When your printer is out of ink, the problem of replacement cartridges arises. Today?s printer ink market offers you original, compatible, remanufactured, refilled, etc. cartridges to replenish your stock of ink. Every option has its pros and cons, but if you choose to buy original cartridges, make sure the quality you get is worth the money.
Remember, the cartridges are responsible for 92% of the printouts quality regardless the type of printing ? matrix, inkjet or laser.The thing is, along with original cartridges produced by a company for own printers and compatible cartridge produced or remanufactured by third-party companies there are counterfeit cartridges produced by some backstreet companies in conditions far from those on a factory.
Counterfeit cartridges are one of the most hazardous types of consumables as they affect both customers and manufacturers. Many people confuse counterfeit cartridges with compatible ones. That makes them think there?s no difference between original and compatible cartridges, but this is one.
With the help of our website you will learn how to identify the original HP toner cartridges.
Identifying original HP Toner cartridges
Protecting its production from forgery has always been a primary task for any large company. Large volumes of the counterfeit on the market has always caused financial loses to original equipment manufacturers. This is why a struggle for making the production forgery-proof has become a strategy. Started from early 2008, HP Toner cartridges have been protected in several ways:
Genuine label
The genuine labels change their color when viewed at different angles: Modern HP holograms are dark blue.
However, there are few old specimens as shown on the photo below. In both cases, the cartridges are genuine, no reason to worry about printing quality. For toner cartridges, the label is located on the tear-off side of the package. But don?t be surprised to see holograms located in different places on black and color cartridges for same printer. Some models of toner consumables have a two-color label located in upper corner of the package. This spot is reserved for them during package production.
