If you are a student like me who needs to print lots of documents like assignments, project reports, lab documentations etc then HP lasserjet 1020 black & white printer will be a perfect partner for you @ affordable price..even if you works in a office or run a home business office etc then it would be a nice affordable quality printer for you at low budget.
Now, if you have a question in your mind that why I didn't bought the cheap bubble/ink jet colour printer, then my answer is that
1- I don't need a color printer
2- my requirements are printing more text documentation then the images
3- Color laser printers are not suitable for student budget, unless you are a Richy Rick kid (which I am not).
If most of your printing comes from text documents and internet pages, and you're not bothered about colour, mono laser printers are by far the most economical option available.
The HP LaserJet 1020 is a budget model and works out to around 2.5p per page (based on its toner cartridge producing around 2,000 pages of text and costing RS 2700).
It comes with one full toner cartridge and can print at a maximum resolution of 600dpi. HP also includes a FastRes 1200 dpi option (what HP refers to as 1200dpi-like quality), but this didn't make any noticeable difference to text, but do looks good on a photo paper @ 1200 DPI).
What I got in my test was readable text at font sizes as low as 2pt and crisp edges on larger fonts. Black letters and graphics were well defined with no unsightly streaks or 'banding' even on plain A4 paper.
What really stood out about the HP, though, was its printing speed. Because it doesn't need to warm up after being switched on (an annoying trait of most laser printers), your first page will pop out 11 seconds after pressing print. Then you'll get 14 pages per minute, which is very good for this price.
Overall, I don't find anything bad about this printer as a home user, but off-course it's not for bigger offices and for real professional peoples who need to print hundreds or thousands of pages daily..
I give this printer 8.8 out of 10, and recommended to all the students and home users who are looking for economical and good printing solution!
Price: RS 8200 (as of Thursday, 31 May, 2007)
Available at all popular computer shops in pakistan.
Now, if you have a question in your mind that why I didn't bought the cheap bubble/ink jet colour printer, then my answer is that
1- I don't need a color printer
2- my requirements are printing more text documentation then the images
3- Color laser printers are not suitable for student budget, unless you are a Richy Rick kid
(which I am not).If most of your printing comes from text documents and internet pages, and you're not bothered about colour, mono laser printers are by far the most economical option available.
The HP LaserJet 1020 is a budget model and works out to around 2.5p per page (based on its toner cartridge producing around 2,000 pages of text and costing RS 2700).
It comes with one full toner cartridge and can print at a maximum resolution of 600dpi. HP also includes a FastRes 1200 dpi option (what HP refers to as 1200dpi-like quality), but this didn't make any noticeable difference to text, but do looks good on a photo paper @ 1200 DPI).
What I got in my test was readable text at font sizes as low as 2pt and crisp edges on larger fonts. Black letters and graphics were well defined with no unsightly streaks or 'banding' even on plain A4 paper.
What really stood out about the HP, though, was its printing speed. Because it doesn't need to warm up after being switched on (an annoying trait of most laser printers), your first page will pop out 11 seconds after pressing print. Then you'll get 14 pages per minute, which is very good for this price.
Overall, I don't find anything bad about this printer as a home user, but off-course it's not for bigger offices and for real professional peoples who need to print hundreds or thousands of pages daily..
I give this printer 8.8 out of 10, and recommended to all the students and home users who are looking for economical and good printing solution!
Price: RS 8200 (as of Thursday, 31 May, 2007)
Available at all popular computer shops in pakistan.
