How long will the toner last that comes with the printer? Should I buy a pack of toner cartridges at the same time I buy this printer? The toners I'm looking at come with a 365 day warranty, but I don't want to buy them too far in advance. Thanks for any advice you can offer. How long will the toner last that comes with the printer? Should I buy a pack of toner cartridges at the same time I buy this printer? The toners I'm looking at come with a 365 day warranty,... » Read More How long will the toner last that comes with the printer? Should I buy a pack of toner cartridges at the same time I buy this printer? The toners I'm looking at come with a 365 day warranty, but I don't want to buy them too far in advance. Thanks for any advice you can offer. « Show Less
1247202
My toner doesn't register low and I have ben using it for a year and have printed a few hundred pages. it last a long time compared to ink cartridges.
2024929
okay I need some help/info. I got the 2170w brother printer. I thought it came with a drum too? listed on the side of the box.. well my toner light is blinking, still printing though. So do I just need to buy a drum? What do I do from there, stick it into the toner that exists? Confused since the drum I saw on amazon says compatible w/ toner model xxx whatever. So do they work together? Or do I just stick the drum in place of the toner that I put in there..? Thanks!
819764
Yes, it comes with a starter toner cartridge, but it printed only 430 pages for me before it ran out. You should consider what the cost of a replacement toner cartridge is when you buy this printer.
1515831
Thank you for your email.According to Xerox, the unit comes with toner that is good for 5,900 pages (5% coverage not more). It also comes with One-year on-site, Xerox Total Satisfaction Guarantee. Should there be further questions, feel free to call us at 800-447-3331 ext:101 from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM PST.Regards,DAVTECH Computer Center
1924553
the best one I've found has been tonerrefillkits.com they have a no questions asked warranty that's actually no quaetions asked and they are super friendly and I've never had a toner problem, they are a little more expensive but nowhere near OEM cost and you get it with the life chip correctly programmed... none of the cheapos have been reliable, short life, lines on paper, dumpa bunch of toner in the machine... the OEM Canon 128 toner is crazy expensive
910992
it's been quite a while, but i somewhat remember a toner included. it worked perfect and at least 3 months worth. i checked my history and sure enoughi ordered a new toner 3 months after buying the printer.
490420
It comes with 1 year but I don't put much stock in warranties because they usually make you pay shipping and by that time you have spent more than the cost to fix it. Go by the reviews. I have had mine for 10 months and have printed 12,700 pages so far without any significant problems. All problems that I have had were related to using cheap toner. If you do that you can expect to have some issues with the colored toners. As for reliability it rarely jambs, it feeds consistently and duplexing works without a hitch.
100092
I don't have any of that stuff anymore, so I can't tell you specifically - but, I do remember it coming with whatever was needed to convert a demo cartridge to a "real" cartridge (I believe that's where you're headed with this). If I'd have understood that from the beginning, perhaps I wouldn't have purchased a brother cartridge way back when. FYI - noticing with this toner, a month or so after using it, getting ever so slight ghost printing. Residual images from earlier lines. Could be the paper, could be the toner - just never saw that before. Very slight, hardly noticeable, might be a problem if you're doing a resume or college paper or something intended to impress. I don't have any of that stuff anymore, so I can't tell you specifically - but, I do remember it coming with whatever was needed to convert a demo cartridge to a "real" cartridge (I believe that's where you're headed with this). If I'd have understood that from the beginning, perhaps I wouldn't have purchased a brother cartridge way back when. FYI - noticing with this toner, a month or so after using it, getting ever so slight ghost printing. Residual images from earlier lines. Could be the paper, could be the toner - just never saw that before. Very slight, hardly noticeable,... » Read More I don't have any of that stuff anymore, so I can't tell you specifically - but, I do remember it coming with whatever was needed to convert a demo cartridge to a "real" cartridge (I believe that's where you're headed with this). If I'd have understood that from the beginning, perhaps I wouldn't have purchased a brother cartridge way back when. FYI - noticing with this toner, a month or so after using it, getting ever so slight ghost printing. Residual images from earlier lines. Could be the paper, could be the toner - just never saw that before. Very slight, hardly noticeable, might be a problem if you're doing a resume or college paper or something intended to impress. « Show Less
1515830
Thank you for your email. According to Xerox, the unit comes with toner that is good for 5,900 pages (5% coverage not more). It also comes with One-year on-site, Xerox Total Satisfaction Guarantee. Should there be further questions, feel free to call us at 800-447-3331 ext:101 from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM PST. Regards, DAVTECH Computer Center
1776371
Recently, when the printer said it was out of toner, we kept pushing the button that gives you 50 more prints or so. We kept doing this for quite a long time, at least a month, before the printer refused to print. The print quality stayed pretty good, and we print some every day, since my wife uses it in her business. I can't say for sure if it will print without the cartridges installed.
223715
The TN-420 is included with this printer, it's a starter toner cartridge that should last about 700 pages of normal text; it lasted me about 330 pages with heavy graphics. If you print a lot, you should get the TN-450 toner cartridge that should print about 2,900 pages of normal text. By the way, the printer is medium grade printer (of build strength) and I could find very little defects compared to my 5280DW industrial grade printer. It's a five star printer.
2224467
The toner cartridge does come with the printer. You get about 150 copies. It is just a trial cartridge.
1485622
Toner life can be measured in number of prints being as the time it lasts depends on your use. So far I have had mine for 3 months and the original cartridges it came with are still working and the three colors still have 80% left and the black has 60% left. The cartridges it came with is listed to last 1,000 pages each while the OEM cartridges you would buy to replace them is listed to have a life of 2,200 pages for the black and 2,400 pages for the colors each at 5% toner coverage. Hope this helps.
2024928
It does come with a drum and toner. The toner cartridge goes into the drum then the whole unit goes into the printer. They are already paired (toner and drum) when you buy the printer. The toner is a starter printer and only lasted me a couple weeks at the most. Buy the TN-360, its the high yield toner cartridge.
258085
It ships with starter toner, which goes pretty fast, so get your self a new toner cartridge to go along with it. This thing is awesome by the way. I don't recommend using a toner refill kit.
2149336
Mine lasted 6 months(it depends how much you print). Keep printing even when the display tells you you need to replace the cartridge. You will know when to replace by the page appearance.
383499
That depends on the size of the print, number of line on the page, and the number of pages printed connectively. Also depending were you buy the toner and if it is a refill that has measured the proper amount of ink into the cartilage. I do a lot of printing and mine last a year on color but black is used more so it last only about 6 mo.