The extent of most shoppers cartridge knowledge is “original/genuine cartridges are expensive” and “compatible cartridges damage my printer”. There’s obviously far more to it than that, so we’ve put together a massive resource to give you as much or as little information as you need to see what the difference really is.
An original toner is a brand new cartridge manufactured by the same brand that made your printer. e.g. an original toner cartridge for a FujiXerox Or Konica Minolta Copier Machine is manufactured by FujiXerox or Konica Minolta.
A compatible toner is a cartridge manufactured by a third party manufacturer. They have no affiliation with the original manufacturers of the copier machine/photocopy machine, and the cartridges is brand new.
Is there any difference in print quality?
The short answer is Yes. With the ink formulation are different to the genuine cartridge.