![]() Running Windows 10 21H1 and the only ‘gripe’ I have is that if I don’t turn the printers on for a week or so they ‘disappear’ from the list of printers and Microsoft Print to PDF becomes the default printer again. The HP is connected via ethernet cable to my modem/router and the Brother mono is connected with USB (which is the only option it has). I have 2 printers, a HP color laser and a little Brother mono. With that little bit of tech the manufacturers figured out how to get it. ![]() Which of course is precisely what the manufacturers want to prevent you from doing.Įverybody wants something for nothing. When the pages start showing signs that you’re out of toner (and you’ve tried the trick of shaking the cartridge sideways and it doesn’t work anymore), then you know you’re running out and you’ve gotten your money’s worth. The 4P will often print well beyond the number of pages a cartridge supposedly is good for. I turned away from newer printers when they started installing tech that disabled the printer when the toner cartridge reached a preconceived number of pages. You mention how the manufacturers decided that they were in the business of selling toner rather than printers. I haven’t had good luck with aftermarket toner, but HP toner can be still be bought online, at the risk of occasionally getting a cartridge that is over the hill. Rubber rollers get dried out but can be restored. Not the fastest, but reliable and will run forever on a toner cartridge. I bought my first one in 1995 and have used them ever since. I still use an HP LaserJet 4P and have a spare in storage.
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