Lexmark, “Compatible toners are better & save you more than Genuine ones”
Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) was commissioned by Lexmark International Inc. (Lexmark) to conduct an independent lab evaluation testing the performance of genuine Lexmark Unison Toner cartridges against third-party toner cartridges in Lexmark MS610 mono laser printers.
In BLI’s evaluation, the genuine Lexmark Unison Toner cartridges provided performance that was consistently superior overall to that of all third-party brands tested in key areas evaluated by BLI technicians and analysts.
While at least one cartridge from each of the four third-party brands experienced leakage, jamming and/or other failures, every genuine Lexmark cartridge operated consistently and reliably throughout testing.
Lexmark Unison Print System was evaluated throughout the test achieving the following results:
- 42% more pages on average, with the use of genuine Lexmark Unison Toner cartridges than all third-party cartridges tested.
- No toner leaks were exhibited throughout the Lexmark Unison Print System. On the other hand, all third-party brands caused leaks so significant that loose toner was found outside of the printer which contaminated the surrounding office environment. Toner leaks inside the printer contributed to both poor print quality and paper jams.
- Paper feed reliability on printers with genuine Lexmark Unison Toner. Printers running third-party toner cartridges were 25 times more likely to experience a paper jam than printers using genuine Lexmark Toner cartridges. Paper jams can result in significant downtime, frustration and lost productivity for users, and even a service call.
- Superior print quality delivered with the use of genuine Lexmark Unison Toner cartridges than to all third-party brands tested.
- Uninterrupted printing at 100% of use of Lexmark Unison Print System without any print errors. On the other hand, two of the four third-party brands tested, including 80% of Brand #1 cartridges, stopped printing prematurely because of cartridge communication errors.
