Hi all -- as you can see I'm new. I do IT and wiring for a small local shop but I never deal with printers.

I do a LOT of printing, and I'd like to stop spending as much money on it. On my local CL, there is an HP 8100DN (duplex network) printer for a very good price (and the toner is a quarter-cent per page). It has printed 200,000 pages and I don't yet know anything else about it. The model was released in 1999.

So my questions:

1. What are the parts that tend to need service on laser printers? On ebay, I see fusers, rollers, DC power boards, and motors.
2. What would you expect to replace soon at 200,000 pages?
3. Are there any good "tests" to find out if certain parts are near failure?
4. Do you have anything to say about the HP 8100 specifically?

The bottom line for me is that if there's any chance of repairs costing more than $100, it's not worth it for me.