I noted with my Brother printers that the aftermarket toners just don't
seem to print as 'nicely'. It's as if the toner density is reduced. I
haven't yet experimented with the print density settings.
Likely there are a big handful of pages left in the 'empty' toner cart.
The toner reset on these used to be a mechanical gear train that
rotated a flag on first use, and these were easy to reset by removing a
couple of screws and resetting the flag which would give some more life.
My latest printer uses a chip and detects that the toner is non-genuine,
and resetting the toner is done in the menu.
I would suggest the OEM cart is the way to go, but I baulk at the prices.
davidt
On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 06:38:56PM -0700, Peter Klein wrote:
> Off topic, but maybe somebody knows. Does the actual composition of
> black laser printer toner powder vary from model to model?
>
> I'm asking because... I recently replaced my 7 year-old Brother home
> laser printer because the drum wore out. At that point, it seemed
> reasonable to buy a new printer, which was not much more expensive than
> a drum kit. This left me with a nearly new OEM toner cartridge for it.
> The new replacement printer, of course, takes a different cartridge. My
> question is, would it be OK to empty the old toner cartridge into a
> suitable bottle and transfer it into the new printer cartridge, which is
> now saying "Toner Low." That might be less hassle than selling the old
> cartridge.
>
> Old printer: Brother HL-5470 DW.?? Cartridge: TN750 (3000 pages)
> New printer: Brother HL-L2460 DW.?? Takes cartridges TN830 (1200 pp) or
> TN830XL (3000 pp)
>
> There are several other possibilities: use aftermarket toner powder in
> my OEM cartridge, buy an aftermarket "compatible" cartridge, or just
> suck it up and pay Brother's high prices.
>
> --Peter
>
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