# What can be causing this problem P1006 Laserjet **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861 "2013-09-03T03:30:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/1 "2013-09-03T03:30:24Z")
I’m getting grey lines on the left side of every page I print. I scanned a[test page](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/MannyLNJ/SDMB/hptest_zpse421f97a.jpg) The printer is connected VIA USB to a 2003R2 server in my house. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/2 "2013-09-03T03:39:57Z")
worn/damaged wiper that should be scraping off the toner…new cartridge should be fine. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/3 "2013-09-03T03:46:13Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > worn/damaged wiper that should be scraping off the toner…new cartridge should be fine. Thanks for the opinion. I figured it may be due to the age of the toner cart. I haven’t used it often and it’s 3rd party. I was worried it may be the drum which can be pricy. I know it’s impossible to diagnose 100% remotely but I will order a new cartridge from Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/4 "2013-09-03T03:57:29Z")
Check the price at Monoprice as well. They’re known for cheap cables but I get toner from them for about an 1/8th of what Office Max/Depot sells it for. Also, if, on your printer, the drum is a separate part, that’s probably the part that needs to be replaced, not the toner, but I’m guessing it’s all in the cartridge. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/5 "2013-09-03T04:05:28Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Check the price at Monoprice as well. They’re known for cheap cables but I get toner from them for about an 1/8th of what Office Max/Depot sells it for. > > Also, if, on your printer, the drum is a separate part, that’s probably the part that needs to be replaced, not the toner, but I’m guessing it’s all in the cartridge. Monoprice has a MPI Remanufacturered HP35A CB435A Laser/Toner-Black for 25.99 I don’t know if I want to trust a non HP cartridge at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/6 "2013-09-03T04:12:23Z")
I think you’ll have fewer problems with OEM cartridges rather than refilled ones. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/7 "2013-09-03T04:16:07Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think you’ll have fewer problems with OEM cartridges rather than refilled ones. Right thus my desire to avoid anything that says reconditioned or remanufactured. I’m going to buy a compatible one off Amazon. Most likely [this one](http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-CB435A-Black-Toner-Cartridge/dp/B001OBVBIY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1378181702&sr=1-3&keywords=hp35a) in the morning. As I have received an answer I would li8ke this thread either closed or moved to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/8 "2013-09-03T04:20:36Z")
> [@MannyL](#): > > Monoprice has a MPI Remanufacturered HP35A CB435A Laser/Toner-Black for 25.99 I don’t know if I want to trust a non HP cartridge at this point. if you don’t go through many of them, I’d probably use OEM ones. At work, we go through one every four months. In the 4 or 5 years we’ve had our current HP laser jet I think we had one ‘explode’ (and make a mess inside the printer, but I cleaned it up) and two that didn’t work very well. So that was three bum toners over the last 16 that I’ve ordered and I’ve saved about $2000. It makes sense for me, but a home user that goes through one a year…I can see where you’d rather just get the right one and pay more to know it’s going to work. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/9 "2013-09-03T04:23:48Z")
> [@MannyL](#): > > Right thus my desire to avoid anything that says reconditioned or remanufactured. > > I’m going to buy a compatible one off Amazon. Most likely [this one](http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-CB435A-Black-Toner-Cartridge/dp/B001OBVBIY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1378181702&sr=1-3&keywords=hp35a) in the morning. > > As I have received an answer I would li8ke this thread either closed or moved to IMHO. That’s not an OEM cartridge, also, you should probably read the reviews. A $14 cartridge isn’t new, it’s refilled. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/10 "2013-09-03T12:03:32Z")
I agree and don’t understand. You want to avoid a reconditioned or remanufactured toner cartridge, but that’s exactly what you plan to buy. The OEM cartridge is about $68 at Staples. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-causing-this-problem-p1006-laserjet/667861/11 "2013-09-05T03:21:28Z")
I posted the wrong link. [This is the one I ordered](http://www.amazon.com/HP-CB435A-Laserjet-35A-Cartridge/dp/B000Z822ZS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378351261&sr=8-2&keywords=p1006)