Toner KM OEM or Aftermarket ?

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  • scomeau1
    Trusted Tech
    • Mar 2011
    • 100

    #1

    Toner KM OEM or Aftermarket ?

    How is the aftermarket KM toner compared to the KM OEM Toner for color Bizhub C550 Machines ?

    Thanks for any input you can give !

    Scott
  • 10871087
    Service Manager

    1,000+ Posts
    • Jan 2005
    • 1143

    #2
    Originally posted by scomeau1
    How is the aftermarket KM toner compared to the KM OEM Toner for color Bizhub C550 Machines ?

    Thanks for any input you can give !

    Scott

    There are about 500 different jerkoffs selling aftermarket toner in a cartridge that will fit into your Bizhub. The quality ranges from complete shit in a box to very good but none of them are as good as the OEM stuff. Some are very close and will work great but it is a crap shoot, sometimes you can get a little extra margin with some aftermarket toner but sometimes you can loose you ass.

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    • JSC
      Gimp

      500+ Posts
      • Dec 2006
      • 618

      #3
      Only use OEM for this range of machines, there is nothing out there that comes close enough to the copy quality and more importantly reliability as of yet.

      but hay that's just my opinion.
      The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

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      • pepper38_cnd
        Field Service Manager

        Site Contributor
        1,000+ Posts
        • Aug 2005
        • 1075

        #4
        When it comes to aftermarket toner the Dollar you save today will probably cost you two or three tomorrow. As a Tech it's a nightmare as every quality issue you face your always thinking it's the aftermarket toner, and don't even think about calling tech support if your not using OEM.
        Online Store is closed. Chip resetting is a thing of the past! Thank you to all my past customers.
        Now into Ip TV KODI Boxes

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        • scomeau1
          Trusted Tech
          • Mar 2011
          • 100

          #5
          Thanks for all your input ! - I'm buying OEM only.

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          • aesthetics1
            Trusted Tech

            100+ Posts
            • May 2010
            • 148

            #6
            We use Katun toner in our entire fleet of over 2200 deployed machines and do not have any issues.

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            • DadO
              Trusted Tech

              Site Contributor
              250+ Posts
              • Dec 2007
              • 401

              #7
              and we used 1 set of katun toners and burned OACB board on almost new product C352.... U can put dam coal in B/W machine but in color....no supstitution for OEM

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              • 10871087
                Service Manager

                1,000+ Posts
                • Jan 2005
                • 1143

                #8
                Originally posted by aesthetics1
                We use Katun toner in our entire fleet of over 2200 deployed machines and do not have any issues.
                2,200 machines with Katun toner and no issues, I'm gonna have to call bullshit on that one.

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                • aesthetics1
                  Trusted Tech

                  100+ Posts
                  • May 2010
                  • 148

                  #9
                  Define "issues." We have been using Katun for years.

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