A toner cartridge is a consumable element of a laser printer. The toner within the cartridge is like ink, except that it consists of a mixture of plastic particles, carbon and colours. These combined together create the image. The toner itself is transferred to the paper by using a photo receptor drum unit. The toner mixture clings to the heated rollers within the drum and are fused onto the paper. Printers have either a cartridge/drum combined unit or separate components. Toner cartridges are similar to inkjet cartridges which are used in inkjet printers. Printer toner cartridges can vary in longevity, however, low to mid-range laser printers contain a drum unit which has a typical life span of 40,000 pages, and toner cartridge which has a typical life span of 2,000 pages. Toner cartridges can sometimes be expensive so toner refill kits are available giving the user the option of refilling the empty cartridge. If a laser printer has a chipped cartridge installed the smart chip recognises when the toner is low and sends this information to the printer. If the cartridge is being refilled the chip needs to be reset using a simple plastic tool called a re-setter. Toner cartridges can be recycled, with some stores offering a recycling facility where you can earn rewards. Toner and Ink cartridges can be refilled two to three times creating less waste. Toner cartridges which are not empty could be considered as hazardous waste and need to be disposed of correctly. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cartridges are supplied by the manufacturers and offer guarantees as to the quality of the toner and drum. Compatible cartridges are manufactured by third party printer cartridge companies and sold under other brand names. They quite often vary in their design from the OEM cartridges but have been designed to be a compatible equivalent. These include brands such as, Epson, Lexmark, Samsung, Pantum and HP LaserJet.
HP LaserJet Pro 300 Color MFP (CE903A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color (CE956A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color (CE957A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color (CE958A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dn (CE863A), HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color MFP M475dw (CE864A)
HP Color LaserJet 1600 (CB373A), HP Color LaserJet 2600n (Q6455A#ABA), HP Color LaserJet 2605 (Q7821A), HP Color LaserJet 2605dn (Q7822A), HP Color LaserJet 2605dn xi (CB478A), HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn (Q7823A), HP Color LaserJet CM1015 Multifunction (CB394A), HP Color LaserJet CM1017 Multifunction (CB395A)
HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP (CF116A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP (CF117A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP (CF118A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise P3015 (CE527A#ABA), HP LaserJet Enterprise P3015 (CE528A#ABA), HP LaserJet Enterprise P3015d (CE526A#ABA), HP LaserJet Enterprise P3015x (CE529A#ABA), HP LaserJet Pro MFP M521dn (A8P79A#BGJ)
HP Color LaserJet CM2320fxi Multifunction (CC435A#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CM2320n Multifunction (CC434A#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CM2320nf Multifunction (CC436A#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn (CB495A), HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn Refurbished (CB495AR#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CP2025n (CB494A), HP Color LaserJet CP2025n Refurbished (CB494AR#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CP2025x (CB496A#ABA)
HP Color LaserJet CM1312 Multifunction (CC430A), HP Color LaserJet CM1312nfi Multifunction (CC431A#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CP1215 (CC376A#ABA), HP Color LaserJet CP1515n (CC377A), HP Color LaserJet CP1518ni (CC378A#ABA)
HP LaserJet 1012 (Q2461A#ABA), HP LaserJet 1018 (CB419A#ABA), HP LaserJet 1020 (Q5911A), HP LaserJet 1022 (Q5912A), HP LaserJet 1022n (Q5913A), HP LaserJet 1022nw (Q5914A), HP LaserJet 3015 (Q2669A), HP LaserJet 3020 (Q2665A), HP LaserJet 3030 (Q2666A), HP LaserJet 3050 (Q6504A), HP LaserJet 3050z (Q6510A), HP LaserJet 3052 (Q6502A), HP LaserJet 3055 (Q6503A), HP LaserJet M1120 Multifunction (CB537A), HP LaserJet M1319f Multifunction (CB536A#ABA)
HP LaserJet P2035 (CE461A#ABA), HP LaserJet P2035n (CE462A#ABA), HP LaserJet P2055d (CE457A#ABA), HP LaserJet P2055dn (CE459A#ABA), HP LaserJet P2055x (CE460A#ABA)
HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175nw (CE866A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro CP1025nw Color (CE914A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro CP1025nw Color (CE918A), HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 MFP (CF040A#BGJ)
HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw Color Multifunction (CE862A), HP LaserJet Pro CP1525nw Color (CE875A), HP LaserJet Pro CP1525nw Refurbished Color (CE875AR#BGJ)
HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color (CF081A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color (CF082A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color (CF083A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color MFP (CD644A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color MFP (CD645A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color MFP (CD646A#BGJ), HP LaserJet Pro 500 Color MFP M570dn (CZ271A#BGJ)