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Comparative Test: Color Lasers up to 700 Euros: Consumables

On this page DC shows, which consumables have to be exchanged when using the printers.

Oki has ten parts which have to be exchanged, Brother seven, Kyocera and Samsung five.

The HP printer has four only, since the toner cartridge includes imaging drum, developer, and waste toner container in a single component.

Number of parts: Brother HL-4040CN

• Toner: 4 x Toner cartridges
• Imaging drum: 1 x Imaging drum
• Transfer unit: yes
• Waste toner container: yes
• Fuser unit: no

Four toner cartridges: Developer is included.

Imaging drum: Four imaging drums in a tray.

Transfer unit: Moves the paper along the imaging drums.

Waste toner container: Ingests old toner.

Number of parts: HP Color Laserjet CP2025n

Four toner cartridges: With built in developers and imaging drums.

• Toner: 4 x Toner cartridges
• Imaging drum: Part of the toner cartridge
• Transfer unit: no
• Waste toner container: no
• Fuser unit: no

Number of parts: Kyocera FS-C5100DN

• Toner: 4 x Toner cartridges
• Imaging drum: no
• Transfer unit: no
• Waste toner container: yes
• Fuser unit: no

Four toner cartridges: Made of homogeneous plastic.

Waste toner container: Ingests toner stripped off the imaging drum.

Number of parts: Oki C3600n

• Toner: 4 x Toner cartridges
• Imaging drum: 4 x Imaging drum
• Transfer unit: yes
• Waste toner container: no
• Fuser unit: no

Four toner cartridges: Only toner powder inside.

Four Imaging drums: One for each color.

Fuser unit: Exchange due after 50.000 prints.

Transfer unit: With waste toner container.

Number of parts: Samsung CLP-610ND

• Toner: 4 x Toner cartridges
• Imaging drum: Part of the cartridge
• Transfer unit: yes
• Waste toner container: no
• Fuser unit: no

Four toner cartridges: With developer and imaging drum.

Transfer unit: Moves the paper along the imaging drums.