A few words about factory supply ratings:  factories rate their supply yields in a manner similar to the EPA fuel mileage ratings for automobiles.  They are a reference number only.  I suggest to our color printer customers that most people will experience about two thirds of the factory yields on the supplies, regardless of the manufacturer.  For Gardenware customers, where the media is often thicker, more of the resources of a printer and its supplies are being used during the printing process.  If a customer is doing photos of plants, the amount of toner being used is going to be higher than the person merely doing bar code labels.  These factors must be taken into consideration when budgeting for supplies.  Additionally, thicker stocks make the heat element, the fuser, work harder, heat longer and tend to increase wear on the feed components as well, as most printers are manufactured and optimized for general office use.

 

Many printers ship with starter toners.  The replacement options for these toners are usually significantly higher in toner content with the higher yield toners usually representing the best value per page.  The starter toners for the C6150 are rated at 2,000 pages. 

 

Lastly, label stocks use an adhesive that is part of adhering the label to the mounting surface.  Inevitably, some of this adhesive will be deposited on feed related printer surfaces.  This adhesive must be cleaned off from time to time, or jamming problems will begin.

 

There is no guaranty of longevity for the prints produced by these products.  Direct sunlight will fade most images, regardless of the technology used to print them.  If the printed image can be pointed away from the direct sun, it will last longer.

 

We have provided links to the factory data sheets so you can see the detailed operational specifications of these devices.

 

Please feel free to contact us for clarification of any of this material.

 

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