Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1012 Printer

Pros: Easy to install; small footprint; fast printing speed.
Cons: None

Laser printers, no matter their make or model, have an effective life of no more then six years, after which they start to deteriorate at a noticeable clip. Such was the case with our installed base of Lexmark Opera E small foot print laserjet ...

Pros: Easy setup, good print quality
Cons: Printing only

The bakery in which I used to work had a small office downstairs to take care of all the non-delicious parts of the business. In addition to the small filing cabinet and small footprint computer wedged into the office, there was also a printer: the HP ...

Pros: razor sharp text, fast, build quality for $149 is great, duplex, low noise, reliability
Cons: tool box is a joke causes problems, no USB cord, support is menu driven

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I purchased the Hp 1012 to replace my older Hp 6L which lasted for 8 years (no paper jams, absolutely no problems). I considered the Hp 7690, Cannon 860i and Hp 5650 inkjets because I plan to make photos. Why go laser? Well, I am a ...

Pros: Affordable, office-like quality, fast print/pre-heat, response time, reliable, easy set-up, toughness
Cons: Slice of confusion in driver install, average software, no USB chord

Have you ever had a dream where you were able to afford the perfect little Hot Rod B/W Laser Printer for dirt cheap, an engine that was so perfect in every way? ...And not just any Laser printer, but THE Printer with a Capital P? Don't you just have the ...

Pros: Fast printing from Standby. Quiet. Low Power consumption. Good paper handling.
Cons: none.

My father is in need of a easy to use printer to replace his resource guzzling, paper jamming inkjet printer. As with all technical device, prior to handing it over to my father, I usually do a test run with it just to make sure he won't run into any ...

Pros: Inexpensive, compact, good quality output, cartridges widely available, HP are justly famous for their printers.
Cons: Throwing away drum with toner cartridge offends my ecological side. No HP cartridge recycling program.

I'm not going to write a long review as others have done very comprehensive ones, but I'll add my experience. I had needed a better printer for a long time, my old HP694C (see separate review) seemed to be close to expiring. So when I saw an ad from ...

Pros: Parsimonious, Precise Print, Perfectly Priced, Pretty Package, Paltry (foot)Print
Cons: None so far, has exceeded my expectations, especially regarding 'noise pollution,' my current hot button!

What I instantly grooved on: 1: No fan... so absolutely noiseless when in standby. Not at all objectionable when actually printing...instantly noiseless again when printing complete. 2: Draws only 2 (two!) watts in standby. 3: Fast, first page ...

Pros: Excellent text, decent graphics. Fast first page out. Low power consumption and noise. Networkable(w/printserver).
Cons: Pricier printer/toner to comparables. Slight curling of paper output. No parallel port. USB only

I purchased this printer from Office Depot for ~$150. I was looking into buying a monochrome laser printer and after researching the Internet, I narrowed my decision down to either the Samsung ML1740 or HP1012. I went to Office Depot and physically ...

Pros: Simple Setup, Fast Printing, Low Replaceable Cost, Still Supports Windows 98
Cons: No USB Cable included

Pre-Opening This is a relatively new purchase for my local church office. The story of how this printer was chosen is an interesting one in itself but off topic for this review. If you want an idea, you may check out my link at the bottom ...

Pros: HP quality and proven track record with its Laser Jet series.
Cons: Doesn't come with USB cable. Slightly more expensive.

Howdy. I bought one of these suckers in May (2004). Previously, I had a Samsung ML-1430, which conked out on me. I wrote a review on the Samsung; gave it a glowing review and not long after it conked out. The Samsung lasted less than two years. ...

Pros: Fast 1st print time, excellent laser print quality, small footprint, affordable
Cons: No USB cable in box, rare print can be misaligned

It has now been 7 months since throwing out our old inkjet printer (see review for Epson C82) and we have been very happy with this HP laser printer workhorse. After years of turmoil in the inkjet world, we got fed up and made the switch to laser. My ...

Pros: Quality of printing, quiet and fast, compact, attractive for an office machine
Cons: You must buy your own USB cable

I have owned my HP Laserjet 1012 laser printer for about one month now, and I am very pleased with it. Let me get the one and only negative out of the way immediately. It does not come with USB cable. There it is, the HP Laserjet 1012's dark little ...

Pros: Speed, print quality, low cost
Cons: Occasional paper issues, expensive toner refill

I purchased this unit off Amazon about six months ago after some exhaustive research and have been very pleased, with only minor problems to report. SETUP: GOOD The set up with this printer was rather simple, although I was surprised to find ...

Pros: Print quality, speed, quiet print jobs
Cons: Could use better instructions for installation.

After purchasing a lower priced model from a different manufacturer (and returning it the same day), I decided to give this printer a try. I am glad that I did. The HP Laserjet 1012 is just what I was looking for. I have a home office and I do a ...

Pros: Quiet, quick wake-up, fast printing (15 pages per minute). Quality printout. HP quality, reputation. Small.
Cons: Small paper input tray (150 sheets). Slower than some comparable printers (15 vs. 21 ppm).

