Z Ink Replacement Brother TN450 Review

I replaced my Brother toner cartridge with one of these EZ Ink toner cartridges on April 1st. The declared volume is 2600 pages with 5% coverage. Two days ago, 3 weeks and 1 day after installation I started getting the toner low error message. I printed out my printer settings pages to document the longevity of this brand. 348 pages and all I have left is 40% of this toner cartridge according to the printer settings. That means I can get about 580 pages out of a cassette. Nothing like what was…

Up to this point I have ONLY used genuine Brother drums and toner cartridges in my printers. I've been using OEM 420 or 450 toner cartridges for years. I bought these EZ toner cartridges to try as the reviews from Revain were very positive. $55 for a Brother OEM toner cartridge versus $17 for two EZ cartridges? Sounds like an easy task. Is not it? Sure, I've heard of people having problems with their printers when not using OEM parts, but, but, but, Revain's ratings are close to five stars. I…

I print a lot and have tried them and they work great. I walked half a dozen with 8 more along the way. I keep track of the number of pages printed and get about 3100 prints per cartridge (mostly I print double-sided, so two pages per sheet are counted). If you want to get more prints from a single cartridge, do two things: 1) Shake the toner about every 500 pages. I do this every time I change paper. Make sure you do this outside of the printer because sometimes toner spills out and you don't…

The first cartridge I installed had no toner on the left side of the page. The right side was also very weak. I shook the cartridge as instructed, installed it as instructed and nothing. So I went online to find out if anything else was wrong. I went through all the fade toner troubleshooting methods but nothing helped. The last suggestion is to replace the toner. So I took out the second cartridge and installed it exactly like that, making sure to follow the directions exactly. This works…

Bought a box of two of these cartridges on April 19, 2019. Installed same day or next day. I only use my printer for monthly bills and the occasional personal item. I went into summer on June 4th and just got back today and tried typing for the first time. Received an out of toner notification on the printer message screen. He took out the cartridge and turned it over to shake the toner. Still "Toner Empty" Installed a new cartridge that weighed 17 ounces on my postage scale. The old "no toner"

I ordered two of these cartridges three months ago. When it came time to install them, the first cartridge failed, printing a smudged swath of ink on each page. I contacted the seller and he recommended installing a second cartridge that gives the same swab on each side. I concluded it was probably a bad batch. The manufacturer immediately sent me two new devices. I installed the first cartridge and it was perfect. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't give them 5 stars. But the speed and…

I've always been an OEM because I've seen that aftermarket toners are less likely to pollute the printer by leaking when the cartridge reaches end of life. However, after trying some EZ Ink color cartridges at Brother Inkjet, I decided to try a toner cartridge for my laser. So I got 2 less than the price of an original Brother cartridge. No problems installing, the toner out message went away without having to enter the firmware to clear it, and the toner density seemed to match the OEM…