The Ultimate Guide To Toner

By Richard Zimmerer


In the printer wars, you have two options: inkjet and laser; most people select an inkjet printer for use in the home due to its greatly reduced cost compared to a laser printer. People who need the best quality from their printers, however, are discovering that the best quality a person can get is from a laser printer using toner cartridges.

When people are asked about why they avoid laser printers, they often refer to the high cost of getting a replacement toner cartridge. People frequently balk at the thought of having to pony over a good chunk of money in order to replace an empty toner cartridge. Luckily, there are methods of printing and steps you can take that will make your toner cartridges last much longer.

If you have grown up around printers, you are very aware of the general policy of only printing in color when absolutely necessary. Color toner (and ink) costs quite a bit more than black toner. As a result, you should print all of your draft documents in only black or greyscale; then, for your final version, switch over to color. In this way, the color toner (which is more expensive) will not run out as quickly.

You can also conserve the toner in your cartridges by only printing in a low-quality setting except for professional documents. There is no reason to print anything except the last draft of any document in a higher quality, since that will be wasting your toner. A simple maxim to remember is use lower quality to use less toner. The easiest way to go about this process is to set your default print quality to draft, and only change the setting for projects that need to make a good impression.

Since we're already talking about default settings, you should go ahead and also change your printer defaults to greyscale. Saving toner is much easier when you use defaults; by not worrying about extravagant print features unless they are necessary, you can save a lot of stress and money.

You can save on both toner and paper if you simply view a print preview of your document prior to activating the printer. The print preview selection is a very handy tool to determine whether or not the document you want to print will look correct when transported to paper. By using the print preview option, you'll be able to gauge whether or not your document will fit on a piece of paper or whether your margins are skewed. You should only print your document after you've made sure that the document sits on the page exactly as you want it to.




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