Laser printer use question

[Ric Moore]

On 06/13/2013 05:09 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> 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.
Ah, I had a 43 with a keyboard, like this:
http://www.baudot.net/teletype/M43.htm

BTW, my NEC 5520 Spinwriter, with keyboard also. hammered away at 55 
cps! I wish I still had it! The type was beautiful and it would hammer 
through 7 carbon copies. Ric



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