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From: Jim on 5 May 2008 07:14

Just took delivery of a Brother HL-2170W monochrome laser printer.
Curious as to whether or not it should be left on 24/7. A Google search
was inconclusive since many of the postings were either very dated or got
off topic.

Discounting electrical consumption is it better or worse for the printer
to be left on 24/7 as opposed to shutting it down each day after use.

As a footnote the old HP inkjet it replaced was on 24/7 and outlast two
computers.



From: Dave on 5 May 2008 08:22

"Jim" <chief_jim(a)go.com> wrote in message
news:481eebf8$0$11603$607ed4bc(a)cv.net...
>
> Just took delivery of a Brother HL-2170W monochrome laser printer.
> Curious as to whether or not it should be left on 24/7. A Google search
> was inconclusive since many of the postings were either very dated or got
> off topic.
>
> Discounting electrical consumption is it better or worse for the printer
> to be left on 24/7 as opposed to shutting it down each day after use.
>
> As a footnote the old HP inkjet it replaced was on 24/7 and outlast two
> computers.
>


Turn it off when not in use. We've got a Samsung laser printer that was
several years old before we moved several years ago. :) -Dave

From: Larc on 5 May 2008 10:10
On 05 May 2008 11:14:00 GMT, Jim <chief_jim(a)go.com> wrote:

>
>Just took delivery of a Brother HL-2170W monochrome laser printer.
>Curious as to whether or not it should be left on 24/7. A Google search
>was inconclusive since many of the postings were either very dated or got
>off topic.
>
>Discounting electrical consumption is it better or worse for the printer
>to be left on 24/7 as opposed to shutting it down each day after use.
>
>As a footnote the old HP inkjet it replaced was on 24/7 and outlast two
>computers.

I'm still relying on an HP 5L I bought in Nov. 1995. It doesn't have
a manual on/off switch, but is switched on electronically immediately
when I send something to it to be printed. It switches itself off
again after about 15 minutes of idle time.

It's my main printer and still works like a charm.

Larc



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From: JR Weiss on 5 May 2008 11:07
"Jim" <chief_jim(a)go.com> wrote...
>
> Just took delivery of a Brother HL-2170W monochrome laser printer.
> Curious as to whether or not it should be left on 24/7. A Google search
> was inconclusive since many of the postings were either very dated or got
> off topic.
>
> Discounting electrical consumption is it better or worse for the printer
> to be left on 24/7 as opposed to shutting it down each day after use.

Dunno the specifics of that printer, but if it is Energy Star certified, it
should use minimal power in standby.

I had an Epson that lasted about 8 years and now a Panasonic that's 5 years old
and still going strong. Both were left on 24/7.


From: Robin Bignall on 5 May 2008 15:49
On Mon, 5 May 2008 08:07:14 -0700, "JR Weiss"
<jrweiss98155remove(a)remove.comcast.net> wrote:

>"Jim" <chief_jim(a)go.com> wrote...
>>
>> Just took delivery of a Brother HL-2170W monochrome laser printer.
>> Curious as to whether or not it should be left on 24/7. A Google search
>> was inconclusive since many of the postings were either very dated or got
>> off topic.
>>
>> Discounting electrical consumption is it better or worse for the printer
>> to be left on 24/7 as opposed to shutting it down each day after use.
>
>Dunno the specifics of that printer, but if it is Energy Star certified, it
>should use minimal power in standby.
>
>I had an Epson that lasted about 8 years and now a Panasonic that's 5 years old
>and still going strong. Both were left on 24/7.
>
I have an IBM 4029 laser printer that I bought through the employee
purchase scheme in 1993, just before the printer division became
Lexmark. It's on 24/7, used every day and is still on its original
toner cartridge. The electronics take only minimal power unless it's
actually printing.
--
Robin
(BrE)
Herts, England
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