Take What You Want: Just Leave the Brother Toner!

 In my office, saving cost-control is of utmost importance right now. No item is too small to cut back on, if it can save the company—which is serious financial trouble—a little bit of green. My co-workers and I joke that they’re going to start giving us a weekly ration of office supplies, and force us to work in the dark to cut back on the electric bill.

But despite all the cutbacks and penny-pinching going on around here, there’s one thing item that everyone agrees we can’t cut back on: Brother Toner.

When the corporate frugality first started they began ordering off-brand toner and ink drums. We never really though about the difference quality toner makes in your print job, but when we started having print issues with our machine, we realized that Brother Toner really did produce superior results. So we’ll ration out our paper clips, computer paper, work in the dark—we’ll do whatever it takes to have an office with Brother Toner cartridges and a Brother Drum or two. We need our documents looking their best for our clients and it just isn’t possible unless we use Brother Toner products.

Brother Toner Troubleshooting

Replacing your Brother Toner cartridges can be a bit of a headache if you keep getting pesky error messages. Deadlines wait for no one, so in order to keep you from getting in a potential jam and to keep you're workflow flowing, here is some helpful information about replacing your Brother Toner ink for maximum results.


This helpful thread was found on the Brother Solutions Center, a Brother services and support website.

The question was "I just replaced the toner cartridge and the LCD continues to display the message 'Toner Life End' or 'Replace Toner'. What can I do?"
The Brother experts were able to give some great advice that is sure to help anyone who is experiencing this frustrating dilemma. If the LCD continues to display the message "Toner Life End" or "Replace Toner" after installing a toner cartridge, verify the following:


•    Verify you are using a NEW Brother toner cartridge
Swapping Toner cartridges from one machine to another or installing partially used toner may cause this problem.
Brother machines control their image quality for most suitable print quality by monitoring toner’s consumption. If you set partially used toner, Brother machines fail to recognize toner's consumption correctly and cause this problem.

•    Verify you are using a GENUINE Brother toner cartridge

For optimum performance use only new genuine Brother branded consumables specially formulated to ensure top print quality.
Therefore if you replace the toner, please use a brand new toner not a partially used toner from another machine. 
Printing with 3rd party consumables may reduce not only the print quality but also the quality and life of the machine.  If damage is caused to the drum unit or other parts of the machine as a result of using non Brother branded products, any repairs required as a result may not be covered by warranty.


•    Verify the error message on the LCD display

Verify that the message on the LCD display is still indicating "Toner Life End" or "Replace Toner" for the same color toner you just installed.
If the message is still indicating the same color toner, reinstall the toner cartridge.
If the message changed and is now asking for a different color, replace that color toner cartridge.

Free Print Projects from Brother!

If you’re all stocked up on Brother Toner and are looking for cool things to print, your first stop should be the Brother website. Brother.com has a Creative Center full of fun projects that can really put your Brother Toner cartridges to work. Some of these projects make really great gifts as well.

Some of the projects include scrapbooks, 2010 calendars, colorful greeting cards and origami. If you have some nice photo quality paper, you could print out some really sleek greeting cards personalized with your favorite photo from home. Are you a puzzle maniac? Well the Creative Center at Brother.com has some mind-bending Sudoku and Kakuro puzzles that you can print out in a snap. 

My favorite feature is the origami. You can choose which figure you’d like to make and then choose your paper pattern from a huge pallet of designs. You then print out your custom-made origami paper and then follow the instructions to fold.

The scrap books are cool because they come with templates specific to the event you’re wanting to document, all you do is add the photos and text through and make it your own.

The program is incredibly user-friendly, and can be a great project for the whole family! All you need is a printer with a good amount of Brother Toner, some photo quality paper or cardstock and working internet.

Hate the Office Supply Store? Order Brother Toner Online!

The internet has sure made things easier, in just about every way possible. Whether you want to get a new outfit, some flowers for your grandma in Alaska, or order a pizza made to your specifications delivered to your doorstep, you can do it all within a couple clicks of a mouse.
Thankfully for me, you can even order office supplies.

