Saving costs of buying a toner

Printer has made an important place in our lives. A system is considered without a printer. Almost every computer user needs to get print outs, whether he is a student or a professional. The laser printers have the best print quality. Laser toner is the most important part of a laser printer. The toner is basically referred as the ink for laser printers.  The toner is packed in a toner cartridge and can be in powder or liquid form. This cartridge is then responsible for controlling and holding the toner, or the ink. Toner is made up of a hard plastic and is inserted into the cartridge rack inside the laser printer.
The toner is the most expensive part of a laser printer. It is said that the life span of a laser printer is approximately five years. And in those five years of usage, a user spends seven times of the printer cost just on the toner and cartridges.  And if the printer is used for more than five years, the cost keeps increasing. Many people sell their printers as soon as the toner ends because changing the printer can be more economical than changing the toner only.  There are a few tricks which can help us save our money on toners.  Firstly, the user needs to do a little research and buy the right type of toner. There are different types of toners for different printing purposes. Secondly, buying a compatible toner is always a good idea. Thirdly, buying remanufactured toners can save a lot of cost. 
If a person buys the refill kit himself, and just refills the toner at home, it can also cut the cost. Another trick to save cost is to get the toner drum changed only, instead of the entire cartridge. There are a lot of shops which sell toners. It is always advised to take a survey first and not buy toner from the very first shop you come across. When you look around for toner, you might come across a discount or a great deal. This would help you save a lot. If the usage of your printer is minimum than buying one cartridge at a time is okay but if the printer is being used at an office then it is always better to buy toner or cartridges in bulk. This also saves cost.
Therefore it can be concluded that printer is a very advantageous peripheral but its maintenance can be costly. So it is always advised that proper steps should be taken while usage and also while buying a new toner. If toner is used properly and then exchanged using the above mentioned tricks, laser printer will not be that expensive.