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New Low-Cost Laser From HP

Hewlett-Packard low balls the laser market

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HP Readies Low-Cost Laser Printer

by Dave Murphy
ISSN 1535-3613

Hewlett-Packard will start selling the $249 LaserJet 1000 on October 1st.

The LJ1000 prints 10 pages a minute at a maximum true resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi) that uses HP's Resolution Enhancement technology for an "effective 1,200 dpi output," according to HP's marketing material. The "instant-on" fuser for delivers the first page in 15 seconds. and is rated for low power consumption.

The printer has a small footprint, making desktop use possible, and it includes an internal 250-sheet paper tray. The toner cartridge is rated for 2,500 pages, and the overall rated duty cycle is 7,000 pages a month. HP reports the printer will cost $0.025 per page to operate.

Dave's Opinion

I haven't tested this printer, and I'm interested in actual users' reports. If you purchase one of these light-duty printers, would you please post your review to the message center: http://itrain.org/msg/ ?

I'm a proponent of always purchasing Hewlett-Packard brand printers when you need laser output. However, I've been disappointed with HP's low-end lasers, specifically the 1100 in the past. Drivers were flaky, and they gave me fits when connecting them to Linux print servers. I'm hoping that the HP LJ1000 will include software-independent drivers that aren't tied to Microsoft Windows. I'm looking forward to your reviews.

For 250 bucks, there's no reason to not purchase a laser printer for a small office and for each professional employee in a larger office. I see ink jet printers installed for personal and small business use; however, they can often cost more than $0.025 per page, with a set of cartridges often running more than $75 retail.

I'll bet the street price of the HP LJ1000 from online retailers and discount stores will drop below $200 -- so look for HP to compete head to head with the Samsung and Lexmark laser printers. And with HP's name recognition, this may be a winner.

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