This is usually the case when the toner is getting low, but you should still
get some use out of it before you need to replace it.

Tina


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Vandervoort" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:46 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Toner Longevity


> I'm not familiar with Samsung, but my Laser Jet4L comes with a cartdidge
> good for 3000 copies and lasts for years without a problem. HP suggests
> removing the cartdidge and shaking it gently when printing starts to get
> faint or streaky. This has always worked for me.
>
> Anne wrote:
>
> >Thanks to everyone who advised me, on this news group and by personal
e-mail , about a good printer to buy.  I've ended up with a Samsung ML-1740
laser which came with enough toner to print 1,000 copies.
> >
> >What I would like to know is this:  Is there a longevity to toner as
there is to ink jets that dry up on you?  I've looked in the user manual and
googled it, but the answers only address longevity as to how many copies a
cartridge will make.  I would like to know if toner ever becomes unusable
because it will take me years to run 1,000 copies.
> >
> >
> >
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