IT Forums - hp 1320

Simon Dobbs

03-23-2005, 12:45 PM

I know this is rather old ground, but my habit with previous laser printers
has been to switch them off at the end of the day, since I could hear the fan
going and the whole thing seemed to be in a 'running' state. My hp 1320
seems to go to sleep after a while and is pretty silent- is it OK to leave it
on 24/7, or would that shorten its life?

Ben Myers

03-23-2005, 03:47 PM

If a laser printer has a power save option, it is perfectly OK to leave it
powered 24/7. The major risk of failure is a spike in the electrical power.

.... Ben Myers

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:45:09 +0000, Simon Dobbs <simondobbs@froglet.net> wrote:
I know this is rather old ground, but my habit with previous laser printershas been to switch them off at the end of the day, since I could hear the fangoing and the whole thing seemed to be in a 'running' state. My hp 1320seems to go to sleep after a while and is pretty silent- is it OK to leave iton 24/7, or would that shorten its life?

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