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(93 customer reviews) 82 of 85 people found the following review helpful
ok, the usb port issue,
September 29, 2005 Y. Kwon "geeky girl" - See all my reviews
This review is from: HP LaserJet 1022 Printer (Q5912A#ABA) (Office Product)
The Good:
- super fast printing
- almost perfect print output (super dark black & wide range of greys)
- compact size, won't overwhelm your desk
- connects by USB port
The Bad:
- noisy when printing (whirring motor)
- manual feed holds only a few sheets or a couple of envelopes
- usb port issues (this can be fixed, see below)
- connects by USB port and nothing else
This laser printer is the best value for its performance and output. I had a LaserJet 6P which is a dinosaur now, still works perfect but doesn't understand PostScript3. I got tired of printing Japanese text by first having to make a pdf and then print. Now I can print directly to the printer. The text is near perfect on a scale of 1-5, i'd say 4.5. Unless you are going to buy a $600 Ricoh, you should really consider this printer solely based on its speed and text output. Even compared to other $300 models, this printer can hold its own and may even be better in...Read more
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
smooth operator (for a while, anyway),
March 27, 2006 John D. Hearn - See all my reviews
This review is from: HP LaserJet 1022 Printer (Q5912A#ABA) (Office Product)
I have had my 1022 for about 9 months now, and have yet to have any sort of problems and I'll never buy another inkjet. It prints quickly, and while it lacks a duplex unit, the driver does support a sort of make-shift duplex printing. Select double sided printing, and print. It prints one side of all pages, then you can put the stack back in the printer without changing the orientation and hit one button on the printer to print the opposite sides. No need to remember how to manually print alternate pages in reverse order and so forth...saves me so much ink and paper. (This works on my mac. I assume it also works on windoze.)
Also, I would like to point out I have printed over a ream of paper and haven't needed a new cartidge and have no signs of ink shortage.
---Update---
I have now had this printer for close to 4 years, so I thought I would update the review. For the past two years, I've been using the printer substantially less. (I am no...Read more
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
It works for us.,
April 7, 2006 P. M. Gross - See all my reviews
This review is from: HP LaserJet 1022 Printer (Q5912A#ABA) (Office Product)
Running Windows XP; SP2; on a single Gateway Profile computer. Microsoft Office 2003.
I read earlier reviews and it would appear that this printer either works for you and gets 5 stars, or doesn't work and gets 1 star. There is little in between.
We bought it about three months ago as a replacement for an old HP 4P that finally died. The difference is remarkable. The 1022 installed quickly (USB); has a small footprint; prints the first page of a job very quickly; is fast; relatively quiet; prints cleanly; handles paper well; does envelopes (one at a time). But I would stress that we use it lightly, perhaps a few pages a day and I can't comment on how it would stand up under very heavy use.
Note that a new cartridge is about 1/3 of the cost of an entire new printer.
Still, we recommend it.
