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It’s not just toner. It’s hassle free printing. Original HP Toner. It Pays You Back.

Did you know that, in recent tests, more than 40% of non-HP toner cartridges exhibited some kind of reliability problem? Original HP Toner Cartridges, on the other hand, worked perfectly every time.1

Original HP Toner Cartridges are designed to work perfectly with your printers. They’re exhaustively tested to find and eliminate any possible flaws and they’re never refilled or remanufactured. So for quality your business can count on, Original HP Toner Cartridges are the right choice.

  Lower running costs

Non-HP cartridges may look cheaper initially, but you could end up paying more than you bargained for. Take into account the hidden costs associated with inferior reliability. Non-HP cartridges can end up costing nearly twice the price of an Original HP LaserJet print cartridge.2

  Why waste time and money?

Poor reliability wasn’t the only problem research encountered. They also found that 39% of the pages printed with non-HP toner cartridges were of limited or no use1. Unsatisfactory printouts are a waste of paper, a waste of toner and a waste of time and all add up to extra cost.

Whereas Original HP Toner Cartridges used in the test produced pages that were acceptable for all uses 97% of the time. So don’t settle for second best, insist on Original HP Toner Cartridges for your business.

Comparing print quality
Toner test diagram. Click to enlarge
Among other things the study also found that due to lower toner adhesion solid black print areas look 11% lighter and there’s a greater chance that it could scratch off or transfer to other pages.

  The best choice for colour printing

Colour helps to bring your ideas to life and adds value to business communications.

Another study by QualityLogic3 in 2009 showed that colours printed using remanufactured cartridges differ significantly compared with those printed using Original HP cartridges.

This means for colour conscious customers that they might not get the colours they are used to print with the Original HP cartridges.

Specifically, the QualityLogic study3 found that:
  • Across the remanufactured cartridges tested, all six colors—cyan, magenta, yellow, red, green and blue—deviated significantly from the colours printed using Original HP cartridges. Deviation was enough that the colors would appear obviously different.
Remanufacture Brands tested include:

  • Armor
  • Berolina
  • EMSTAR
  • Freecolor
  • Kores
  • Verbatim

  The sustainable choice

When you waste toner, paper and energy because you have to reprint pages, it doesn’t just cost you more, it also has an environmental impact.

The exceptional reliability and quality of Original HP Toner Cartridges can help your company cut reprints, reducing the wastage of paper, toner and energy. In fact, in tests, Original HP Toner Cartridges use up to six times less energy and paper for reprinting than remanufactured cartridges.4

And when your cartridges are finished, HP will sustainably dispose of them absolutely free of charge through the HP Planet Partner programme.

 

1 A QualityLogic 2010 study, commissioned by HP, comparing Original HP LaserJet monochrome print cartridges with nine brands of non-HP toner cartridges, available in Europe, Middle East and Africa, for the HP LaserJet P1505 and P4015 printers, HP 36A and 64A. For details, see www.qualitylogic.com/EMEAmonotonertest.pdf (PDF, 3.74 MB).

2 HP calculation based on a QualityLogic 2010 study, commissioned by HP, comparing Original HP LaserJet monochrome print cartridges with non-HP toner cartridges, available in Europe, Middle East and Africa, for the HP LaserJet P1505 and P4015 printers, HP 36A and 64A. For details, see www.qualitylogic.com/EMEAmonotonertest.pdf (PDF, 3.74 MB). Calculation includes paper, cartridge replacement and labour for reprints. Assumes equal number of pages for external, internal and individual use. Labour rate from Mercer 2009 Global Pay Study. Assumes purchase price for HP print cartridge is €140 and 42% lower purchase price for a non-HP toner cartridge. Actual prices, costs and savings may vary.

3 Based on average results of brands tested in the 2009 Toner Cartridge Color Fidelity Comparison Study by QualityLogic, Inc. and commissioned by HP. Testing performed on colour toner cartridges for the HP Color LaserJet CP3505 printer. Individual results may vary. See Quality Logic report (PDF, 3.74 MB) for full details

4 HP calculation based on the average results for 2010 mono QualityLogic study (PDF, 3.74 MB). Estimated carbon footprint calculation includes paper and printer energy use for reprints. Assumes equal number of pages for external, internal and individual use. Actual results may vary.

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