Taking an honest look at the HP LaserJet 1012 printer reveals another model from Hewlett-Packard that has been well-designed and ready to deliver good print speed and reliable quality.  They offer it at a seriously nice price, given that it is a laser monochrome printer able to make good use of several different Windows operating systems, as well as being compatible with Macs. It would seem it’s a good choice for the home user, with the HP LaserJet 1012 toner producing prints that should meet most every need.

At one point, this particular printer was Hewlett-Packard’s most inexpensive laser unit. It is still quite inexpensive and can be found at a number of retail outlets selling for about $195 new. Refurbished units are all over the Internet and selling for quite a bit less than that. Hewlett-Packard continues to support the printer through its website, where drivers and other aids can be found.

Print speed for the 1012 is rated by HP at a nice 15 pages per minute clip. Open-desk testing reveals that the print speed comes in almost exactly on that mark, though some users have reported about 13 pages per minute, depending on the richness or complexity of the print task being sent to the machine. At any rate, there will be little for any user to complain about when it comes to speed.

It would appear that Hewitt Packard intends for this printer to be more suitable for the small office or home office environment rather than for a networked workgroup laser printer, although it could fulfill that role if needed. For sure, it seems to come packed with enough features and functions to be an attractive candidate for most home office or small office entrepreneurs, including a nice 600 dpi print resolution.

Including that resolution, it will be the case that just about all print jobs sent over to the printer will come out looking sharp and clean and generally nice for most business situations. Given that the printer works better in a small office or home office, don’t be disappointed if it can’t deliver high-quality presentation-like documents, although what it does produce will be very nice nonetheless.

When it comes to how easily be 1012 can be connected to a computer or even a workgroup, Hewlett-Packard has supplied a single high-speed USB port. There is no other way to connect it, although this is not a problem. Older networks may require parallel ports and if that’s the case it might be that a couple of other printers in a higher level Hewlett-Packard series would be better candidates.

This HP printer comes standard with 8 MB of RAM, but it will make use of an attached computer’s internal processing power, so it’s not really a big deal that only 8 MB would be available. The 133 MHz processor will attend quite capably to the various functions of the 1012 and though it’s not the speediest of processors it still does its job just fine. This printer also holds 160 total sheets of paper in an auto load input tray and a custom slot, which is a nice amount of paper to have.

Taking an honest look at the HP LaserJet 1012 printer, especially that nice price, should be more than enough to convince most prospective customers that this device should be on their list of printers to consider. This is especially true for the home office or small office environment that requires a laser jet printer with decent print speeds and nice durability (monthly duty cycle for the 1012 comes in at 5,000 pages). It would appear the 1012 hits all those marks quite nicely.

Replacing HP LaserJet 1012 replacement toner via online retailers will also be very friendly to an owner’s wallet.  While local retailers will stock HP printer toner cartridges, the cost savings to be found online when searching for laser toner make that a much more viable option.

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