Modern color laser printers use toner cartridges that can be refilled with ease by almost anyone. No special training is needed to accomplish that task. Why would you want to do this? This is an effective way of cutting costs for toner. So no wonder the idea of toner refills spreads. It's not only popular throughout Europe but anywhere color laser printers are in use. Of course, refilled cartridges can be used over and over and you do not have to buy them anew every single time.

Moreover toner refills using compatible toner do not rely on the printer manufacturers own toner. You do not have to pay for a big name and you still get quality while paying less. That's why the manufacturers attempt to stop refill toner shops with any means possible. One of those means are public campaigns, articles and press releases diminishing the worth of refills. Such articles seldom deal with facts which can be evaluated by the reader. Surveys or studies are cited that in many cases were paid by the printer companies themselves. Until independent bodies with trusted background will compare original toner refill kits with compatible ones the average consumer can not depend on the printer producers opinions.

It is also very difficult to prove that toner refills are as good as the original toner. The most obvious fact are the typical savings. Toner refills in most cases make you save two third or more of the toner cartridge cost. Big brand names like OKI, Epson Aculaser or Xerox Phaser stand for excellent color laser printers, nonetheless those corporations can not force you to buy new cartridges every single time you need new toner. They know so they try doing so by convincing you. I am not convinced. Try both, refill at least once. If you don't like it, okey. Otherwise save the money and use generic toner that can be refilled.