HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Printer (CE841ABGJ)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

WHY BUY?

• Share your HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Multifunction printer with multiple people

• Easy laser printer setup without using a CD¹
• HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology²

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FUNCTIONS

FEATURES

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Built-in Wireless PrintingPrint from any room without using cables

Built-in Wired NetworkingShare your printer with multiple people

Two-sided PrintingSave paper by printing on both sides automatically

Memory Card SlotsPrint photos without using a PC

Color LCD ScreenEdit photos and/or manage your printer easily

Expandable MemoryAdd more memory (sold separately) to handle complex print jobs with ease

High-capacity Paper TrayRefill paper less often with a tray that holds 250 sheets or more

Auto Document FeederFax, scan and copy multiple pages automatically

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NOT INCLUDED

SPECIFICATIONS

Print Speed

Up to 19 pages per minute; first page out as fast as 8.5 seconds³

Fax

Up to 500-page fax memory, up to 100 speed dial numbers

Scan

Resolution up to 1200-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 14"

Copy

Reduce/enlarge 25%–400%

Paper Handling

3" x 5" to 8.5" x 14"; up to 8,000 pages per month

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REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP TONER AND PAPER

SAVE with X cartridges and combo packs

RECOMMENDED HP TONER⁴

85A Black

1,600 pages

RECOMMENDED HP PAPER

HP LaserJet Paper

HP Premium Choice LaserJet Paper

MORE INFORMATION

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1. HP Smart Install works with Windows^® only.
2. HP Auto-On and Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings.
3. Exact speed varies depending on system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.
4. Based on ISO/IEC 19752 and continuous printing. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.

Share a printing network, using built-in Ethernet, and save office space with the compact size. Print high-quality documents with bold text and sharp images, using Original HP print cartridges. Send and receive faxes from your PC, using the 33.6 kbps fax. Print documents at up to 19 ppm letter/18 ppm A4. Start printing fast with Instant-on Technology. Install in a flash on your PC or Netbook—without a CD—using HP Smart Install. Set up and start printing fast with an easy-to-use control panel. Copy a duplex ID onto one page with ID Copy. Connect the MFP directly to a PC or Netbook via the included Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. Ensure reliable printing with an HP all-in-one print cartridge. Easily replace it with HP SureSupply

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.6 x 13.6 inches ; 18.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0036TGGJQ
• Item model number: CE841ABGJ
  

Price : $162.26
You Save : $36.74 (18%)

Technical Details

• 150-sheet input tray, 100-sheet face-down bin
• 2-line, 16-character display, menu and navigation buttons
• Standard, 35 sheets automatic document feeder
• Up to 100 sheets output tray
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, 10/100Base-T Ethernet network port, RJ-11

Costumer Reviews

My mom just bought this today and I helped her set it up. I'm already thinking about buying one, even though I already have a laser MFC at home. It's that good. The setup is easy, the quality is good, and the price is right.

1. Setup on PC, Mac, and network

It was super easy. HP includes the usual install CD, but you don't need it on PC; they put the files on the machine, and they show up when you connect the USB cable (the same way a USB flash drive would, though this doesn't work on Mac). Just follow the instructions; everything is straightforward.

If you want to use it over the network (i.e., connect it to your router), you still need to connect it via USB first. Before too long, the installation program tells you to disconnect the USB cable, and you don't need to connect it via USB any further. (So if you have a USB cable that you can use temporarily, you don't need to buy another just for the printer to use it over the network.)

If you haven't yet connected the networking cable from the printer to the router, it'll tell you when to connect it, and the router and printer should talk to each other without any difficulty. (My mom's router is a modem/router/wifi hub combo from the Paleozoic Era, issued by a very low-tech rural DSL provider, and it worked just fine.) I expected the networking part to be hard, and it was actually fairly easy. If everything I've written so far makes sense, you probably know enough to set this up on the network.

