenon, this will not only damage our printing equipment, scattered in the air of carbon powder will also cause harm to the human body.
In general, if you don't ask for high quality products, consider the price, you will save a lot, since the original toner cartridge is really too expensive. If you are very strict in printing quality, brand is your first choice.