I just purchased and set up my new HP LaserJet 1012 laser printer. Staples was running a combined instant savings with an "Easy Rebate" (online vs. mailed in) that brought the price to $99.98 US. My old (and wonderful) Epson inkjet had run out of ink, ...

Pros: Fast, efficient, and good print quality
Cons: Can't be shared with Macs

I bought one of these for home use and I liked it. Its small, quiet, and efficient (some might find the simple paper tray cheap but I found it cute or clever). It was fast and the print quality was good. It was about as much as I could expect for ...

Pros: Small, Inexpensive,quiet, fast and reliable
Cons: No USB cord ships with the unit !

Bought the 1012 to replace a Personal Laserwriter printer (apple) that finially died after 10 years of heavy heavy heavy service ! The ease of set-up for this little guy will astonish you. Using a Mac, I expect nothing else from HP that simplicity and ease of use. Since Plugging in and filling the paper tray, I have printed off about 1500 sheets. The speed and print quality is superb so such a well priced unit. I have fed #10 envelopes, 3x5 cards, A4 envelopes, labels and more since getting this unit, they all feed evenly, and straight. I would recommend this unit to anyone wanting a fast, inexpensive, small laser jet printer that folds up when not in use to take up even less desk space !

Pros: Inexpensive for a laser, reasonably fast, acceptable text output
Cons: nothing serious

I've been using the 1012 as my sole work printer for about 6 months. I use it for text output and am pleased with it. I selected this model after an extensive online search for an inexpensive laser printer by a manufacturer with a good service rating (based on PC Magazine survey data). For the price, the 1012 seemed like the best choice and based on my experience with it I think I made a good choice.

I give it 4 stars (instead of 5) because it could use a larger paper tray and could be quieter. The sound is no worse than most laser printers and is only notable when printing (it is nearly silent between print jobs).

Pros: Prints smoothly, fast, and quietly
Cons: Doesn't pull paper straight

and I'd have to agree to the other reviews, I have to give it a 2 because of all the trouble it has given me. The problem I'm having with it is the way it pulls paper, especially Avery Label paper. The 1st time a sheet goes through, it's not too bad. Yet the 2nd time the same sheet is used, it's totally misaligned. I used the Label Template from MS Word (which worked perfectly fine with other printers) to create labels. When the labels are printed, they are so off from where they should be. I have to manually adjust margins etc. and waste tons of paper. The first line on the sheet is totally slanted (by about 5-10 degrees) and I have no way of fixing this.
My boss bought me this printer so I have to use it. Otherwise I'd have traded it for something else.

Pros: Very fast printer, very quiet and very small footprint, excellent price (about $150)
Cons: No USB cable and written instructions should be in the box not just pictures

One of the fastest printers I have ever seen. Excellent printer. Installation was easy with Windows XP Pro. No noise , very quiet printing, and very small laser printer (about the size of the average ink jet. Does not come with USB cable, but easy to pick one up. Best laser printer for the price.

Recommend turning off anti-virus and firewall software during installation. Recommend setting up computer, but don't plug it in, and then install software.

Only fault is no written instructions in box (just pictures), you must install software to be able to read instructions. Although it is pretty easy to put it together even just using pictures

Pros: Compact, 10 second startup
Cons: Check paper doesn't always feed straight and sometimes jams (Lexmark E232 is better)

I've found this to be one of the fastest (start-up in 10 seconds), decent 15ppm printing, Also found a website that can deliver magnetic toner cartridges overnight for this printer. checksnet.com sells a MICR toner cartridge that is also filled with triple the amount of toner, which makes it cheaper than buying 3 cartridges from Hp. Took a few test checks to Bank of America and their reader showed that the bank symbols and numerals read perfectly.

Pros: Very fast printing. Easy to load paper. Relatively small. Low cost per page.
Cons: Single button press by toddler prints a test page. Slightly crooked paper feed.

I bought this because of the low price, small size, and track record of HP printers. It's great for doing quick documents where you need to get the paper and go. Keep out of reach of toddlers because there is a green go button on it that prints a test page with one easy press, and the toddler is rewarded with a nice picture of a zebra on the test page. Paper is easy to load, and holds a fair amount for a home office. It does not always feed paper exactly straight, but it is not easily noticeable. Glad I bought it! No more inkjet cartridges drying out or getting clogged!

Pros: Quick & reliable
Cons: Often feeds paper crooked

Excellent printer, quality documents but it does have a tendency to pull the document crooked. This very frustrating when printing on high quality paper, check blanks and etc. HP got close but just missed the mark.

Pros: Low cost.
Cons: Frequent Unsupported Personality PCL errors after 10-15 prints.

There's a great forum discussing the problems with this little printer. You'll find it at:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=593115

Not a bad printer when it's working right. Appears HP isn't doing anything about it either. Typical.

Pros: Excellent print quality, speed, paper handling.
Cons: Genuine HP toner expensive. Minor issues explained in my review.

