The problem with using after market toner is there really isn’t a great way to tell how well it works besides testing it. Here’s what we do to save money and ensure our decals get a consistent and excellent result. We buy cheap/off-brand toners for everyday paper printing and save one real branded cartridge for decals. Laser toner cartridges lasts a really long time, in fact, each should print well over 1000 pages so unless you are setting up a huge production… that one cartridge should last a very long while! If you test it the off-brand one and it’s blurry or splotchy then go for the real deal and get a perfect result.