[Gllug] Anyone tried toner refill

[Andrew Farnsworth]

number of pages it will print at 5% coverage (standard text is 5% coverage).
if you print a lot of images you will get fewer pages and if you print
inverse (white on black) that is 95% coverage for normal text.

Andy

On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Richard W.M. Jones <rich at annexia.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 11:52:05AM -0400, Andrew Farnsworth wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Tethys <sta296 at astradyne.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > "Richard W.M. Jones" writes:
>> >
>> > >Has anyone tried these extremely dodgy looking toner refill products?
>> >
>> > Yes, I have. Against all my expectations, it worked rather well.
>> > Making the hole in the cartridge was easy enough, and the print
>> > quality was indistinguishable from a new cartridge for 3 refills
>> > or so.
>> >
>> > Tet
>>
>> Generally, this is my experience as well.  Fourth or Fifth refill and the
>> cartridge showed signs of wear.  My general rule for personal use is
refill
>> until wear shows in printouts, then finish the cartridge and either
dispose
>> of or trade for a refurb unit from a vendor who refills them.
>
> Another question, possibly stupid.  What does "3K yield" "4K yield" etc
> mean?
>
> Rich.
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