HP Laserjet 1020, just keeps on going (HP Laserjet 1020)

Member Name: chris212

Product:	HP Laserjet 1020
Date:	13/05/09 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Print options

Disadvantages: Manuel duplex printing, paper bends after being printed

The HP 1020 laserjet is a mono chrome laser print, that is ideally suited for large printing jobs that consist of text, this is the reason for the purchase of the 1020, as being a university student studying law, there is a large amount of printing!

There printer itself may be described as basic in comparison with other printers, but contained all the other features that i needed. The printer allows for duplex printing, but this has to be a setting done through the computers printers setting. A problem with the duplex printing is it is a manuel process, by this a person has to take the printed out paper from the out tray and refeed it in to the paper feeder. This can then cause the second side of the paper to be printed to be wonky compared to the other side. A positive of the computer setting of the duplex setting is a number of other setting can be set, such as booklet printing, where a print job can be folded in half, by this it will fold into half the size of a piece of A4 paper in landscape.

The print quality of the print is excellent, and can be set in either the darkest done or in 'eco' mode, by which the toner is used spareingly. Although this printer does not do a good job when printing images, for image print it is my belief a person should not be using a laser print but an inkjet.

The toner that came orginally with printer was not a full cartridge, but did last for a very long period, for around, 10 months, when considering the large amount of printing I do is a very long period. With the new cartridge that I have installed, which was extremely easy, it just slides into the printer, I have so far gone through 2 500 page packs of paper, with printing on both sides and the cartridge is still going. One down side to this is the cost of the cartridge which can be pricey, but then again all laser printer cartridges are pricey. When one balances the price against the amount it prints, it is good value for money.

What this printer states it does, it does good and does not claim to go beyond its abilities, although there are one or two more features that could have been added, such as networking capability, although this would meaning the printer would cost more. What this printer is best suited for is in a small office and home environment due to the cartridges long printing life.

Summary: A Printer that is good value for money, especially for large print jobs, especially for a student

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