[TriLUG] [Tangent] Old HPs (was: Re: Help: Looking for HP LaserJet Pro MFP M283cdw Installation Software)

[William Sutton via TriLUG]

If you're worried about toner, you might go online now and buy a couple 
spare cartridges while they're still available.  I did for mine.  At 
worst, if your printer dies, you can ebay them at higher prices.

William Sutton

On Mon, 7 Apr 2025, Brian via TriLUG wrote:

> On 4/7/25 08:55, William Sutton via TriLUG wrote:
>> This is why I still love my 25-year-old HP LaserJet 4N.  It's a 
>> functional network printer under any OS, without the need for 
>> specialized print/scan/fax software, and is so old that it can't 
>> automatically update its own firmware.
>
> I have an old HP LJet beast too, originally bought to do toner-transfer 
> artwork for printed circuit boards.  My only wonder is when will the 
> last aftermarket supplier of toner eventually close its doors?  That, 
> and eventually it'll become impossible to get replacement wear parts. 
> The duplexer is already prone to jamming.
>
> Here's to keeping old, perfectly-functional tech alive!
>
> -B
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