I think my least favorite store in the entire world is the office supply store. And I love to shop.

I don’t know what I hate more about it—that distinct odor of cardboard and office supplies, the horrible florescent lighting that makes you feel like you're in prison, OR the fact that there’s only one register open when you’ve seen at least 8 polo shirt-clad employees wandering the store like zombies.

I’m the secretary at my office, so when we need to stock up on Brother Toner or have to get a new Brother Drum, guess who’s doomed roam the aisles at Office Max? You guessed it! Me! Everyone I work with is well aware of my hatred of the office supply store, and gets a real kick when we run out of something and I have to make a trip. That’s why I so excited to find BrotherToner.com and their incredible selection of printing supplies. The last time we ran out, I went online and ordered enough for the next two months, got a great deal, and the joke was on them!

Brother Toner and His Family

Brother Toner Printers are some of the best around. But what about Brother’s family? He comes from a very noble line of printers. Here’s a little bit about his ancestors.

In 1938 Chester Carlson developed electrophotography, more commonly known as the Xerox. This laid the foundation for modern printing.

The first laser printer was called EARS, and took two years to develop and complete back in 1969. This took place at the Xerox Research Center in Palo Alto. In 1977 the 9700 employed Xerox technology with a laser beam. This printer was a direct descendant of EARS and contributed much to laser optics technology, the generation of characters, and page formatting for the next generation of laser printers.

Just one year later, IBM released the first high speed laser printer in the accounting office of F.W. Woolworth in Milwaukee, WI, printing at more than 100 impressions per minute.

In 1984 Hewlett Packard released the Laser Jet, which sold for $3,600. By 1992, the price of laser printers had decreased dramatically in relation to the furtherance of technology. That same year the LaserJet 4 printed at 600 by 600 dots per inch of resolution.

Today, Brother Toner and Brother Toner cartridges are leading the way in print technology. The future of laser printing is bright. The Brother family only has room to grow.

Brotherly Love

Brother Toner. Where would I be without you? At the printing lab, Kinko’s, or probably forking over 30 bucks a month to those dastardly inkjet services. I just feel like we’ve grown so much together over the years, you’ve been so good to me. Your Brother Drum and Brother Toner cartridges are all so wholesome and safe. Whenever I have to replace those Brother Toner cartridges, it’s so easy and rare. You never disrespect me, never make any coy beeps or unruly chirps. I love you.

I remember when I first brought you home, plugged you in. You looked a little uneasy, or maybe that was just me, adjusting to the newness of your presence. And finally after I installed you, you printed with such style, clarity, and grace. I mean, if I had to go to the ends of the earth for you, I would.

Where do we go now? I feel like our relationship is just as good as it’s ever been. We’re happy together, you printing your Brother toner way, me accepting you gladly for who you are. I can’t imagine printing anywhere else. I hope you feel the same way. If you ever need anything, a new Brother Drum, Brother toners, just let me know. I’m happy when you’re happy. Over the years, I feel like you've become a Brother to me. I just wanted to let you know how I feel.

Brother Toner Saves Me Cash On Books Too

I recently bought a Brother printer, which was a really great investment. The thing that’s best about it is that Brother toner makes it so that I can print vast amounts of whatever I want. Brother toner cartridges work differently from inkjet cartridges in that instead of spraying ink, they use a Brother drum to electronically pick up the ink. This saves ink in the long run.

Plus, with such grandiose printing capabilities, I can print anything I want; namely, books. I’m a big reader, and with everything on the internet these days, I can just as easily print out entire books and read them in my hand. I really do like the feeling of paper on my fingers and the weight of knowing how much of the book I have left. Reading off of one of those e-reader screens is convenient, sure, but it’s so cold.

In any event, this new Brother printer saves me money in a big way, both on paying $25 per book and forking over 20 or 30 bucks every month for a new print cartridge. Brother toner cartridges are much more reliable and longer lasting. I just wish that I had made the switch sooner.