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Re:CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “emp... by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @02:04PM (#33805855)
Many laser cartridges are legacy designs from before they started cheating on the amount of toner. That "extra" space was used to provide 10,000+ sheet capacity standard cartridges.
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Re:CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “emp... by nebula8804 on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @04:28PM (#33807984)
This does not pass the sniff test given if you look at a new printer cartridge it is quite compact from the old school HP Laserjet behemoths.
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