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Lexmark Recalls 40,000 Laser Printers

Posted by timothy on from the save-your-toner dept.

ack154 writes "An electrical shock hazard has caused Lexmark to recall about 39,400 laser printers. The printers were sold under the nameplates of Lexmark, IBM, and Dell. From the article: "The recalled printers include Lexmark E232, E232t, E330, E332n, E332tn; IBM Infoprint 1412, 1412n; Dell 1700 and 1700n." Contact information is provided in the article in order to get your free replacement."

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  1. Ugh... by Heem · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So now you have a "get out of lexmark-hell free" card. Return your old printer for the recall and get the new one fresh in the box. Sell the new printer as "brand new in box" on ebay or in local papers. Then go out to the store and get a decent printer.

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  2. It's official.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Netcraft confirms: Lexmark users are dying.

  3. With apologies to Electric Six... by Elphin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fire in the Lexmark
    Fire in the rebadged dell
    Fire in the Lexmark
    Fire in the gates of hell

    Don't you want to know how we keep starting fires?
    It's my Lexmark, It's my Lexmark, It's my Lexmark

    Don't you want to know how we keep starting fires?
    It's my Lexmark, It's my Lexmark, It's my Lexmark

    Danger! Danger! High Voltage!
    When we touch, When we print
    Danger! Danger! High Voltage!
    When we touch, when we print
    when we touch

  4. Reminds me of my coop experience in college by crosseyedatnite · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Back before there were laser printers for PCs, the first laser printer I encountered was an IBM unit the size of about 6 racks and had a drum with a diameter of about 3 feet. It used the old pin-fed paper and like the line printers it stood next to, took paper by the box. It could go through an entire box of paper in 7 minutes.

    Thus, you had this huge fast spinning drum in a very dry environment. When it was first installed it was improperly grounded, and soon afterward one print room employee got severly shocked, with the static charge arcing about a foot, knocking him across the room. The details weren't made public, but I believe he got a decent settlement from IBM.

    I guess you could say this isn't the first incident of electic shock from a laster printer...

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