Having a printer in every office is an essential requirement, sometimes in homes too. You must meet with a situation when an urgent print out is required, but due to unavailability of a printer or cartridge will force you to rush to the market immediately. Remember, purchasing a printer is a one-time and affordable investment. But printers come with a pertaining issue of toner supply too. You need to refill a cartridge as soon as it completely runs out for a smooth workflow. And if you go with replacement option, it will cost you almost half of the printer price. Therefore, in order to save money, we have highlighted 5 tips to save money on laser printer cartridges.

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  • Buy High Yield Toner Cartridges
  • Always Order Multipack Option
  • Remanufactured or Compatible Can be a Good Deal
  • Active Toner Saver Feature
  • Overlook Toner Warnings

Buy High Yield Toner Cartridges

Almost all genuine cartridge manufacturers produce different kinds of cartridges. So, while choosing the right cartridge for your printer, pay attention to its page yield capacity. Higher page yield ability can be a bonus for your cartridge life. You can also buy jumbo yielding cartridges that increase the number of printing documents for almost 40% of its normal capacity. Moreover, high printing ability also decreases the printing cost.

Always Order Multipack Option

While placing an order either from offline or online you have the option to choose between single or multipack. In order to save one-time cost, prefer to choose a single cartridge option and order which is a costly affair. On the other side, if you go with a multipack option, it will cost you much less and eliminate your trouble of buying repeatedly. In addition, multipack cartridges are also a great deal even if there is no special discount or offer available in the market. It’s all about savings.

Using Remanufactured or Compatible is a Good Deal

Normally, there are three types of cartridges available in the market i.e. original cartridges, compatible cartridges and remanufactured cartridges. The former is an expensive approach whereas remanufactured cartridges will be much less in price. So, considering them will help you to save a lot of money. But, when you are going to buy from the last two options, always choose high-quality cartridges. Doing so will help you to avoid spending almost 40% on the original cartridge.

Active Toner Saver Feature

These days, printers come with many modern functions that help in cutting cost. You can change settings for print quality requirements. For example, if you regularly print text documents then choose an ECO font to save on toner. In addition, you can also benefit from the following:

  • Fix printer setting to the normal resolution mode
  • Use gray scale printing over color
  • Choosing the print selection feature will only deliver you what you really need
  • Avoid bold text printouts
  • Use draft mode setting before going to print command
  • Print preview is essential

Note: Do not forget to read and follow manufacturers instructions in the user manual.

Overlook Toner Warnings

Most of the printers start displaying a warning for the low toner level, as soon as it reaches a minimum level. But keep in mind, these warnings have not much significance. As their motive is to keep you buying new cartridges. Wait until the printing quality decreases or if printouts start to fade. Black or faded printouts are the clear indicators that it’s time the cartridge is depleted. Otherwise, depending on your print requirements, people claim that their printer keeps working well a month even after warnings occur.

Wrapping Up!!!

Toner cartridges are an essential part of laser printers and costly too. The next time you go shopping, keep in mind the above-mentioned tips while trying to shop for the best deals online or offline. During the working life of printer cartridge adequate attention should also be given to its maintenance.

Author Bio: Lance Clemons is the industry marketing manager at Printzone, which is a warehouse of Printer Toner Cartridges in Australia. He implements all marketing strategies and manages all communication plans for brand management. He loves to write and share his experiences in the latest technologies.