Friday, 12 April 2013

Three Simple Ways to Get the Most out of Your Toner Cartridge

By Donald MacLauchlan


Many consumers are curious about laser printers but turned off by their larger price tags. Instead, they opt for the less expensive (and lower quality) inkjet printer. More and more people are seeking the high quality that only laser printers can offer and racing to the stores. Consumers are initially scared off by the hefty price tag that toner cartridge replacements carry, but they are eventually turned on to these toner-saving tips.

You should avoid printing in color as often as possible. Those of us who print high quality color images or documents from our laser printers are much more likely to run out of toner; the same is true for inkjet printers. One easy way to save is to print drafts in black and white. Once you are sure that your image is centered correctly and in the right size, go ahead and print in color. This is one tip that will save you more money than you'll ever realize.

The tech savvy should consider changing the settings on their printer. It is a simple fact of life: when you make a high quality print, you use more toner. Much like you cut back on the use of color, you can easily cut back on high quality prints. For the simple, every day documents and images, you may prefer to print at a lower quality and on both sides of the sheet. On the rare occasion that you have presentation materials to print, you can easily switch the settings back to high quality.

There are a few toner-saving tips that can be done far before you even turn the printer on. You can (and should) utilize the build-in print preview function on your image or word processor before you take the plunge and commit to using toner. You will be able to view the document as though it were right in front of you, but you won't have to wait for it to come out of the printer. You'll also be able to estimate how much toner each font will use; larger, bolder fonts use more. It is fairly easy to keep the use of these fonts to a minimum.

Once you understand how toner works, you'll have no problem conserving it. An inkjet printer simply cannot compare to a laser printer; once you see the quality, you will never go back. The up-front costs of toner may be expensive, but you will definitely get your money's worth; go ahead and splurge! A few extra dollars is nothing when you could have a faster printer that produces beautiful images and text.




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