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| From | TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.periphs.printers |
| Subject | Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem |
| Date | 2026-03-09 10:54 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10ommuh$3dk9e$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 2026-03-08 17:22, Hendrik van der Heijden wrote: > Am 02.03.2026 um 14:17 schrieb Lars Poulsen: >> Color lasers are basically to expensive to operate to make them viable >> for personal use. A full set of "High Capacity" toner cartridges for >> the Canon at the office is close to $500. > > I'm happy I bought a Dell 1320c color laser when they sold off the last stock > in 2014. Got one for 130€. Was sold as USB only, but it had the Ethernet > option installed as well. (Read on the net it would be like that.) > Works fine with 3rd party toner, a CMYK set for 2000 pages is 25€. > > > Hendrik vdH > > > My story is somewhat similar. I bought an HP Color Laserjet Pro M254dw on Ebay two years ago, for around $90 US. Lightly used, apparently only with USB, the firmware had never been updated from the original 2017 version. First thing I did before connecting to my network was disable the automatic firmware updates. The color carts were down to 10%, so I got a new set of aftermarket carts from Amazon for free, in exchange for an honest review. Because the firmware had not been updated, the printer warns me they aren't original HP, but doesn't seem to care and works fine with them anyway. The printer works beautifully with my Mageia Linux systems, too. Two years later, and those aftermarket carts, while about half used, are still going strong. When I need replacements, Amazon sells several brands for about $50 US a set. HP wants more than 10 times as much. TJ
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HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2026-02-27 15:17 +0000
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-02-28 19:03 +0000
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2026-03-01 01:35 +0000
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-01 03:23 +0000
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-03-02 13:17 +0000
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem Hendrik van der Heijden <hvdh@gmx.de> - 2026-03-08 22:22 +0100
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2026-03-09 10:54 -0400
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2026-03-02 14:10 +0000
Re: HP LaserJet Pro M404n toner cartridge problem bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-02 22:53 +0000
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