Reliable performance this printer is built to last with a mean volume between failure of 40 million lines a mean time between failure of 20 000 power on hours and a print head life of 400 million strokes per wire the ribbon matches up to the other hardware with a life of up to 5 million characters take your pick choose the way you work with a range of cut sheet or continuous paper handling combinations that suits the demands of any office or warehouse fits right in get