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| margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> | | | | Ultimately, though, the question of whether color |
| Ink toner for laser printers isn't always cheap. In | | | | ink toner lasts longer than black ink toner is tricky |
| fact, if you print a lot, especially with color ink, it | | | | to answer because it is based on what you are |
| can get rather expensive. There are ways you | | | | printing. Laser printers typically use three colors of |
| can cut back on your ink toner costs. One way | | | | ink- cyan, magenta and yellow, which combine |
| many people try to save money is by printing in | | | | with the black to create virtually any needed |
| black and white rather than in color ink. The | | | | color. The rate at which the colors are used is |
| question really comes down to this: does color ink | | | | determined by the shades that you are printing. |
| toner for laser printers last as long as black and | | | | |
| white? | | | | If you can avoid printing graphics, you will save a |
| | | | | huge amount of color ink toner. Pictures and |
| The first thing to keep in mind with color ink toner | | | | graphics are the largest users of ink and many |
| is that it is more expensive than black and white | | | | times, they are not necessary to the final result. |
| toner. One of the easiest ways to save money | | | | Avoiding them- especially in draft prints- is a great |
| on your ink toner is to print in a draft mode or | | | | way to save ink toner. |
| economy mode. The draft mode will print at a | | | | |
| lower DPI (dots per inch) leaving more white | | | | Laser printers save on printing costs over inkjet |
| space between the colored dots of ink on the | | | | printers, whether you use color ink toner or black |
| page. While this is barely discernable to the eye, it | | | | ink toner. Draft printing, high-quality paper and |
| makes a huge difference in the amount of ink | | | | avoiding graphics also save on ink toner. Color ink |
| used. This will use the least amount of ink toner | | | | toner may last longer in your laser printers |
| possible and will save on both color and black ink. | | | | because you use less of them than black ink |
| | | | | toner. If you wait an extended period of time |
| Your paper choice will also make a difference in | | | | between printings, ink toner can begin to clump up |
| the amount of ink toner you use. A higher quality | | | | and will not dispense. Print on a regular basis with |
| paper will produce a more professional looking | | | | your laser printers to keep your ink toner flowing |
| result even when you are using the draft setting | | | | freely. |
| on your printer. | | | | |