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Summary: This is a fast, easy to use printer
Review: *Note: This review is from pcworld.com*
Pros: Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet 1300 prints text at a speedy 15.2 pages per minute when connected to a single PC via USB--certainly fast enough to justify the printer's higher-than-average $399 price tag. I like the 1300's clean, smooth text, though the text doesn't look slightly lighter than that from some other laser printers. The 1300 also prints narrow parallel lines distinctly. Getting the printer running is easy even without HP's cartoonish setup poster--I just plug it in and drop the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The on-screen documentation provides great detail on everything else about the printer. Cons: I don't expect many people to print photos on a monochrome laser printer, but if you plan to do so, be forewarned that the LaserJet 1300's grainy, posterized grayscales will disappoint you. Also, I can't fathom why the 1300's driver devotes a whole tab to letting you activate and deactivate features that duplicate the controls available on the other tabs. HP sells just one paper-handling option for this printer: a 250-sheet paper feeder that doubles the printer's capacity for a reasonable $150. The company's toner is less of a bargain, ranging from 2.3 cents to 2.88 cents per page, based on HP's toner yield estimates, and depending on which cartridge you buy. Verdict: The LaserJet 1300 makes sense as a high-performance personal printer, and it can pinch-hit for a small network.
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Summary: Solid laser printer with plenty of features
Review: After doing plenty of research on laser printers, I recently decided on this one. Great quality, great speed, manual duplexing is easy. As one reviewer said earlier, sometimes pages print up crooked; it's only happened once or twice, and I'm not really sure why. However, that's the only problem I've had, and it's a minor one.
If you could meet your needs with an inkjet, but want the extra quality and convenience of a laser, the laserjet 1012 is probably a better choice at half the price of this one. The 1150 is essentially the same as the 1300, minus all the internal features, for ususally about $100 less. I probably would have chosen it, but with a $100 rebate on the 1300 (and not the 1150), it made sense to go for the better printer for the same price.
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Summary: Excellent Printer
Review: An excellent printer at a very reasonable price. Fast with excellent output, even when using small fonts. I did not find any problems with print output quality, objectionable noise, etc. that were mentioned in other reviews.
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Summary: No regrets
Review: Did lots of research before deciding to buy. I have a Mac system and have heard from others that printer support from other companies are sometimes lacking or slow. Since OS X has major updates during the year, some have had printer issues when drivers are missing in the updates. Decided to stay with HP and compared to my Laserjet 5MP, this printer is 10x faster. Able to print double sided manually and even hooked up the printer via my wireless network (Airport Express). Cost was a little more than I initally wanted, but I have no regrets at this time. Fast printer, compatible with my system, and no headaches with set up. What more could I ask?
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Summary: Don't be fooled ...
Review: Don't let your first impression of the LJ 1300 fool you. It does look a bit more like one of HP's cheapie inkjet or photo printers than the serious B&W laser workhorse that it is.
It's chintzy-appearing plastic paper tray sticking out of the front and it's very inexpensive price (...) belies its rather impressive capabilities as a reasonably "heavy duty" home office or small business printer.
I'm a full-time, home-based medical transcriptionist. My printer output averages 5,000-7,500 pages a month -- a much higher output demand than most home offices and others who have posted reviews here. Because I work on production, I absolutely require a reliable laser printer.
The reason that I bought the HP 1300 was because a Brother HL-5140 I had recently purchased turned out to be entirely unsatisfactory after only a couple months of use (it's poorly designed and plagued with paper jams). I knew I should have stuck with HP in the first place.
I have now used the HP 1300 for about a month and printed more than 5,000 pages without a single glitch or paper jam. Yes, I am very careful about how I handle the paper I put into the printer, but I think that's pretty amazing. And after printing more than 5,000 pages with the small-capacity 13A toner cartridge (which is rated at 2,500 pages), I still have 25% of the toner left.
Over the past years I have used LaserJet 4L and 6P models extensively. The only differences I can discern between them and the current printer is that he HP 1300 is quieter and a whole lot faster. And, contrary to the observations of some reviewers here, I have found the print quality among all three to be consistenly excellent.
I don't give a 5-star rating easily, but the HP 1300 has earned it.
THE PROS:
1. Initial setup (at least for me, using a parallel port connection with both DOS and Windows drivers) was incredibly quick and simple. Anyone who has trouble installing this printer (as mentioned in a couple of other reviews here) probably didn't bother to read the instructions.
2. I found the online documentation to be quite adequate, and the online "Toolbox" is an extremely useful tool for both customizing the printer and monitoring its current status.
3. If output speed is what you're looking for, the HP 1300 delivers with HP's "instant-on fuser technology." No more waiting for the laser printer to warm up between jobs. For me, this "first page out" time is as important as the rated print speed.
4. Paper of all kinds, including envelopes, run through it without any problems, and the print quality is excellent.
5. It's about as quiet as any laser printer I've ever used.
6. The HP 1300 appears to be VERY well designed and built for very hard use. Changing the toner cartridge couldn't be easier.
THE CONS:
1. I remains to be seen if the HP 1300 will stand up to my very rigorous use as well as my old LaserJet 6P, which has over 120,000 pages through it and is still going strong.
2. As noted by another reviewer, like nearly all laser printers, it does tend to curl the top and bottom edges of the printed pages a bit sometimes, which can be a bit annoying. However, this characteristic is common to nearly all laser printers, and it depends a lot on temperature, humidity, and the type of paper you're using.
All in all, an absolutely fantastic, reasonably heavy-duty printer, and a terrific bargain for(...).
Bob
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Summary: TERRIBLE TEXT QUALITY
Review: Don't waste your time with this printer. Do your research before hand! The text quality on this device is below standard with terrible bleeding and smudgy lines ! My old Laserjet 6l produced far superior results ... Check out other users experiences in Usenet as well as CNET's review where they pointed out the very poor text quality ... HP should be ashamed :-(
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Summary: HP LaserJet 1300 is GREAT
Review: For the price, this printer does a NICE job. It's fast, I mean SUPER FAST and the print quality is very good. I highly recommend it as a home office printer. In addition to being fast, it's QUIET. I've researched this printer and am VERY happy with my decision.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I have had this printer about three months. I mainly use this printer to print documents and PowerPoint handouts. The text and black-and-white image quality is awesome. I use HP multipurpose paper at 600 dpi, and the text looks very sharp. I took off 1 star because the printer makes the top 1/2 inch of the paper wavy. It does become flat after I put the paper in binders, but it can be annoying at times. Pros: very good print quality at 600dpi, fast startup, sturdy build, nice design, power switch
Cons: noise, paper curling, only CD-ROM product manual, no usb/parallel cable
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Summary: Excellent Value
Review: I have had this printer for about a year. It is excellent. I have not had one single problem. and I would highly recommend it.The print quality is excellent and it prints very quickly. I print quite a bit and have not had any problems when I print large quanities. It is a great value. The new printer comes with a full, regular size toner rather than a starter toner. So that also adds to its value.
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Summary: Works great on LAN printserver
Review: I have this on an el-cheapo D-Link print server, they type that plugs into the parallel port and is a little smaller than a deck of cards, and it works great for both a PC running windows XP and a Mac running X 10.2. This is the first printer that the Mac has been able to connect to via the print server. Works great, fast, enough memory, etc. I have the 1200 at work and a lot of the minor bugs in that printer have been fixed on the 1300.
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