How Long Will a Laser Printer, Copier Toner Cartridges Last?
HP, Lexmark, Sharp, Ricoh, Savin, Brother and other manufactures of laser printers and copiers’ office equipment all use the same industry standard of how long a toner cartridge will past. They use the 5% rule. However, most people print 7%to 12% on the average. First, we need to define what is the 5% rule toner cartridge usage on your laser printer, digital copier all in one machine. When HP toner cartridge specifications says 10,000 pages at 5% it means 10,000 pages of text DOUBLE space on a 8.5″ by 11″ with 1.25″ margins (see below for actual sample of 5% text n page). If you just send simple memos on your laser printer copier then you are set. However, most companies especially accountant and lawyers use way more toner per page than 5%. Here is a 5% (between the dotted lines page of toner on HP laser printer, Sharp copier, Canon printer copier or other brand of office equipment: Start this is 5% page coverage for a hp printer or digital copier. You will notice its only two paragrap
