Can a generic drum unit cause a Brother HL-2170w Laser B&W printer print dirty?

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I tried a generic drum & generic toner - and it prints dirty.

I also tried cleaning everything per the instructions in the documentation.

Could it be a faulty drum unit? Or is it just a generic drum unit issue?

I am about to buy a new drum unit, and don't want to buy generic if it will always cause this issue.

Thoughts?

P.S. I tried new toner cartridges (generic, but I know these work with a 'genuine drum' properly).

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