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Smaller business owners are very well aware of the high price of toner for their copiers and printers. However, that cost can be greatly lowered by buying compatible toner that is perfectly safe for copiers and printers. As an example, one of our clients bought a huge amount of compatible Oki 5100 printer toner and writes to tell us about his experiences.

Jim McNamara manages projects for a medium-sized restaurant supply distributor conducting business throughout one region of the US. He discovered that online suppliers were offering Oki toner for 50-67% less than he had been out putting for brand name toner. The difference in price was so great that buying compatible Oki 5100 toner allowed him to reduce all of his spending for that month by 16 percent.

He requested that the remanufactured cartridges be installed in the company's 200 Oki 5100. He was skeptical of the exercise until he found that the remanufactured Oki 5100 ink had the same quality as the brand name toner he had been buying at a much higher price. Jim wrote that "I checked out some of the copies personally and they looked good."

When you decide to purchase an Oki 5100 compatible toner cartridge, you should expect it to offer the same or even better quality inks and electronics as the brand name it replaces. Companies offering compatible cartridges do the same thorough tests as the original manufacturers and also use quality assurance controls to guarantee you the same performance as the brand name, 100% compatibility, and quality as high as the original at a much more attractive price.

Three months down the road, Jim was named the manager of the month, and this honor was awarded to him in part due to his amazingly resourceful attempts at cutting costs by converting to the compatible Oki 5100 toner. Also, Jim's boss requested that he oversee and manage toner orders throughout the entire company, giving him the opportunity to help them save tens of thousands of dollars per year.

All of us who want to discover the little solutions to increase revenues and prevent unneeded costs should learn from the example in Jim's letter. Communicate with your office supplier to find for yourself the cost in using manufacturer's cartridges versus Oki toner and see how even a small purchasing change can make a significant difference in your bottom line.