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how long will color laser cartridge last (years)
I want a printer for low usage--about 10 pages a month.
Inkjet cartridges dry out in a month or two. If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. t |
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how long will color laser cartridge last (years)
Bought an HP Color Laserjet 2600n, first print was on 3 August,2006.
Just checked and there have been 1215 pages printed since then, the latest one today. The ink supply stands at 50%, and they're still going fine. tom LA Reader wrote: I want a printer for low usage--about 10 pages a month. Inkjet cartridges dry out in a month or two. If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. t |
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how long will color laser cartridge last (years)
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If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. The laser toner should last as long as you care to keep it. It doesn't dry out--about the only thing I can think of that might get it is humidity... William |
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how long will color laser cartridge last (years)
On Sep 25, 9:52 pm, "William R. Walsh"
m wrote: Hi! If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. The laser toner should last as long as you care to keep it. It doesn't dry out--about the only thing I can think of that might get it is humidity... Hi The only thing that I've seen causing problems with low usage is what is called the PCR ( primary charge roller ). This is in the cartridge and has problems over time. The roller is made with a conductive rubber like material. It oxidizes over time and becomes sticky. Once this occures, toner will stick to its surface. Toner is an insulator and doesn't transfer the charge. The failure tends to show up as ghosting or just general streaking and greying. If one knows how to disassemble the cartridge, on can buy replacements for under $10 each from refiller supply shops. One can try cleaning. Some refiller suppliers sell cleaners for these as well but I figure the time invested to remove it, one could replace it with a new one. Many of the refillers have instructions on how to disassemble cartridges. I've not see problems with the toner itself but I don't live in a humid area. Dwight |
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how long will color laser cartridge last (years)
tom LA Reader wrote:
I want a printer for low usage--about 10 pages a month. Inkjet cartridges dry out in a month or two. If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. t The part that more often fails than anything else over time is the wiper blade. This cleans waste toner from the imaging drum and in most cartridges is a strip of semi hard plastic like material bonded to a steel plate. Not all cartridges use this method however. Most Brother cartridges clean the drum in a different way. The problem with wiper blades is that they become distorted in some way over time and when that happens they cause image defects on the printed page. Regular use seems to extend the life of wiper blades. My rule of thumb is that a cartridge of this type should last at least 18 months and I have seen some last much longer. This may not help but some of the newer HP inkjets are claimed to be cheaper to run than most laser printers and are very fast, see http://tinyurl.com/ytsmgy for an example. Tony MS MVP Printing/Imaging |
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how long will color laser cartridge last (years)
On Sep 28, 2:45 pm, Tony wrote:
tom LA Reader wrote: I want a printer for low usage--about 10 pages a month. Inkjet cartridges dry out in a month or two. If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. t The part that more often fails than anything else over time is the wiper blade. This cleans waste toner from the imaging drum and in most cartridges is a strip of semi hard plastic like material bonded to a steel plate. Not all cartridges use this method however. Most Brother cartridges clean the drum in a different way. The problem with wiper blades is that they become distorted in some way over time and when that happens they cause image defects on the printed page. Regular use seems to extend the life of wiper blades. My rule of thumb is that a cartridge of this type should last at least 18 months and I have seen some last much longer. This may not help but some of the newer HP inkjets are claimed to be cheaper to run than most laser printers and are very fast, seehttp://tinyurl.com/ytsmgy for an example. Tony MS MVP Printing/Imaging Hi Like the PCR, wiper blades can also be replaces. One does need to get some padding power to keep from damaging the optical drum. I still wonder how many times the wiper has been blamed for a PCR failure. The simptoms are similar. As I stated, there is normally a thin layer of toner on the drum. Many think this is a wiper failure when this is actually normal and helps to lubricate the wiper when the padding powder is gone. Of course, the wiper could warp or get bent and then fail. Still, Like I said, these can be replaced and are even cheaper than the PCR is. As for inkjets, I prefer them for photo work but these are worse for low usage than lasers are. Dwight |
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On Sep 29, 4:42 pm, Tony wrote:
wrote: On Sep 28, 2:45 pm, Tony wrote: tom LA Reader wrote: I want a printer for low usage--about 10 pages a month. Inkjet cartridges dry out in a month or two. If I get a cheap color laser ($400) will the cartridge last 1.5 or 2 years or more? It would have to to save money over an inkjet. t The part that more often fails than anything else over time is the wiper blade. This cleans waste toner from the imaging drum and in most cartridges is a strip of semi hard plastic like material bonded to a steel plate. Not all cartridges use this method however. Most Brother cartridges clean the drum in a different way. The problem with wiper blades is that they become distorted in some way over time and when that happens they cause image defects on the printed page. Regular use seems to extend the life of wiper blades. My rule of thumb is that a cartridge of this type should last at least 18 months and I have seen some last much longer. This may not help but some of the newer HP inkjets are claimed to be cheaper to run than most laser printers and are very fast, seehttp://tinyurl.com/ytsmgy for an example. Tony MS MVP Printing/Imaging Hi Like the PCR, wiper blades can also be replaces. One does need to get some padding power to keep from damaging the optical drum. I still wonder how many times the wiper has been blamed for a PCR failure. The simptoms are similar. As I stated, there is normally a thin layer of toner on the drum. Many think this is a wiper failure when this is actually normal and helps to lubricate the wiper when the padding powder is gone. Of course, the wiper could warp or get bent and then fail. Still, Like I said, these can be replaced and are even cheaper than the PCR is. As for inkjets, I prefer them for photo work but these are worse for low usage than lasers are. Dwight Dwight I seriously doubt that a wiper blade and PCR failure can be easily mistaken for each other. In my experience a PCR failure nearly always shows repetitive defects which are separated by a distance equal to the PCR circumference, on rare occasions they may be scored by a foreign object. Wiper blade failures are normally characterised by vertical defects that usually affect a portion of the page from top to bottom. Most PCR failures are damage by something that got into the cartridge (a speck of plastic or whatever) or a slight swelling of a portion of the PCR (when they get old, you can usually see these when you hold the PCR up to a strong light). I have also seen PCR's fail due to the overuse of padding powder, this can usually be cleaned off but not always and the average user would be unable to get at the PCR to clean it. I've seen it where the PCR was so coated with toner in one place that it looked like a wiper problem. It is true that one should always look to see if there is a repeat distance. If this matches any rolling surface, it will tell one what is failing. It's a shame that tone cartradges are not made to be more easily repaired by the average user. Both wippers and PCRs should be easily replaced. Dwight As you say, it is normal for a drum to have a line of toner along its length, this is left by the wiper blade during the cleaning process and will be removed as soon as the drum rotates. Inkjets are, as you also say, traditionally more expensive to run than a laser printer. That model is changing; some entry level lasers are just as expensive as inkjets on a per page basis and some newer inkjets are competing well with lasers for per page costs (the example I posted is one of those). So if you choose the inkjet printer carefully, having regard to whether the printheads are replaceable and whether they have a good warranty cover (like some HP separate printhead inkjets), you may well find you have the best of both worlds. In other words photo printing as well as a fast and cheap to run monochrome printer - some manufacturers are going that way for very good reason, the cheapness of modern lasers and the improvement in their image reproduction is tempting many away from inkjets, so the inkjet manufacturers are fighting back. Just my opinion. Tony- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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