• Opisek@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Oh it does use it, but that’s on me printing several hundred pages two months ago. With normal usage, I’m sure it lasts years.

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      7 months ago

      We finally replaced the toner in ours after… 8 years? And it was still printing fine, I just couldn’t bypass the warning anymore (started complaining at 1500, finally replaced at ~2400)

      It got us through:

      • wife’s immigration paperwork
      • my contracting work (lots of contracts)
      • lots of handouts for various community stuff
      • COVID at-home school assignments
      • drawing pages for the kids

      And so on. The new one should last 8k more pages, so I think I’m set pretty much forever.

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          7 months ago

          Yup. I’m willing to spend like $80-100 for something that should last the rest of my life. I’ve heard failure rates in after market toner cartridges are high, and I just don’t want to take the risk.

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            7 months ago

            Sounds good. I assume I’ll need a replacement this year and I looked at the aftermarket and what people are saying, but I’d prefer the safer option, too.