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(More customer reviews)In the past I always used new HP cartridges for my HP4M Laserjet, which I've had since about 1995. About 2002 I spotted a good deal on them and bought a couple. Mistake. Toner cartridges have a shelf life, even when in their unopened packaging. It's roughly double that of one which has been removed from packaging. Both of these cartridges started producing bad prints (gray vertical streaks, sometimes bad definition in print) long before exhausting their toner supply. The last one only gave me a little over 1000 prints before this started happening. Research indicates the problem is probably the wiper blade, which is part of the toner cartridge. Some of the prints were nearly unreadable and I started looking for a replacement last week. This Xerox looked to be the best bet.
The Xerox is NOT new, I discovered when I read the box info. It has some recycled components, don't know what, but the outer shell, for sure. The one I got looks pretty scratched up, and there was toner on my hands when handling it, and I was worried that it would be an RMA. However, the first two prints (Windows Test Print and HP4M Self Test), came out fine, so it's probably OK. I'm told that it's normal for these toner cartridges to leak some toner, they are far from leak proof. Says Made in Mexico, whereas the HP it replaces says Made in China. The shells look the same, so I surmise that Xerox is recycling the HP shells. Well, I hope I'll get > 6000 prints like I used to. Lesson, NEVER buy toner until you NEED it! After ordering at Amazon I found a better deal ($12 less), but I figure it might not have been a good idea to order from a company that severely undersells the competition when it comes to toner cartridges. What guarantee would I have that it is not gray goods (pun intended, sorta). It could have been sitting on a warehouse shelf somewhere for years.
The Xerox includes a mailing label for my old cartridge, which although an HP (the only obvious difference appears to just be a small sticker on the cartridge) obviously should work fine for them in their factory. The recycling info says the mailing label is for DHL, but it's actually UPS in my box.
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