Kyocera has spent decades developing technologies that consistently deliver lower running costs than our competitors. Toner is not a “one size fits all” consumable, and only genuine toner can deliver the quality, economy and reliability you expect when you purchase a Kyocera device.

85%
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Choosing Kyocera can mean producing up to 85% less waste during the life of the device thanks to ECOSYS technology. |
Kyocera toner verses compatible toner
A recent comparative performance test of KYOCERA ECOSYS M5526cdw OEM Toner versus nine third-party compatible toner brands* showed that:

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73%
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Eleven of the fifteen toner cartridges tested from one supplier expired much earlier than expected, with none producing more than 349 impressions. | |||
Kyocera Toner |
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100%
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All of the genuine Kyocera cartridges worked reliably, with no out-of-box failures, no early-end-of-life failures or other defects. |

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100% of genuine Kyocera toner cartridges reached their full rated page yield.
On average the page yield of the compatible colour toner cartridges (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) was 17.6% lower than the genuine Kyocera colour toners. |
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84%
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84% of the printed documents produced by compatible toner devices had minor defects limiting them to internal use only.
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8.8%
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8.8% of the printed documents produced by compatible toner devices had severe defects rendering them unusable.
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100%
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100% of genuine Kyocera toner cartridge printed documents were deemed suitable for internal and external use.
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* Comparative Performance Testing – Executive Summary Report KYOCERA ECOSYS M5526cdw OEM Toner versus Nine Third-Party Toner Brands – January 2019