Demand for laptops has gone up in part due to spread of telecommuting in businesses today. Businesses often allow employees to work on laptops at home and bring them to work.

Data loss in a laptop can end up costing company a lot of employee hours worked. Even people who use their laptops for personal use are not pleased if they lose any important data. Carrying around a laptop all day can cause stress on machine and increase chances of data loss.

There are many companies that can help you with laptop data recovery process. After you contact a company, first you will likely go through an evaluation process to evaluate extent of damage done.

A lot of companies will offer a free evaluation and a quote if they feel they can successfully perform recovery operations. It may be a good idea to shop around for services to make sure you are getting best deal. Each company may offer a different price. Some companies even have fixed pricing.

If you are panicking over a blank laptop screen or a hard drive crash, you will be happy to learn that a high percentage of requests data recovery companies get are successful completed. However you still need to be prepared that some of data may never be recovered. The only way to find out is get proactive and contact representatives from data recovery firms.

I have worked in toner industry for over six years, and in that time have seen a good deal of change within industry. The remanufacturing industry began as a drill and fill operation. Components were not changed; cartridge was cleaned and refilled with toner. This led to poor print quality, defects, and cartridges that leaked toner into machines. Some companies continue with these practices today, but most have made a legitimate effort at selling a quality product.

Quality remanufactured toner cartridges are now available. Remanufactured toner cartridges can actually exceed OEM quality and yield. Extensive testing and R&D have enabled this industry to produce cartridges that will not only save customer money, but also provide a better product.

As customer, what should you ask potential vendors about their remanufactured cartridges?

1. What yield and density did cartridges achieve in testing? The yield is amount of pages cartridge produces before running out of toner. Make sure that testing is performed at 5% page coverage. This is industry standard. You can ask if they used a toner head, this is best way to achieve 5% page coverage. Be careful with companies that just give you OEM yield, they may not have actually done any testing.

The density measures how dark text is. The density is usually between 1.3 and 1.6. Ask how many cartridges they test to achieve their numbers. Testing one cartridge does not give an accurate measurement. Also, ask how often they test their toner/drum combinations. Suppliers change toner qualities and continued testing is important to ensure quality.