By Ben Pate

The HP Q6000A toner cartridge system has been designed by Hewlett-Packard to deliver on a number of intentions. For one, it is made to supply a black toner cartridge days of high quality along with a number of different color cartridges that, when combined, give the ability to print extremely nice color jobs for a number of different HP LaserJet printer models. It does it at a low price, also.

As far as the specific printers that this particular cartridge can support, HP says that units like the HP CM1015, the 2600n and the 2605 series of printers -- in addition to several other color laserjet models -- can make use of this cartridge. It makes use of propriety ColorSphere technologies to deliver what the company bills as being as close as possible to perfect printing.

Laserjet printing is recognized as being the ideal mechanism for print jobs that demand high quality in a number of areas when looking at the finished product. This particular cartridge does particularly well at turning out pages that feature blacks that are very sharp, for one. Also, the colors that can be produced are notably impressive on a number of fronts.

One reason they are so noteworthy is that they can produce an almost endless variety of colors which will all be put down on the page in a brilliant and bright look. These sorts of cartridges and printer combos are particularly appreciated for the photo-quality look of the final product produced. HP appears to have done its work well in turning out these particular cartridges.

Additionally, print jobs appear in almost record time for a page that is being produced by a color printer, even if it is laserjet-based. Plus, this line of cartridges promises to deliver up to 22 percent more color range -- meaning the cartridge can create more colors -- than other older-generation models. This is a step up in ability that is quite impressive.

Technically, any color laser toner system takes four separate color cartridges -- black, cyan, yellow and magenta -- and combines them to produce any color in the spectrum that's available to produce extremely realistic reproductions no matter how in-depth, or "color soaked" the original copy is. The Q6000A is able to meet an exacting standard for such printing that many other toner cartridges can't.

What is particularly impressive above all else is how many pages this cartridge system can yield. Its black cartridge can comfortably print out 2500 pages, which is much more than many other color laserjet-type units currently on the market. The cyan, yellow and magenta units are capable of producing around 2000 photo quality pages with little trouble.

Prices for the HP Q6000A color laserjet cartridge are also reasonable. With online pricing readily available the lowest price found for the black unit comes in at around 35 dollars while a complete set of four cartridges, which make up the total system, can be had for as little as 151 dollars for a new, in-the-box, set of four. All-in-all, a very fine price for a really nice cartridge setup.

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