On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Brent Hilpert <hilp...@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: > They apparently have reused the 5480 number for some printer (. . what else), > the S/N ratio for searches can be poor. > But yes, going by the part number, that should be it, in part - the service > manual is at least two volumes, that's probably Vol II. > I may have to chance it and see what I get.
They reuse numbers for what I call "marketing numbers". For example, with a LaserJet 8150dn, the "8150" is a "marketing number" and not the actual HP product number, which was C4267A. As far as I know they've never actually reused a product number. I know that's no consolation when you search for "HP 5480" for that product, and get printers or supplies with that "marketing number" instead.