Printers are a device which are attached to the computer and transfers information from the computer into paper. There are different types of printer available in the market such as, ink jet printer, dot matrix printer and laser printer among many other. They differ in terms of their speed, size, quality, and resolution. One of the major components of a printer is its cartridge. Toner cartridge is the useable part of a laser printer. Toner cartridges have toner powder in them which is a very fine dry combination of plastic particles along with carbon and different colouring agents. It is the colouring agent which print the actual image. Toner is also known as dry ink.
Cartridges are also available in multiple types such as:
- Genuine cartridges
- Compatible and
- remanufactured
Genuine cartridges like Hewlett Packard toner cartridge which is manufactured by HP brand for their own printer. There are several advantages of using an original cartridge and hence they are more expensive compared to compatible and remanufactured toner cartridges. Compatible cartridges are made by third party manufactures under other brand name. They slightly differ in terms of the design and are quite cheaper. Compatible cartridges have different melting point, different size of particles, and varying electrostatic qualities which might result in poor quality of printing. Printer manufacturing brand recommend their customers to use only the original cartridge for the best result.
Photo copiers in offices make use of large plastic cartridge which contain chemical solution for developing Xerox images. They are called Copier toner. Copier toner just like any other laser toner uses fine powder and pigment to print images. The particles of the toner are melted by the heat and printing takes place. There are several companies which manufactures copier toner.
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