Copy machine toner

I have a copy machine in my office that in all honesty, I have no clue how to use it. It is an older Dell, and when I was told I needed more Dell 3115 cn toner, the look on my face must have shown that I didn’t know what the person who looked at my copier and told me what the problem was, meant by this. I had no idea what toner was, and now feel rather silly because of it, but much more informed, so this is a plus.

I was told that most people buy cheap machines because the toner is basically very expensive. Then when it runs out of toner, that they just replace the machine. But in doing that, they don’t know that the toner cartridge only is 1/3 full when the machine is bought. I did some research to find out exactly what toner was, and also didn’t know it was a powder. It’s pretty interesting, actually. But what I had been told about people just buying new cheap machines is also true in a majority of cases. To order the Dell 3115 cn toner, is a bit less expensive than most of the others though.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do yet. The copy machines are expensive, but so is the toner. On the other hand, buying another machine, means that I won’t get the amount of toner that would be in a full cartridge. I’m thinking just keep my Dell, buy the Dell 3115 cn toner, and perhaps save some money in the process.