[johnbryanpeters]

HP wants $146- for a LaserJet Q5949X Black Print Cartridge for my 1320 PCL 6. "Compatible" equivalents sell in the $25-50 range based on some rooting around in Google.

Buy from HP or buy one of the non-factory cartridges. Any experience or recommendations?

 

[Westy]

I had an epson that was going to cost $90 to replace the toner. Picked up a brand new Brother laser printer for $69. I should get 1200 pages before having to buy new toner. That should take me about 10 years.

 

[syadasti]

We've bought refurbished laser toners from http://www.provantage.com/ (few different brands) for years - no problems. Don't forget you still need to buy and install maintenance kits after a certain number of prints - we've gotten some from provantage but most from a different reseller that specializes in that, forget its name right now. We've had a few printers that have printed literally over a million pages without anything else so the kits are worthwhile.

 

[Quo Fan]

You should be fine with the non-OEM cartridge, though HP doesn't want you to use them. I have experience in this field, I fixed copiers and laser printers for 22 years. Don't forget to replace the maintenance kit (fuser section) at the recommended interval (non-OEM units are fine for this also).

 

[Serial Midget]

Can't you just call the nice xerox lady and tell her teh copy maker thingy isn't working and you've already checked the paper? This has always worked for me.

 

[syadasti]

You should be fine with the non-OEM cartridge, though HP doesn't want you to use them.

Yeah especially the new printers as their toners have chips in them and non-OEM occasionally have problems but pretty rarely for us.