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Some laser printers are as danagerous as cigarette smoking...

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justice:
My desk is about 1.5 feet away from an HP 1320N.  :'(

However, I don't read anything about the harmfullness of the particles compared to cigarette smoke (cancer etc), just that it emits a similar amount of them.

PhilB66:
Research Paper at http://cdn.sfgate.com/chronicle/acrobat/2007/08/01/printer_es063049z.pdf (pdf file)
Environmental Science & Technology Online Link: http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2007/aug/science/nl_printers.html

One could always make music with HP Scanjet  :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHcV8vZ96OM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8W2AxXfbvM

Nod5:
This was unpleasant news indeed!

They were saying it was very bad to sleep in the same room as a laser printer -
-tomos (August 02, 2007, 02:41 AM)
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I've been doing that for years...   :o

..which made me wonder are they even dodgy if you dont use them much  :tellme:
-tomos (August 02, 2007, 02:41 AM)
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Good question. I suspect the particles are released when the printer is used. But how long they then stay in the air in the room is another question.

Another thing I'm curious about: does the type and brand of toner makes a noticeable difference here (for the same printer)? Cheap, alternative toners from 3rd party no-name manufacturers are pretty common. When it comes to ink catridges I usually go with the 3rd party brand for my personal usage. It's usually about half the cost and I have a hard time finding any real differences in printing quality. I've had pretty much the same approach when it comes to laser toner but but this new particle risk scenario may change my mind about that...

mouser:
it's a great point about 3rdparty toner vs. name brand toner, nod5.

let's also not dismiss the possibility that 3rd party toner could be less harmfull than the name brand..

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