i think my roommate printed over 500 pages on this printer... but that was 2 years ago, and I'm a student. so this toner hold up quite nicely.as for reliability. hm.. jams at inopportune times. yeah, the paper does jam occasionally, but its not that big of a deal since i unjam and continue printingspeed is fast. color is good. what else do you want in a printer? i recommend it