Post-ID: thread-20100203050813-qdb-301596 Created-At: 2010-02-03T05:08:13Z Board-Tags: general Imported-Score-Seed: 452 Imported-Vote-Count-Seed: 594 < Larscis> How long do most printers last? < Larscis> Because my HP Photosmart 3310 from 2006 finally died today. Quite spectacularly. < Tamber> oh? < Larscis> Yes. The seal on the ink resevoir broke through < Larscis> And the pressure the pump built up caused the ink to spray all over the inside of the printer. < Larscis> Never before have I had a printer attempt to demonstrate to me what happens with a burst aorta.