Posted by John Bouchard on 4/23/09 2:33pm
Msg #286065

Are the Compatible HP Toners Refillable?

I burn a hole in the original HP toners, and get refill 2 - 3 times. Are these compatible toners capable of having a hole burned in them and refilled?

Reply by davidK/CA on 4/23/09 2:45pm
Msg #286067

By compatible if you mean "remanufactured" then yes, if the manufacturer did a good job in replacing the worn out parts. IMHO cartridges from LD Products have consistently meet that test.

If you mean "OEM" which could mean original first time use just not produced by the original company then IMHO you may not necessarily have the same confidence since as we know there are lots of cheap foreign manufactured knock-offs for so many things.

I prefer to buy high quality remanufactured cartridges that are already refilled and ready to go to work. No mess, no fuss and you still can save lots of money over the original manufacture's products.

JMHO

Reply by JanetK_CA on 4/23/09 4:35pm
Msg #286085

Just for the record...

I believe "OEM" stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer" (or something very close), so by definition it means it IS from the original company. I think you made your point, though. I'm joining the recently converted to your way of thinking. (See my post below.) I'll check out LD Products, too.

Reply by davidK/CA on 4/23/09 5:59pm
Msg #286095

Re: Just for the record...

I do know that OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer" however it's kinda like "Kleenex" or "Xerox". In spite of all the money those companies spend to protect their trademarks people and some sneaky companies will attempt to capitalize of the protected name, thus it's common usage to refer to all sorts of brands of facial tissue as "Kleenex" and any photocopy as a "Xerox" even though the brand name products have nothing to do with tissue or the photocopy.

IMHO, OEM today doesn't really mean that it was manufactured by the company or companies originally used by the manufacturer. It's just a label that indicates that the product is intended to replicate an official product, but not that it necessarily does so with the same quality. It's a knock-off, and some are good and some are bad versions.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 4/23/09 8:35pm
Msg #286111

I stand corrected. Tks! (Shoulda known, coming from U ;>)) n/m