| Hewlett-Packard is, along with Brother and | | | | to buy new cartridges if you are a |
| Samsung, one of the most readily available | | | | professional businessperson who needs to |
| brands of laser toner. This is due, in part, | | | | create documents of completely reliable |
| to the fact that HP was first to release a | | | | quality. |
| laser toner inexpensive enough to catch the | | | | |
| attention of the average consumer, in 1984. | | | | HP laser toner can range from 50 cents for an |
| | | | unrated third-party remanufactured cartridge, |
| Prices on laser printers were much higher | | | | to several hundred thousand dollars for a |
| back then, sometimes costing $500. But the | | | | bulk shipment of a few thousand new |
| price on laser toner refill was a lot lower - | | | | cartridges direct from the manufacturer. Your |
| about $30 a cartridge. Today, you can buy an | | | | needs probably fall somewhere between these |
| HP laser printer for less than $200, but the | | | | two extremes. One popular HP cartridge is the |
| toner replacements can cost as much as $80 if | | | | HP No. 56 Black Inkjet print cartridge. This |
| bought new from the manufacturer. | | | | well received toner refill starts at about |
| | | | $14 and can climb as high as $30 via PC |
| You can also buy remanufactured laser toner | | | | World-approved third parties. |
| cartridges from HP. These are cartridges that | | | | |
| were used up by the previous user and sent | | | | A popular color laser toner refill from HP is |
| back to HP to be remade and refilled. These | | | | the HP 97 Tri-Color Inkjet Print cartridge, |
| remanufactured cartridges cost about half as | | | | starting at $23. |
| much as the new ones. These are almost | | | | |
| exactly the same quality of new, and most | | | | You can also buy new from HP at their |
| people can't even tell. You only really need | | | | website. |