I have had horrible experiences using recycled cartridges and 3rd party toner on two Konica Minolta printers (smearing, screeching noises, toner leaking), so I would advise against them unless you're really strapped for cash. H -- Herb Singleton, PE hsingleton at cross-spectrum.com Cross-Spectrum Labs: Sound & Vibration Consulting http://www.cross-spectrum.com On Mar 14, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Deborah Chandler <debchandler411 at gmail.com> wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:48:16 -0400 > From: Deborah Chandler <debchandler411 at gmail.com> > Subject: [Hidden-tech] New vs. recycled toner cartridges? > To: Hidden-Tech Tech <Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Message-ID: > <CAGs6=wrv1oaGNusbySSvxYisFQjnaSZLbzZbvrVkpqKdNbbwxQ at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi, > > I need to replace the toner cartridge in my laser printer soon. For a > while now, I've been buying the brand name cartridges, because I had > problems with recycled cartridges in the past (the gears skipped, and > it may have done damage to a previous printer) > > But now, it's been years since buying recycled and I'd like to > consider it again. I would like feedback from folks as to whether the > quality is better on recycled these days. The lesser impact on the > environment is in alignment with my values, and the lower price is an > incentive, too. > > My printer is a Brother HL-2040 (and I adore it!), the cartridge is > the TN 350, and the prices I've gotten so far are: > Ink & Toner Solutions (Northampton) recycled toner cartridge: $45.99 > Staples: new, $65.49 (free shipping) > ($19.50 difference) > > If recycled is recommended, I'd love to hear thoughts on Ink and Toner > Solutions and/or any one else you buy from. > > Thanks, > Deb