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S**A
Cost is under a penny per page
This is my toner review. It comes after using one cartridge as it is now at the "replacement toner warning light"BACKGROUND:I use a Brother HL-2270DW duplex laser printer. This is a great small business printer, which I found on sale $79 at a big-box computer store.Much better and more efficient that previous Samsung, HP, and Apple lasers from beforehand.I replace cartridges via Amazon about every 5-6 months, soon after the replace toner warning comes is displayed on my computers.I've used three OEM Brother-branded cartidges, before trialing this compatible cartridge (see data points below).The printer's web maintenance page is where I've taken my page count data points below, when the "REPLACE TONER" warning is shown.(Just FYI, the page count does advance by 2 when printing a single duplex sheet on both sides).My "STARTER" Brother-branded cartridge made it thru 804 pages.My first OEM Brother-branded TN450 cartridge at $46 printed 2680 pages, or 1.72 cents/pageMy second OEM Brother-branded TN450 cartridge at $43 yielded 2510 pages, or 1.71 cents/pageMy third OEM Brother-branded TN450 cartridge at $45 yielded 1924 pages, or 2.46 cents/page*My first COMPATIBLE Brother TN450 cartridge at $16.49 yielded 1824 pages, or 0.91 cents/pagePROS:1. Print QUALITY is just as good as my Brother OEM. In the beginning, no loose toner, no odor, no issues with toner fusing. Just now, at the end, with the replace toner warning, I'm now getting light banding (light horizontal streaks).2. Price per Page is still about twice as good as OEM cartidges at 0.91 cents/page.CONS:1. My yield was 1811 pages (not the rated 2600 pages). Note, that I also didn't get a high yield with one Brother-Branded cart.2. When warning light came on, it also started light banding (OEM lasted about 100-200 pages after warning when lighter prints started).3. I had concerns reading some of the reviews, but I was willing to try it (see explanation below).MY THOUGHTS:1. Not clear why my toner yield is decreased over time or was it just the last two carts? It may also be that we are printing more densely than two years ago, and I use duplex more often (does anyone know if that decreased toner AND drum yields?)2. Part of my reasoning to trial a compatible cartridge is that I am approaching my end-of-drum life (about 20% left, yield will approach 12,000 total pages). At that point I will have to consider whether to buy a new drum (OEM DR-420 retails $70-90), or buy a brand-new laser printer. I thought that if this compatible toner botched my printer, I had at least had great use of my Brother HL-2270 for the past 2 years, and would be willing to replace it with a brand new Brother laser printer.I hope this review helps you. I will be buying at least one more compatible cartridge, and hope to update you after next one.*** UPDATE 12-10-2013 ***I was very amused to see the many comments on print costs. :-)My math was not wrong -- other contributors have double-checked this.I will try to refrain from using "cents per page," although I had always believed a good laser printer will cost only a few pennies per printed page. It's certainly cheaper compared to ink jet printers and (I'm dating myself) my still working Epson dot-matrix printer and my daisy-wheel printer (yes I re-inked that one myself). I even had an HP pen plotter back in the early 1980's.We are all trying to say this compatible toner costs under a penny (one cent) per page.The update:My drum unit went out before the next compatible toner. Printouts became lighter and lighter with horizontal banding. I suspect the worn-down selenium drum picks up less toner than a new one. After pricing out whether to change the drum ($66) or replace the whole printer ($120), I elected to stick with my trusty friend, the Brother HL-2270DW printer.I replaced my drum unit at 11,377 prints (3% life remaining), close to manufacturer's 12,000 page suggestion. I changed at 3% as light printouts were not acceptable for work. I bought a BROTHER DR-420 OEM replacement drum for $66.05 at the time (Oct 9, 2013). At that time there were no compatible drum units on Amazon (there is one now in Dec 2013 for $16-18, but no stellar product reviews yet)After replacing the drum unit, my printouts were better, but still a little light, now without banding. I then chose to replace this compatible toner cart at 1514 pages (it did feel light on toner). I again turned to this replacement, now at $13.20 (Oct 28, 2013). I now believe you get lower yields as the drum unit is closer to it's end of life. My tables do show a downtrend drop off. I will have to report back as to how this compatible toner goes with a brand new drum unit. In any case, replacing both the drum and toner, made my Brother HL-2270DW printer behave like brand-new with dark, high-contrast printouts. No problems. It's been 180 pages so far and working great. So far, I'm happy with my choice to replace drum and toner, instead of buying a new printer.For all calculations, I have ignored the price of the printer, drum unit price, and paper prices. These calculations are only based on current toner price and total page yield.Even changing out a bit early at 1514 pages, I only spent about $13.20 to purchase this last compatible toner -- this comes to $0.00872 per page. (under a penny per page).BOTTOM LINE:It is less expensive than the OEM cartidges which previously cost me $0.0171 to $0.0246 per page (about 2 pennies per page). Simply put, I'm spending less than half the amount per page using the compatible cartridges over OEM toner cartridges.I did buy this compatible toner product again, and I'm grateful to have a good outcome.I hope this update helps you. Kudos to Brother for making a great small laser printer ;-)*** UPDATE 10-11-2015 ***I thank you all for the fun comments, and hope these comments help you.My Brother HL-2270DW is still going strong after 5 years. After the first year and a half, I switched to non-OEM toner.My brother is now at 15,720 pages lifetime total, and working great after one drum replacement as noted above.I've had good luck with almost all (except one NON-OEM toner cartidge that came a bit streaky).They are now selling at under $10 per cartridge. My cost is UNDER a penny per page of toner, and I do NOT use the toner saver mode.In general, I was taught in the 1980's era of mainframes to believe a good laser printer will cost a few pennies per page.Although these replacement non-OEM carts are getting 1,500 to 2,400 pages of their advertised 2,600 pages, I do find them economically better than the OEM original Brother cartidges. My yield is under one penny per page.I'm very happy with my Brother printer and the decision to keep it and replace the drum unit, rather than buy another laser printer when the drum life finished.Thanks to y'all and hope this helps!
