Re:HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking...
by bayindirh on Monday December 11, 2023 @06:56AM
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The older printers were prone to drying, I must say that, and Canon BJC4300 was the biggest offender with self-destructing print heads. The ink not only dried, but expanded and killed the nozzle valves, leaving a four-color band at every line start where the head primed itself for the next pass.
My 500C was a single cartridge printer, and almost never used the color cartridge, because it dried even when I stored the color cartridge in its heavy, sealed cartridge carrier, which pressed the nozzles against a rubber gasket with force.
I used my 5150 and the other AIO pretty regularly, so I don't remember how they fared. It was probably better, but not as bulletproof as my 4515, I'm sure.
As I said, I worn down a laser printer with success, and its rollers was not replaceable, so I donated it. My current Samsung MD2825ND laser will probably live for another decade, so I'm fine with that.
My 500C was a single cartridge printer, and almost never used the color cartridge, because it dried even when I stored the color cartridge in its heavy, sealed cartridge carrier, which pressed the nozzles against a rubber gasket with force.
I used my 5150 and the other AIO pretty regularly, so I don't remember how they fared. It was probably better, but not as bulletproof as my 4515, I'm sure.
As I said, I worn down a laser printer with success, and its rollers was not replaceable, so I donated it. My current Samsung MD2825ND laser will probably live for another decade, so I'm fine with that.