Re: Brother HL-2140 printing light grayish bars ...

On 2012-05-05, Aragorn <stryder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's the strategy printer manufacturers have adopted many years ago
already; they make the printers very cheap so as to trick the public
into buying them, but the real cost comes when it's time to replace the
drum.

Do HP printers still package the drum in the toner cartridge?
I have an ancient HP 4L printer that refuses to die, part of the
reason is probably because it gets a fresh drum every time the toner
is replaced.

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