L**.
Cost effective and great quality print
Another winner, I was very fortunate several years ago to be able to beta test a HP laser printer, HP supplied us with the printer and supplies for 9 months and at the end we were allowed to keep the printer. Over time the printer continued to be a workhorse, but the cost of the toner cartridges were high and looking at how much we spent over a couple of years, didn't make financial sense to continue this path. I purchased a Brother all in one printer and after the 1st cartridge was exhausted, I came to amazon to purchase a compatible cartridge. Our costs per page is now 1/10th that of the HP and this toner cartridge has been, like the one before and the one before that...... Completely reliable and of similar quality of our old HP printer.If you want to cut costs without sacrificing quality, I strongly urge you to purchase one of these cartridges for your Brother laser printer.I have not received any gratuity for this review, I personally researched and paid for this product and I am happy with its performance
B**L
So Far, So Great!
I ordered this replacement toner cartridge for my Brother HL-2240 laser printer back in December 2014, but having milked my old cartridge for 9 additional months, only got around to replacing it today (late September 2015). I was worried a replacement cartridge this cheap ($10) might not work well, or at all, but it appears to be doing the job (although printed text seems a little lighter than usual). The cartridge was extremely well packed, wrapped in a thicker-than-normal bubble envelope placed in a cardboard box. And the instruction sheet included was VERY well written, with illustrations. One side explained how to replace the cartridge, the other detailed the standard fix (how to press and hold the "GO" button, etc.) if the cartridge was not recognized by the printer. In my case, installation went off without a hitch, and no additional steps were necessary.What's truly amazing about this product, of course, is the price: A new replacement toner cartridge in an office supply store will set you back over $50. This one can be had for LESS THAN 1/5 THE PRICE!So far, so great!
S**M
Work great for me. One cartridge has lasted over a year.
After a little research, I bought two of these almost exactly a year ago. I'm still using the first one. I never noticed any quality difference between this and the one that came with my printer. That one lasted about 6 months. I am a home user who prints on average probably about 10-15 pages a months with the occasional frenzy where I print an entire book, like when I was in EMT class 9 months ago. For the price, I wasn't expecting much. But I would without a doubt purchase these again in 3 years when I finally use up the two I have. Installation was easy and I haven't had a single problem since then. I really wish I'd gone to a Laser printer years ago. With these toner cartridges, it is so much less expensive than inkjet and works great for the majority of my printing.
N**R
A fifth of the price of Brother toner. Similar print quality.
This toner works as well as the Brother branded toner and is very economical. I have printed over 2000 pages so far at approximately 0.4 cents per page. I suspect that the 0.3 cents per page suggested by the manufacturer is realistic. Note that we are not talking about 3 cents per page, but 0.3! Brother OEM toner, on the other hand, runs around 1.5 cents a page.The trick is that you will need to fool your printer into accepting a toner drum without one of the Brother OEM chips that they install to "protect you" from aftermarket toner. There are two ways to do this: you can log into your printer over wifi and add a script that disables the drum check; or you can engage in a button pushing ritual that tells the printer not to worry. Adding a script is a real pain and printer menus are notoriously confusing for nontechnical users, but users Ryan and Mysticwind have a fairly good walkthrough in their comments.You can also look up the sequence on YouTube or in the Brother forums.
I**W
It seems to perform just as well as the original cartridge it replaced. I certainly won't be buying original toner in future.
I've always been wary of using compatible toner but the cost of original cartridges has become exorbitant, so I decided to take a punt. I have to say this cartridge has completely exceeded my expectations and, so far, seems to perform just as well as the original cartridge it replaced.I print on plastic membership cards and I was concerned that this might present problems, but I shouldn't have worried, it worked fine. I certainly won't be buying original toner in future.So pleased, I've ordered another as a backup.
N**M
Good qaulity but less than expected life
I have used two of these with good results, easy installation and print quality is good. The only downside is that they seemed to run out of toner (faint and streaky prints) well before the printer warning message, but at about 1400 A4 sheets still excellent value.
G**S
Five Stars
works just as well as the original and lasts as longfits wellno issues
J**S
fiited easily and works well
The item arrived promptly, fiited easily and works well; it was also consideably cheaper than its rivals. Excellent!
P**E
Five Stars
Great value. Lasts ages.
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