Comments on: How long does toner last?

By: Barry Scheps

Barry Scheps — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:38:24 +0000

@Pinkypeapod: You ABSOLUTELY CAN feel confident that your laser toner cartridge/printer will still print perfectly after several months of the printer’s non-use.
My own computer-printing-schedule is about as minimal as anyone’s. I sometimes go without printing anything for up to a year at a time and my “Canon ImageClass MF217W” printer NEVER fails to print perfectly after those many months of non-use (even when using generic-quality, non-OEM compatible toner cartridges).

REPLACING MY INKJET PRINTER WITH A LASER WAS THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE….
NO MORE SURPRISE, DRIED-UP INK CARTRIDGES WHEN YOU NEED YOUR PRINTER TO PERFORM PROPERLY AFTER A YEAR OF ITS IDLE STANDBY!!

By: pinkypeapod

pinkypeapod — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 23:12:07 +0000

Can I leave a toner cartridge in the printer for a few months without printing?

By: Wayne Bledoe

Wayne Bledoe — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:20:08 +0000

In February of 2019, I replaced the HP LaserJet toner cartridge with the date “20090522” printed on the box. The cartridge worked fine in my HP LaserJet 4100N until it just ran completely out of toner.

By: Dave Farquhar

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:34:52 +0000

In reply to Richard Greenslade. I'm sure Xerox does tell them that. But I've never had a problem with old toner cartridges. I have some 1990s IBM 4029 toner in my basement that I'm sure would work, if I ever find an IBM 4029 printer to put it in.

By: Richard Greenslade

Richard Greenslade — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:19:30 +0000

i am a courier and as well as all the usual anonymous parcels i deliver xerox toners to the many schools in my area, i used to enquire why they didn’t buy in large amounts as one at a time seems ridiculous given the number of times i deliver to them. the answer was always that the cartridges might go out of date, they are told this by xerox????

By: Neil Prague

Neil Prague — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:22:19 +0000

I agree. Canon is one of the worst offenders: “low toner” warnings pop up almost after printing the first few pages. My LBP7018 has just told me that the black toner cartridge has reached lifetime, yet it’s still printing fine. If this really does damage the printer I’ll get a new one – after all most printers are much cheaper than the cartridges these days!

By: Mat Lemmings

Mat Lemmings — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:30:13 +0000

I concur 100%. Just this morning installed a replacement black cartridge in my Oki colour laser. The cartridge that ran out had been in there since I purchased the printer in early 2015 and the new toner has been sitting on the shelf for well over two years, with an expiration date of August 2017. It’s absolutely fine and will, I’m sure, remain so until it too runs out, probably some time in 2021 based on my print volume.