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Toner reman: a bargain?

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	Reliability means you save time and money

The proof is in the printing. In independent testing, more than 33% of tested remanufactured toner cartridges experienced problems:

	•	Nearly 7% of tested remanufactured toner cartridges failed prematurely – some right out of the box!¹
	•	For more than 25% of the tested remanufactured cartridges tested, 50% or more pages inspected were of limited or no use.¹

HP is proven more reliable than bargain cartridges. None of the Original HP LaserJet print cartridges tested failed; all worked every time.¹

	Is it really "good enough"?

Lower-priced laser printer toner delivers just what you'd expect. Lower quality.

QualityLogic asked real business printing customers about the level of print quality they require for different business purposes. Often, remanufactured cartridge print quality degrades, resulting in pages that are not good enough for distribution to customers and others outside the company—or even for circulation within the company.²

Frustration you don't need

	•	Reprinting poor-quality pages
	•	Wasted supplies
	•	A drain on productivity
	•	Increased cost of printing

Count on HP to deliver superior technology for consistent results and uncompromised performance with every print.


	A better value by up to $76

A set of Original HP Color LaserJet printer toner cartridges can cost up to $76 less than remanufactured cartridges when you factor in the costs of reprinting pages that don't meet business customers' standards for external distribution.³

If you want to truly measure the affordability of printer toner, take into account the reliable performance you get with Original HP supplies:

	•	Fewer complications.
	•	Less downtime dealing with leaky remanufactured cartridges.
	•	More success.

Find out how you can save 10% to 25% everyday on Original HP LaserJet print cartridges.

	A responsible environmental choice

HP considers recycling part of the product life cycle and we do all we can to make the experience free and easy for our customers.

In fact, as of December 2008, 265 million HP print cartridges have been recycled since the program began in 1991, representing a weight of 343 million pounds.

Read more about why Original HP print cartridges are a responsible environmental choice.


1.	A 2007 independent study, performed by QualityLogic Inc. and commissioned by HP, compared Original HP LaserJet print cartridges with nine brands of remanufactured toner cartridges sold in North America for the HP LaserJet 2300 (Q2473A) and HP LaserJet 4350 (Q5407A) printers. 24 cartridges were tested for each brand in the study. See the QualityLogic report (340 KB, PDF) for details.
2.	QualityLogic 2008 study compared Original HP Color LaserJet cartridges with remanufactured cartridges sold in North America for the HP Color LaserJet CP3505. For details: www.qualitylogic.com/nacolorfidelity.pdf (355 KB, PDF).
3.	HP cost calculation based on average results of 2008 North America QualityLogic Color Toner Print Output Reliability Comparison Study (www.qualitylogic.com/colortonertest.pdf (304 KB, PDF)). Calculation includes paper, cartridge replacement and labor for reprints. Assumes equal number of pages for external, internal and individual use. Labor rate from Mercer 2007 Global Pay Study. Purchase price for 4 HP LaserJet color toner cartridges (CMYK) estimated at $755 and a 25% average lower price for a remanufactured cartridge set. Actual prices, costs and savings may vary.

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