What to look for when replacing your Lexmark toner cartridge to ensure you receive the finest quality available at the lowest price possible

Whether your looking for a Lexmark toner cartridge for your mono (black) or color laser toner needs there are a few things you need to be aware of in order to make your purchase as intelligently as possible. Here's a list of things to always check for:

If you plan on buying a compatible Lexmark cartridge make sure the cartridge is built with new compatible parts. That includes the drum, blades and wiper. The only thing that should be recycled is the actual cartridge casing.

Make sure that the compatible Lexmark cartridge components are guaranteed to meet or exceed the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) standards.

The supplier should always give you a warranty (one year is best)  for a compatible or OEM cartridge.

And finally, this is the most important of all...

The cartridge with the lowest calculated cost per page gives you the greatest savings!

That's right, the calculated cost per page is the single most important factor to consider when replacing your toner. Here's why: by calculating the cost per page you will always be comparing apples to apples when deciding which compatible or OEM toner cartridge to purchase.  And the cost per page holds constant regardless of how many or how few pages you actually print.

To calculate the cost per page of your Lexmark cartridge simply divide the expected page yield of the cartridge into the cost of the toner cartridge. Page yield is the total number of pages that the toner cartridge is expected to yield before the cartridge runs dry. You can get the page yield by asking the merchant for it. If they don't have it they can get it for you. The actual cost of the toner cartridge is irrelevant since that's already accounted for in the cost per page calculation. Remember, the lower the cost per page the lower your total printing cost will be!

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