Laser printer use question

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 13 June 2013 17:03:24 Ric Moore did opine:

> On 06/09/2013 05:04 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> > 2013/6/9 Phil <phil_lor at bigpond.com>:
> >> On 09/06/13 16:47, Nils Kassube wrote:
> >>> Phil wrote:
> >>>> I'm considering a HP MFP M175NW multifunction printer which seems
> >>>> to fill the bill. However, the specs read that the monthly number
> >>>> of pages is 250 - 950. This seems to imply that the minimum number
> >>>> of pages is 250. I'm likely to print no more than 5 which has
> >>>> caused me to waste several expensive ink jet cartridges.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Have I misunderstood the specs and will I run into problems if I
> >>>> only print a few, or no, pages per month?
> >>> 
> >>> There is no problem printing less than the pages meantioned in the
> >>> specs of a laser printer. The toner doesn't dry out like ink does.
> >>> The rated monthly pages are more a hint for which customer group
> >>> the printer is designed. I would think that this printer is made
> >>> for home use. If you print more than those 250 - 950 pages per
> >>> month, the device may be defective sooner than you would expect
> >>> because there are probably some cheap components used which will
> >>> wear off too soon.
> >> 
> >> Thanks Nils,
> >> 
> >> It seemed unlikely that there would be a minimum page count per month
> >> due to the toner drying or caking, but because this an expensive
> >> purchase I thought it might be best to ask anyway.
> >> 
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Phil
> > 
> > I don't know if this is of any help, but I have had the HP CM1312MFP
> > (a colour laser jet multifunction printer) for a couple of years and I
> > think I use it even less than you would. I have had no problems of
> > that kind so far. When I needed it, it worked perfectly.
> 
> HP and I are on the outs. I was explicitly told by them that my
> multi-function printer was "entry level" and that I shouldn't expect it
> to last more than a year. What?? I bet my old Teletype from 1978 still
> runs. :) Ric

From 1978 Ric?  I have a Xerox 1650ro, the fastest daisy wheel ever at 40 
cps.  You have to run it only on the solid concrete basement floor else the 
carriage return (its an 18" wide printer that can return full width in 110 
milliseconds) will rattle the dishes in the cupboard.  Great printer, still 
runs, but ribbons are what been stored in a warehouse in southern mexico 
for 25 years, brittle as glass and shatter on the first character strike it 
makes today.  I suspect, since its also from the teletype days, it not any 
newer that a ksr 33 at best.  BTW, the ro in the model number meant it had 
no keyboard or tape reader.

Cheers, Gene
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