Unlike some printers that rely on liquid ink when generating documents, laser printers use a powdery substance known as "toner" that sets into place when heat is applied. This material is stored ...

Our family laser printer recently started flashing the "Low Toner" warning. I did the usual trick of rocking the cartridge, and then allowed the Geeklings to print out their essays and assignments for ...

To a large extent, the way you use your printer determines how long your toner cartridge lasts. The more you print and the more toner your design choices put on a page, the more frequently you'll ...

Toner is one of those everyday products we all take for granted. When the printer runs low you pop a new cartridge in—out of sight, out of mind. Well, we got to wondering what’s actually in that ...

Be wary of running dry of toner on units that have a true “toner cartridge” (such as Kyocera printers) as opposed to combined toner/OPC drum units. The toner contains as a lubricant which keeps the ...

I bought a cheap laser printer a couple years ago, and for a while, it worked perfectly. The printer, a Brother HL-2040, was fast, quiet, and produced sheet after sheet of top-quality prints—until one ...

It's a problem not uncommon for many new printer owners — their printer needs a cartridge refill, and now they're at the store, unsure of whether to buy ink or toner or if there's even a difference ...