Once it's set up on one computer and on the network, use the driver CD to install the drivers on any other computers on your network; this is even easier.

Within an hour (half of the time making room for the printer and so forth), we had:

Installed the drivers on 4 computers (1 Mac and 3 PCs--one is even Vista!)

Printed test pages from each

Set up the fax preferences (you can do this on the computer via the device management software, which is WAY easier than navigating the device menus)

Successfully scanned documents into JPGs and PDFs, via the flatbed and sheetfeeder, over the network (many MFCs print well over the network but make it all but impossible to scan without connecting the USB cable), via Mac and PC

I've connected a LOT of devices to a LOT of computers, and for such a complicated device, this was ridiculously easy. Major kudos to HP's software team.

2. Quality

Print and copy quality are great. That's a given with a laser printer, I suppose. It's only black-and-white, but if you don't need color (e.g., if you print your photos at the pharmacy) or have a separate color printer (e.g., a photo-quality inkjet printer), you're good.

The scanning quality is also very good. 300x300 pixel black-and-white scans of sheet-fed documents make great PDFs. I also did a 1200x1200 pixel color scan of an old sports card, and it's quite sharp. I'm not somebody who works with images for a living, but unless you are (or are a very serious hobbyist), this scanner should suit your needs.

I wasn't able to get the standard Mac software (Image Capture) to operate the scanner (that software is pretty weak anyway), but the HP Director software works well on Mac (genuinely shocked) and PC.

My one complaint about using the HP software for scanning is that it doesn't let you preview-and-crop. If you need cropping (e.g., if you're scanning in 4x6 photos), you'll need to do that with another program. You probably already have something on your computer that will do this, but if not, you can download GIMP (free open source program) or buy something cheap and simple to crop, correct color, etc.

We haven't tried the fax yet.

3. Value

At the list price, this is a steal. Even lower-quality manufacturers (you know who they are) are charging similar prices for laser MFCs with no networking capability.

If you've never bought a laser printer, the toner cost (currently on the HP website at $68 for a cartridge that yields about 1600 pages) might be a turnoff, but on a per-page basis, it's probably somewhat-to-much cheaper than the inkjet you're using or considering. The overall build quality and durability of laser printers is also much better, so your "total cost of ownership" (cost of printer + ink/toner, divided by pages printed before the device dies) is likely much lower.

In short, this printer is a winner, at least based on initial quality.

My wife and I are very pleased with this printer.

The bottom line:

It's quiet, fast (for our needs) and very well built. It connects directly to our home network, which means I don't have to turn my wife's computer (or vice versa) on to print. Perfect printer for a home office for a great price. Replacing our old inkjet printer for a laser was by far the best decision we could have made.

Our review:

My wife needed a copier (she has a home office) and our inkjet was acting funny for the last few weeks. We had been spending $[...] every six weeks in ink cartridges and were getting tired of it. So we looked into laser printers and figured out that if we spent twice as much upfront in a laser printer, in the long run we were going to save money. Every one told us that bar Xerox (incredibly expensive), HP made the best printers. We compared Canon, Brother and HP B;W laser printers and found that the m1212nf was the best deal: flat bed, automatic feeder (for when you need to copy a bunch of single pages), and a price tag comparable to lesser quality printers.

Truly plug-and-play for a Vista computer (my wife's), you don't even need a CD since the drivers are stored IN the printer. Painless installation for Linux (Ubuntu 10.4), as well. You just need to download HPLIP's latest version from HP's website. It is that easy.

The printer is connected through an Ethernet cable to our LAN, and I can print wirelessly over WiFi, no need to turn my wife's computer on.

A flat bed cum auto feeder gives you the greatest flexibility possible to scan and copy documents.

Its footprint is a little big, but this is a multifunction device, so what are you going to do? It sits quite nicely over one of those small file cabinets.

Overall is a well built piece of equipment: it's sturdy and it works as intended. (Haven't tried the fax, though... it's no longer the 1990s!)