HP Laser Printer P1007
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CLICK IMAGE TO BUY OR For ENQUIRY Box contents HP LaserJet P1007 CC388A black toner and imaging drum cartridge USB data cable Power cable Driver and application CD All the necessary cables are provided so that you do not need to purchase them separately. SPECIFICATIONS
The HP LaserJet P1007 is a very stylish and compact printer (see the photograph above), not any larger than an average inkjet printer. It is just under 20 cm tall and also occupies very little desktop space. It weighs 4.7 Kg, which is much more than an inkjet printer though. This is no surprise, since it is a laser printer and the associated mechanism is heavy. The body is made of white and gray polymer on all sides, except at the bottom, where there is a metal chassis. The overall build quality is very rugged and this includes the trays as well. Installing the toner cartridge is pretty easy - just open the cartridge bay and slide the cartridge into place. The instruction manual mentions clearly how to do this and we think that it can be done by just about anyone. The input tray is present at the bottom, and it can be adjusted to accept different paper sizes. Its capacity is 150 sheets, which is adequate for SoHo or home users. Paper is placed with the side to be printed facing up. The output tray or rather, the output bin is present at the top of the unit. This has a tongue-like extension to prevent paper from falling over. Paper is deposited with the printed side facing down. There is no display on this printer. There are just two LEDs to let you know if the printer is in ready mode or if there is some error such as when the cartridge bay is open, or when the toner is low. Also, other than a power button, there is no button anywhere, not even a cancel button. You may be in a fix if paper happens to jam in this printer because there is no way provided to clear paper jams. You may need to open the unit by unscrewing the screws at the back to do this, though we do not recommend this to a person who is uncomfortable handling these things. The P1007 has a 266 MHz processor and 2 MB of memory to take care of the print buffer. We think that the buffer is a bit less for a laser printer and it will tend to slow down the printing speed. It uses a high-speed USB interface to connect to the PC. This printer comes with just a single driver CD with no additional software. The driver interface is very easy and lets you use features such as Collate, manual duplex printing, etc. There is also an option to select EconoMode to save toner ink. Performance This printer is extremely easy to setup. The driver installation is very illustrative and explains how to install and use the printer. Contrary to our previous experience with HP drivers, the installation takes place in a jiffy. After switching it on, it took just 8.4 seconds to initialize and enter the ready state. We put the printer through our regular battery of tests. Font Size Printing We printed a page containing all the letters, in font sizes ranging from large to very small. The print was found to be very clean and the edges of the text were crisp. Text Print Speed We printed a page of black text to determine the speed as well as quality of the print. The first page took just 9.1 seconds, which is the same as that claimed by HP. The pages per minute (PPM) in the first minute was 13.7 and it reached 15 in the subsequent minutes. Presentation Document Speed For this test, we used a page of multi-colored graphs, text, charts, patterns, and photos. Since it's a monochrome printer, we checked for the grayscale output quality. The document took 10.1 seconds to produce the first print, while the PPM in the first minute was 13.48. The PPM touched 15 in latter minutes. The quality of print was good in this case too and the legibility was not affected down to the lowest point size. This is exemplary performance from such small a device. One thing we noticed was that when we changed the print quality from FastRes 600 to 1200, the print quality was not affected, though the first page took a couple of extra seconds to print, which is puzzling. Paper is handled very well and we did not face any issues in this regard during the review. Our Verdict The HP LaserJet P1007 is an ultra-compact and stylish laser printer that is fit to adorn your living room besides your PC. For its small size, it performs admirably well, printing at speeds up to 15 pages per minute. The print quality is excellent as well. The toner cartridge has a duty cycle of 1,500 pages and costs Rs.2,553. This translates to a cost per page of Rs.1.7. The monthly print duty cycle of this printer is 5,000, though the recommended duty cycle is 1,500 prints, which is still good for most SoHos. The power consumption is 315 W while printing and 3 W in the ready mode, which is low, though quite high if compared to an inkjet. This printer comes with a 1 year carry-in warranty. It is priced sweetly at Rs.6,699, making it very appealing to not just SoHos but also to home users who may not need color prints and would rather prefer good quality black and white printouts. For its compactness, ease of use, quality, performance and price, we give it our recommendations. The input tray is present at the bottom, and it can be adjusted to accept different paper sizes. Its capacity is 150 sheets, which is adequate for SoHo or home users. Paper is placed with the side to be printed facing up. The output tray or rather, the output bin is present at the top of the unit. This has a tongue-like extension to prevent paper from falling over. Paper is deposited with the printed side facing down. There is no display on this printer. There are just two LEDs to let you know if the printer is in ready mode or if there is some error such as when the cartridge bay is open, or when the toner is low. Also, other than a power button, there is no button anywhere, not even a cancel button. You may be in a fix if paper happens to jam in this printer because there is no way provided to clear paper jams. You may need to open the unit by unscrewing the screws at the back to do this, though we do not recommend this to a person who is uncomfortable handling these things. The P1007 has a 266 MHz processor and 2 MB of memory to take care of the print buffer. We think that the buffer is a bit less for a laser printer and it will tend to slow down the printing speed. It uses a high-speed USB interface to connect to the PC. This printer comes with just a single driver CD with no additional software. The driver interface is very easy and lets you use features such as Collate, manual duplex printing, etc. There is also an option to select EconoMode to save toner ink. Performance This printer is extremely easy to setup. The driver installation is very illustrative and explains how to install and use the printer. Contrary to our previous experience with HP drivers, the installation takes place in a jiffy. After switching it on, it took just 8.4 seconds to initialize and enter the ready state. We put the printer through our regular battery of tests. Font Size Printing We printed a page containing all the letters, in font sizes ranging from large to very small. The print was found to be very clean and the edges of the text were crisp. Text Print Speed We printed a page of black text to determine the speed as well as quality of the print. The first page took just 9.1 seconds, which is the same as that claimed by HP. The pages per minute (PPM) in the first minute was 13.7 and it reached 15 in the subsequent minutes. Presentation Document Speed For this test, we used a page of multi-colored graphs, text, charts, patterns, and photos. Since it's a monochrome printer, we checked for the grayscale output quality. The document took 10.1 seconds to produce the first print, while the PPM in the first minute was 13.48. The PPM touched 15 in latter minutes. The quality of print was good in this case too and the legibility was not affected down to the lowest point size. This is exemplary performance from such small a device. One thing we noticed was that when we changed the print quality from FastRes 600 to 1200, the print quality was not affected, though the first page took a couple of extra seconds to print, which is puzzling. Paper is handled very well and we did not face any issues in this regard during the review. Our Verdict The HP LaserJet P1007 is an ultra-compact and stylish laser printer that is fit to adorn your living room besides your PC. For its small size, it performs admirably well, printing at speeds up to 15 pages per minute. The print quality is excellent as well. The toner cartridge has a duty cycle of 1,500 pages and costs Rs.2,553. This translates to a cost per page of Rs.1.7. The monthly print duty cycle of this printer is 5,000, though the recommended duty cycle is 1,500 prints, which is still good for most SoHos. The power consumption is 315 W while printing and 3 W in the ready mode, which is low, though quite high if compared to an inkjet. This printer comes with a 1 year carry-in warranty. It is priced sweetly at Rs.6,699, making it very appealing to not just SoHos but also to home users who may not need color prints and would rather prefer good quality black and white printouts. For its compactness, ease of use, quality, performance and price, we give it our recommendations.
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