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Printer toners are powder refills for laser printers and copiers. Like inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges are available in several designs. If you are not sure how toner packs differ and whether to choose original or alternative toners, you can read on to find out.
ContinuePrinter toner is black or coloured powder kept in a cartridge. A laser printer then transfers the toner powder to the paper using an optical roller. One of the most significant advantages that printer toners hold over printer ink is that toner powder does not smudge.
How is printer toner, which is basically a dry coloured powder, printed on paper? The principle of laser printers is to illuminate a conductive photoconductor. The whole process can be summarised in a few steps:
If you're interested in the other benefits of laser printers, and therefore printer toners, visit our guide, How to choose a printer.
You can choose from several printer toner colours. The basis is the black toner that comes with every laser printer. However, there are also cyan, magenta and yellow toners. Why these specific colours? A printer uses the CMYK colour system for printing, which combines these four to create all the colours.
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You can buy printer toner cartridges individually or in multipacks. This applies to both black toner and colour variants.
Printer Toners and toner cartridges are available in many designs. If you're faced with a choice, make sure you know what model printer you have and what colour options you need.
If you are choosing a printer toner, first find out the exact name and type of your printer. Original and compatible toner manufacturers always indicate their compatibility with specific printer models.
Toner yield is a figure measured in accordance with ISO standards, indicating the number of pages you print with the toner cartridge. It is usually based on 5% coverage of A4 paper.
Genuine toners are manufactured directly by the manufacturer of the printer. However, you can also choose alternative options, i.e. toners made by other manufacturers. What are the differences between original and alternative toner cartridges?
Genuine toners from printer manufacturers offer maximum quality and compatibility. However, you will pay extra for branded printer toners. You may have trouble finding the original printer toner cartridge if you have an older model laser printer.
Alternative low-cost printer toners are often compatible with older printers for which original cartridges are no longer manufactured. Another advantage is the comparable print quality. These alternative printer toners are thus quality toners at an affordable price.
Keep in mind that toner cartridges are for laser printers only. For refills of other types, visit the Printer Ink or Printer Accessories category.
Alza Printer Toners rely on high yield and print quality but at an affordable price. We offer black and colour toners for a wide range of printer manufacturers and an even more comprehensive range of printer models.
Alza delivers quality that shatters the negative stereotypes about alternative toners. Forget the nonsense about dry cartridges or destroyed printers. Get cheap toners of exemplary quality directly from Alza.
Do you try to protect the environment whenever possible? If so, use recycled and remanufactured Alza toners. How does it work? We will not throw away empty cartridges. Instead, we professionally disassemble, clean and refill the cartridges. If you want to know more about toner remanufacturing, check out the article, "Alternative toners for printers".
You can also choose original and alternative toners in categories explicitly designed for your printer manufacturer.
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Please do not hesitate to visit our Printer Toner Guide for more information.
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