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TLDR: Do color laser printers use color toner when printing B&W documents?
Our new Canon mf753cdw has used a significant amount of color toner (CMY) even though we generally print documents that are primarily B&W text (except for a few blue hyperlinks). I have not been able to find definitive info on this.
I could see the blue toner getting used in this scenario but all three color toner cartridges have depleted at equal rates. Do color laser printers (and specifically this model) use color toner when printing the black text?
It will print when using B&W mode even of the color toner is empty. If there is color toner, will the printer still use color toner? Seems silly wasteful to use color toner when printing black text.
Thinking of a new Canon Laser Printer. I’m a bit confused on if newer is better.
MF451dw vs MF642cdw and maybe MF741CDW.
Is the color more expensive to operate? or can I just print using black toner when I don’t need the color, so its not really more expensive?
Based on my good experience with Canon Lasers, I expect them to laser a long time and would be willing to splurge for the color.