The HP LaserJet Pro P1102 laser printer is an old school model that specialises in monochromatic printing. It's perfect for environments that only need to print text, and its limited functions make it small and compact enough to sit on a desk without being invasive.
Design
Despite the increasingly popular array of colour laser printers, there are many offices that spend their days simply producing pages of black and white text. The HP P1102 is just the kind of printer for these office environments, as it's one of the best monochromatic lasers on the market. It does one thing, and it does it with high quality and speed.
Advantages
The HP is rated by its manufacturer at 17 pages per minute, putting it in line with other monochromatic laser printer models and making it a sound choice for an office environment. However, many might find that this model is capable of going above and beyond the expectations set by HP, as it was able to produce a very respectable 23 pages per minute during one printing speed test. That's a highly efficient printer, even among monochromatic models. Thanks to HP's thoughtful design, installing a replacement HP P1102 toner is quick and easy.
Disadvantages
One detractor when it comes to the printer's impressive speed is that the included paper tray only holds up to 150 sheets of regular laser printer paper. This low capacity could deter users from purchasing the printer and detract from its excellent page per minute rate, as it would only take a few minutes of printing before a paper refill is required. However, given the machine's price and efficiency, as well as its inclusion of a specialty paper tray for envelopes and non-traditional documents, it is an inconvenience that can be easily overlooked.
Home and business users alike will appreciate that the low price point doesn't result in a lack of features like networking. The HP P1102 supports both wired and wireless networking and pairs well with a wide variety of routers. Setup is easy, and the many computers in your home or office will be able to share the printer in a matter of minutes. This inclusion of wired and wireless networking is the icing on the cake for the HP P1102 monochromatic laser printer; combined with its faster-than-expected printing rate and its very compact size, it's a no-brainer for offices that don't require the high-resolution colour printing of more advanced models.
