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HP charges about three times more for a new cartridge of this type. I have now gone through 3 of these cartridges with my LaserJet 1018, and I have had no problems. The cartridges last about 2,000 pages each, so the price-per-page is only a little over 1 cent (as opposed to 3 cents per page if you buy the official cartridges from HP). I also buy my paper by the case from Staples, so my total price-per-page of printing is about 2.5 cents. Very good deal, considering that I used to pay over 10 cents per page with an HP inkjet printer and official ink/paper supplies.

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HP asked me $70 to replace my toner so I ordered this one. It worked well for a few days before I noticed some uneven grayness at the center of the page. I shaked the toner again and the problem disappeared.

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I went with this toner cartridge based on the great reviews. However, maybe it was just a unique incident, but the toner cartridge I received did not have a solid working drum. It could print out a solid black page fine, but normal text came out uneven. And yes, I shook the toner cartridge plenty of times to spread the toner. The toner looks to be fine. I ended up having to transfer the toner back to the original HP cartridge and I'm back in action. I did not contact customer support since I could not afford to be without a working printer for more than a day.

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I initially gave this a rave review but I've got to come and change it to reflect a new experience with it. At first, it printed just fine. Couldn't tell the difference between it and the OEM one. Now, a month or so later, it leaves vertical lines. After every 10 copies or so, I've got to remove the cartridge and shake it, and hope that fixes it. If it fixes it, it will re-appear after another dozen copies. Sometimes it will simply have a blank vertical space that runs the length of the page.

I won't be buying another one.

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I returned this toner cartridge. Since I pay less than the orignial HP toner price, I don't mind if the volume of this toner is less only if it works cleanly and efficiently. However, it is NOT. There is always three black dots on the printouts caused by this toner cartridge, which is unacceptable. It's just like you print out something from a dirty copy machine. It seems that it is a refilled toner cartridge but is not refilled properly. I returned the product and would rather pay the full price for a normal one.