We sell a lot of laser printer toner cartridges, and we get a fair number of questions on the subject. To understand them better, it helps to understand how laser printers (and their close relative, LED printers) work.

While toner serves a similar purpose to the ink in cartridges for inkjet printers (AKA “bubblejet”)- making marks on the paper- the way it does this is quite different. Read on to find out more- don’t worry, we’ll keep it short!

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If you own an inkjet printer, you’re probably well aware that the ink for most models (especially the “cheap” ones) is horribly expensive- at least if you stick to the manufacturer’s original cartridges.

You’ve probably also noticed that “compatible” inks are available at much lower prices. In some cases, you can be talking about £1 for a compatible cartridge instead of £8 or more for its official equivalent. Too good to be true? After all, there’s surely no way anyone can sell decent ink that much cheaper and still make a reasonable profit- right? Wrong.

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People like to label their own DVDs and CDs- there’s no doubt that it makes them look more professional.

There are a number of different technologies you’ll have to decide between when labelling your discs.

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