HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Printer

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• 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

EnlargeFUNCTIONSFEATURESEnlargeBuilt-in Wireless PrintingPrint from any room without using cables Built-in Wired NetworkingShare your printer with multiple peopleTwo-sided PrintingSave paper by printing on both sides automaticallyMemory Card SlotsPrint photos without using a PCColor LCD ScreenEdit photos and/or manage your printer easilyExpandable Memory Add more memory (sold separately) to handle complex print jobs with easeHigh-capacity Paper Tray Refill paper less often with a tray that holds 250 sheets or moreAuto Document FeederFax, scan and copy multiple pages automaticallyINCLUDED NOT INCLUDED
SPECIFICATIONSPrint 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 Enlarge REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP TONER AND PAPERSAVE with X cartridges and combo packs  RECOMMENDED HP TONER485A Black1,600 pages  RECOMMENDED HP PAPER HP LaserJet PaperHP Premium Choice LaserJet Paper


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HP Auto-On and Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings.

Exact speed varies depending on system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.

Based on ISO/IEC 19752 and continuous printing. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see www.hp /go/learnaboutsupplies.

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This review is from: HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Printer (CE841A#BGJ) (Office Product)
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.