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‎07-22-2023 12:11 AM

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Product: HP LaserJet 1022n Printer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

The 12A toner cartridge in my 1022N printer is finally giving up (faded print)... after about 5 years of use!  I don't have the box, so I'm trying to figure out when my 12A cartridge was actually made.  This will tell me how old the cartridge/toner is.  Why do I need to know?  Because I want to buy a sealed/unopened HP 12A toner cartridge online, that was (according to the shipping label) shipped in 2013 and never used.  Would a toner cartridge THAT old (an entire decade!) still be usable?  But, even if I don't get that one, knowing how old the one I did buy in 2018 (don't recall if it was used (or sealed/unused, but just the toner cartridge in the sealed protective bubble wrap - no box)), will help me know the minimum age that would still be functional.

 

The code stamped in the plastic on the cartridge itself is:

4A08

V1a

 

The other numbers on the handle are:

PS-FR(17)<   MC1-5063 -M2-5H

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