This is the best low-end laser in my opinion, even though it isn't perfect. Print quality is excellent. Speed too (11 seconds to first page out in my case.) It is relatively quiet, small, has an insanely great manual feed paper tray which holds ten pages, and the HP brand is worth something too. On the down side, I had paper curling at the edges until I adjusted the paper type in the driver properties. There is a clunking noise after printing. Pickup roller needed cleaning after a year. Toner didn't last 2500 pages. Can be had on special for C$225 or under C$200 when price-matching Staples to a Futureshop special :)

Pros: Clear printing. Good price
Cons: Ink will eventually run out :( nothing really bad to say.

I have had this printer for over two years. No problems. Great printing. I loved that it didn't cost me an arm or a leg. I would highly recommend it.

Pros: Good graphics, fast, great features.
Cons: I can't think of one

I have two these printers, and I love them both! Both are still running great, even though I have owned one for over six years and the other one for four years.

I have never had a single problem, hardware or software.

Pros: very reliable, quiet, high quality printing, fast.
Cons: does not come with USB but no big deal..see notes at end of my review.

Got this printer as an floor display at Circuit City. Paid only around $100.00 and came with the special clear blue paper "cover" no extra charge. This works great to keep the dust off the paper supply.

I originally bought the 1021 (I think) the newer version but could not stand how white it was compared to the new black computer and monitor I just bought so I returned it hoping to find the older darker model.

I love this printer, great for printing small text, checks and simple graphics. It's fast, and doesnt smear and streak like inkjet.

Did not come with USB, but this is no problem because you can pick them up on ebay for around $2.50 or even at the 99 cent store (I found lighted color Belkin's there). Only the big retailers like Best Buy or Circuit City rip you off with this stuff and charge like $25.00 or more.

Pros: Bargain price, fast when it works
Cons: No parallel port, software flaky.

I bought this one to replace an aging laserjet IIP+ I originally paid over $800 for 13 years ago.

A couple of things with it. Set up is not straightforward. With windows2000, it says to install the software 1st, then the printer. This is partly true, the printer has to be connected and powered on for the software to detect it.

Secondly, after installing I noticed it had disrupted the installation of an Epson Stylus Usb printer, so I had to reinstall the inkjet printer. Later, I was printing with the 1012 and it crashed in the middle of the print job. Upon rebooting my ability to print with the 1012 was gone. The online manual indicated I should reinstall the software when this happens.

Calls to HP put me in touch with a fellow with a thick accent who basically gave me scripted answers. His recommendation was to go to the HP site under troubleshooting.

As I mentioned in the title it is missing some features, one is a parallel printer port. The other is lack of memory upgradability. But then again you are getting a laser printer for $150.

Pros: print quality, speed, low noise, economical, value
Cons: none so far.

I have owned my laserjet 1012 for nearly 6 months now. This is my first experience with a personal laser printer. Before, I used an Epson multi-function printer whose heads always clogged. Before the multi-function Epson, I owned several "free" printers that you get with a new computer order. They have all been inkjets. Never again will I have an inkjet as my primary printer. This HP is really nice. The print quality is much cleaner looking and more precise than an inkjet and it is also much more economical. With the amount of pages I have printed out so far, I would have gone through at least 1 or 2 black ink cartridges. I rarely use color so this black and white laserjet is perfect. I really could not have asked for more from this printer. I had read all kinds of reviews about this printer before buying it and they have all been true. The HP laserjet 1012 is a great buy. It is reliable, fast, and produces great results.

Pros: Price, Quality, Reputation
Cons: NONE

I just purchased this printer 1 week ago after consulting with the great people that post on Epinions....

I was sure to pick up a USB cord along with the printer from Staples. It was on sale for $99.98.

When I got home, i turned off the anti virus, put the CD in, plugged in the printer and in 4-5 min, i printed a fresh, clean, crisp black and white page. The quality if FANTASTIC for the things i will be using it for - word, excel, b/w pictures for reference, etc....

i'd buy another HP printer in a second if i had to.

Pros: Reliable, quick and gets the job done!
Cons: None that I can find.

I bought this printer about 2 months ago after being fed up with the frustrations of my Epson Ink Jet printers. The Epson would always clog, or jam or pull two or 10 sheet of paper through the feeder.

BUT NOT MY TRUSTY 1012! I love this printer. Sure..it doesn't print color photos, but who needs that when you can get high quality color correct photos from a cheap stock printer like oFoto or Shutterfly. how many photos does a person need to print anyway.

I use it all the time and have NEVER had a problem. Its quick, never jams and gets the job done!

It was well worth the cash!

Pros: fast printing, print looks good (unless you rub it)
Cons: toner smears, no USB cable included

We were very happy with this printer until something we had printed on it was returned to us in the mail. The toner had smeared all over the paper and produced a very unprofessional look. We use the 1012 for our small business, and were disappointed to find that this and many other HP printers have the same problem, termed a "toner transfer phenomenon" by the HP tech in India that occurs when sending something printed through the US Mail. Haven't found a printer yet that doesn't smear, apart from one inkjet that produces runny print.