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Remanufacturing The HP Laserjet1160/1320 Toner Cartridges

The fuser is of the instant-on variety and along with a new chip it prints the first page out in under 8.5 seconds (that is actually 0.5 seconds slower compared to 1300). Two unique cartridges are offered for your 1320, the Q5949A rated at 2,500 pages, as well as the Q5949X rated for 6,000 pages. For your 1160, only the Q5949A cartridge will fit. Shown below are the different physical sizes of these two cartridges. Spec wise, the old 1300 series is quite similar to those new printers. The 1160 and 1320 actually possess a 0.5 seconds slower first page out rate! The largest difference in these machines is that these newer versions have wireless modems built in, a pleasant touch. My main criticism with the 1200/1300 series was always the flimsy papertrays. These machines have an internal, more robust paper tray that should hold up better than the old design. For that shift alone, I like these machines. The cartridges are similar in layout to the 1200/1300 cartridges, but are not inter