On Thursday 16 March 2006 05:56, Kevanf1 wrote:

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So it is possible that a laser printer can have the same type of chips.

I'm sorry for being pedantic but laser printers use toner not ink.

Anyway, the Tectonix printers are much nicer :-)  The last I heard was that they replaced the solid wax pigment blocks free of charge for the lifetime of the printer with those.  It may only have been the black wax block though.

And you are saying it is *not* possible to have a microchip on a toner cartridge that counts the pages?? I think you are wrong.

On 16/03/06, Bruce Marshall wrote:

On Thursday 16 March 2006 05:56, Kevanf1 wrote:

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So it is possible that a laser printer can have the same type of chips.

I'm sorry for being pedantic but laser printers use toner not ink.

Anyway, the Tectonix printers are much nicer :-) The last I heard was that they replaced the solid wax pigment blocks free of charge for the lifetime of the printer with those. It may only have been the black wax block though.

And you are saying it is *not* possible to have a microchip on a toner cartridge that counts the pages?? I think you are wrong.

No. I have not said that anywhere in my post. I have not even hinted at that. I simply pointed out my admitedly pedantic view that a laser printer uses toner which is a powder not liquid ink. I don't normally get tetchy but when I am accused of something that I blatantly have not said I think I can be forgiven for getting ever so slightly upset :-) -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR

Kevanf1 wrote:

On 15/03/06, Bruce Marshall wrote:

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On Wednesday 15 March 2006 10:34, Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC) wrote:

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Bruce Marshall wrote:

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I believe the 1320 (like a lot of HP and other printers these days) has a 'metering count' on the life of the ink cartridges.... so it doesn't matter how much ink is left, when the meter runs out, the printer stops running.

mmmm, interesting especially since the 1320 is a laser printer. Does this metering still apply.

On a side topic I am also about to get an HP 1320 and am very interested in this thread.

tnx to the OP

I'm not sure about the 1320 having chips on the toner carts but I know the HP 2600 color laser does. Here are some comments people have made about the 2600:

Full user opinion "nice inexpensive..but HP has made it that way on purpose......the printer has imbedded chips in it that says when to replace the ink. even if you only use black, when it goes the chips say all the ink is done. you have no choice but to replace all 4 inks, and its at least every 3 months if not sooner...and at 85 bucks a pop it adds up..HP has done a number on this one....stay away...or shell out 400 bucks every 3 months for ink....HP should be arrested for stealing.....never again. "

So it is possible that a laser printer can have the same type of chips.

I'm sorry for being pedantic but laser printers use toner not ink.

Anyway, the Tectonix printers are much nicer :-) The last I heard was that they replaced the solid wax pigment blocks free of charge for the lifetime of the printer with those. It may only have been the black wax block though. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way.

Kevan Farmer

Linux user #373362

Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR

Tektronix printer division was bought out by Xerox. -- Joseph Loo jloo@acm.org