How many consumables are there for toner cartridges?

When many friends buy a printer for the first time, they look confused while shopping or browsing e-commerce platforms, with prices ranging from a few hundred to several thousand yuan. They have no idea which type to buy or what the difference is. When making purchasing decisions for tool products, we need to be aware of their nature and reasons. When buying a car, you should pay more attention to the core engine - the engine - in terms of appearance and interior. The same principle applies to buying a printer, where you look at consumables, such as toner cartridges and ink cartridges commonly referred to by businesses.

What are the consumables for toner cartridges and ink cartridges in a printer?

Keywords of this article: toner cartridge, ink cartridge, toner, ink, powder addition, ink addition, continuous supply; If you don't want to learn the details of these concepts, you can directly jump to the "Summary" section at the end of this article to see the conclusion.

So the question is: How many printer consumables are there, such as toner cartridges and ink cartridges? Which one is good and which one is bad? Let's talk about the current situation of printers on the market.

Search results for "printer toner cartridge" on e-commerce platforms

Can you distinguish the difference between the results of searching for "printer ink cartridges" in e-commerce?

The "toner cartridge" we often refer to is the core imaging component of a printer and is closely related to "laser printing". Open the consumables compartment door of the laser printer to see the toner cartridge. The identification method is not difficult either. The toner cartridge must have a smooth cylindrical strip coated with photosensitive material, usually green, blue, or brown. Seeing it indicates that the toner cartridge component is visible. Sometimes this long cylindrical (photosensitive drum) is wrapped in an elastic plastic cover, which can be easily pushed open by hand to reveal it.

The consumables compartment door of the laser printer is located at the front, top, or side

Remove the toner cartridge that shows blue or green color

What's going on with the 'ink cartridge'? It depends on the situation. Due to the inconsistent advertising standards of merchants, sometimes laser printing consumables are also called "ink cartridges", or more precisely, "toner cartridges". This concept usually appears in pairs with toner cartridges. This is also the reason why searching for "printer ink cartridges" in the above picture results in both laser printing and inkjet printing consumables. Consumables for drum powder separation, toner cartridges and toner cartridges can be disassembled and purchased separately for replacement; Consumables that integrate toner and toner include toner cartridges and toner cartridges, which are fixed together as a single unit. Regardless of whether the consumables are integrated or separated, the black powder is the toner, and the text on the paper is the black mark formed after the toner solidifies; After the toner is consumed, it is necessary to purchase new consumables to replace it.

The consumables for drum powder separation are easy to disassemble and can be replaced separately, while those that cannot be disassembled are drum powder integrated

The appearance of toner is usually not visible without adding toner

Another meaning of "ink cartridge" refers to the consumables on inkjet printers, and the exact name is "ink cartridge". Inkjet printing does not have a laser imaging process, it directly prints ink on paper like handwriting by hand, forming handwriting. The ink cartridge contains ink, which is ejected countless drops through the fine and tiny apertures on the print head. After being absorbed and dried by the paper fibers, it becomes visible text to the eyes.