The best places to buy toner for your printer

One of the major advantages of laser printers is that their toner cartridges can produce thousands of printed pages before needing to be replaced. They are particularly adept at printing large volumes of black and white text and so are ideally suited to an office environment where documents need to be printed on a regular basis. Over the course of its life, a laser printer operating on toner can represent a substantial saving over an inkjet printer.



That's not to say that when your printer's toner cartridge does eventually run out, the cost of a replacement won't come as something of a shock. Although they last much longer than inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges do unfortunately cost substantially more up front to replace. There's no way to get round this simple truth of the printing industry, but with some careful research and a bit of shopping around, you may just find a retailer that knocks a few percent off list prices, making your toner purchase even better value..



As with inkjet cartridges, the internet and online retailers are the first port of call for many people when it comes to sourcing a replacement toner cartridge for a laser printer. Most big online stores carry a selection of cartridges that vastly outstrip all but the most exhaustive product catalogues from bricks and mortar retailers, meaning that replacement cartridges for the most popular types of printer should be easily available and competitively priced. If you own an older or more specialised printer model, you may well be able to find niche sites that can source rare cartridges for you, or it may even be possible to buy directly from the manufacturer.

Away from the online world, there are plenty of options with more traditional retailers too. While supermarkets and the like are probably unlikely to stock toner cartridges for office-grade laser printers, they do sometimes stock them for the most popular home models. As a general rule though, specialised computer and printer cartridge retailers are much more likely to stock what you are looking for and their staff will likely be better able to answer any questions you might have.



When buying toner for business, it is often worth investigating office supply companies. These companies often stock replacement cartridges for the most common office printers, available either through mail order, online retail or in large warehouse style stores. In many cases, it is possible to buy in bulk and secure a per-unit saving for each cartridge, further bringing down the cost of printing. Bulk buying is ideal for large companies or those who feel comfortable making a longer term investment in keeping the cost of printing low.



Isla Campbell writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.