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* My HP LaserJet 1200 will turn 21 in a few months. Might have another 30 years in it.

* My NES is 33 years old this month. I've replaced the 72-pin connector, but that's it. Everything on it could be replaced, so it'll last as long as I want.

* I've a Panasonic flip clock from the very early 1980s. Still works great after carefully refurbishing it. Radio quality is still quite good.

* My father's trains I think he bought in West Germany in the late 1960s. The locomotive is still on its original motor, and may still be when I pass in 50 years.

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I'm sure my father's old HP calculators are still working. He bought them in the 70s, but sold them to collectors in tight times in the mid 2000s.

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Those old LaserJets were nearly indestructible. The newer ones, not so much.

I think I might have had that same Panasonic flip clock/radio as a teenager. Got rid of it long ago after a significant number of digits broke off.

The peak was the LaserJet III, after that it was all down hill.

Even so, my Laserjet 2100, which might be going on 15 years, is still cranking away.

I'm impressed with even the new HP printers given the substantial engineering that's gone into reducing cost. It seems both low cost and longevity are achievable with the printers-and-ink business model (which incentivizes both of those for the manufacturer).

My dad collected LGB trains and gave a lot of them to my youngest son. My kid is only 5 years old but understands the value and scarcity and takes really good care of them. They're his most prized possessions. I told him that he can give them to his son or grandson someday.

I'm a little younger, but this Christmas my old SNES is turning 28, and my GameBoy is turning 30. I luckily haven't had to replace anything yet.

In also have a LaserJet 1200. On a recent video call, people were surprised to see the relic in my office. I made the joke that it's old enough to vote and then go out drinking after.

They tend to go 400,000 pages before needing a new fuser, and at least 200,000 pages before new rollers.

It's 600dpi and networkable. It supports JetDirect, PCL5 and PCL6. I don't see a "need" to replace them (for home use) in my lifetime.

I just keep it on a switched surge protector because it does draw around 5W of phantom power I think, so it's only on (and on the wireless network) when it needs to be.

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