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This review is for the Rosewill TN580 toner. The product I purchased from a third party vendor through Amazon sent me a compatible (non Rosewill) product. I recommend making sure the product you are purchasing is from Amazon or Rosewill Inc, and not a third party vendor.
I purchased the Rosewill toner 3 years ago through Newegg. When purchasing an after market toner, there are three things to be concerned with:
1) Will the cartridge damage my printer (will it dump toner into the printer when installed properly)
2) Will the print quality be equivalent to the OEM cartridge (ie no stray marks)
3) Will the toner last as long as the OEM cartridge
My experience:
1) Cartridge never spilled or damaged my printer in any way
2) No difference in print quality was noticed from the OEM cartridge
3) I have not used the OEM TN-580 cartridge so I cannot answer this with certainty. The previous cartridge was the one that came with the printer (Brother MFC-8860DN), which I suspect was a 3500 sheet capacity cartridge. My current page counter is sitting at 8685 pages. If I got 3500 pages from the OEM cartridge, then the Rosewill cartridge yielded about 5000 pages, which seems more or less accurate. The last 250 pages or so have been light in some areas as the cartridge neared its end of life. I never received a "toner low" notification from the printer. Make of this what you will.
Some things I do like about this cartridge:
The toner housing is clear. I can see light through the toner compartment I know it is bone dry (which is nice to know that I am not throwing away a cartridge that maybe just needs to be 'shaken' a little) (you should never shake a toner cartridge).
It worked extremely well and never gave me a single stray mark
Performed just as well from day 1 through 3 years while it was in my printer
Overall, the cartridge met my expectations. I know I didn't get 7000 pages out of it, but there are many factors that could affect this, especially with a cartridge that claims a service life of 7000 pages.
Finally, the cartridge I received through an Amazon vendor is not a Rosewill toner cartridge. 1) The Rosewill toner comes in a Rosewill box 2) The toner compartment is clear 3) The label on the cartridge gives instructions for cleaning the corona wire on the drum. 4) I would not hesitate to purchase the Rosewill RTCA-TN580 cartridge again.
Spend the extra money to buy through Amazon or Rosewill, or purchase from another reputable dealer. You're already saving over half the cost of the OEM toner. Why did I not follow this advice? I can't remember :P Hopefully the "Rosewill equivalent" toner will perform adequately.I bought this as a replacement for my Brother MFC-8860DN. I put it in and it worked as advertised. I also purchased a Rosewill RTCG-DR520 Drum that worked great too.
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