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Toner Cartridge Model names a unique type of toner cartridges, which looks like this as the photos below:
TN1030 is a Toner Cartridge Model for one group of Brother Printers
CF226A is a Toner Cartridges Model for a group of HP Printers.
MLT-D101S is a Toner Model for a group of Samsung Printers.
An Ink Cartridge Model is the name to unique define this type of ink cartridges used in one printer model or a group of printer models.
“LC3033 M XXL” is an ink cartridge model, which says: a Brother Ink Cartridge LC3033, Color Magenta, Page Yield: XXL (Extra High Yield)
“902XL C” is an Ink cartridge Model for HP 902 XL(High Yield), Color Cyan.
A Cartridge Model normally means an ink cartridge model or a toner cartridge model, the first one is used in a inkjet printer while the late one for a laser printer.
A Printer Model is a name for a group of printers which share certain properties, at least they can share the same model of the ink cartridges or toner cartridges.
The printer model could be found on the front side or on the top of the printers, here are some examples in the photos below:
Printer Model: Laserjet Pro M118dw
Printer Model: Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw
The Razor and Blades model: The manufacturers sell printers cheap and compensate the cost from the cartridges and even get more profits from them …. Greed!
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