Is it worth trying to get a 3 year old Brother HL-5250 printer fixed? I broke it when trying to install a Rosewill toner cartridge. [more inside]
posted by plague on Jul 1, 2009 - 2 answers

How do laser and inkjet printers work? I know the basics, of course, but I am looking for serious expertise at the level of the actual chemistry and physics... things like fuzer specs, toner chemistry, deposition, transfer, particle masses, exotic materials; in short... the stuff an actual expert would know. [more inside]
posted by FauxScot on May 7, 2009 - 5 answers

Okay, so I fell for the copier toner scam. How do I fix it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 23, 2009 - 8 answers

Is there a reason why Samsung requires me to register my name and address with them in order to recycle a toner cartridge? [more inside]
posted by softsantear on Dec 8, 2008 - 7 answers

Help my skin glow while avoiding toxic chemicals! [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 on Nov 17, 2008 - 14 answers

How can I measure ink coverage? I know my toner will yield 3,000 pages at 5% coverage, but I want to know what coverage is typical for the pages I print. (Found PC product, seeking Mac or web-based software) [more inside]
posted by reeddavid on Aug 13, 2008 - 4 answers

Looking for a recommendation on a decent vac suitable for cleaning toner-messy laser printers. It seems a regular run-of-the-mill vacuum does not play nice with toner due to the amounts of static charge that builds up when sucking up the toner. Can fry the electronics and all, so I have read. Most seem to run in the $200 ballpark, but then I saw this one for $15. What gives? Okay, it doesn't have all the extra attachments and all, but, jeez.... it's $15. Is this a decent vac, or am I "getting what I pay for"?
posted by captnkurt on Feb 27, 2008 - 10 answers

What is your favorite place to buy toner and ink cartridges either online or in person? [more inside]
posted by roundrock on Aug 27, 2007 - 11 answers

Why does laser toner have an expiry date? My laser toner cartridge finally ran "dry" after 8 years of use (same cartridge) and the replacement refill that I purchased has an expiry date which is listed as a little over year from now. I also believe that most new cartridges also have an expiry date but since mine lasted for so long, I don't understand the purpose of having an expiry date.
posted by DonM on Jul 17, 2007 - 8 answers

How do I get my Samsung ML-2510 printer to take knock off/after market/ off brand toner cartridges? I have a "CRU Fuse Error." [more inside]
posted by k8t on May 7, 2007 - 1 answer

How do I get laser printer toner off clothes? [more inside]
posted by asok on Dec 8, 2006 - 12 answers

Is it unhealthy to ingest/breath laser printer toner? Just wondering how much could affect someone's health. [more inside]
posted by svdodge on May 5, 2006 - 7 answers

My office has a lot of empty toner cartridges from laser printers sitting around. What should I do with them? I don't feel good about throwing them in the trash, but whenever I research selling the cartridges to a company, I can only get something like 1 dollar for each (and that will barely cover the shipping costs). What do I do??
posted by svdodge on Jan 19, 2006 - 12 answers

I'm getting a new (used) printer, and I have a couple of questions [more inside] [more inside]
posted by trharlan on Dec 12, 2003 - 3 answers