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HP LaserJet 1320

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At a Glance
Prints text and simple graphics
Interfaces with Apple computers
Windows compatible

$95.99 - $220.00
From 9 Merchants

Product Specs

Printer Type
Printer type	Monochrome Laser

Core Components
Processor speed	133 MHz
Installed memory	16 MB
Maximum memory supported	144 MB

Media Handling
Maximum paper size, height	14 inches
Maximum paper size, width	8.5 inches
Minimum paper size, height	5 inches
Minimum paper size, width	3 inches
Maximum sheet capacity with standard tray	250 sheets
Media sizes accepted	Envelope - US # 10 - Com10 (4.125" x 9.5") Envelope - C5 (162mm x 229mm) Envelope - DL (110mm x 220mm) Sheet - 3.5" x 5" Sheet - 4" x 6" Sheet - A4 (210mm x 297mm) Sheet - A5 (148mm x 210mm) Sheet - A6 (105mm x 148mm) Sheet - B5 (176mm x 250mm) Sheet - US Executive (7.25" x 10.5") Sheet - US Legal (8.5" x 14") Sheet - US Letter (8.5" x 11") inches
Paper handling support	Card Stock Envelopes Labels Paper (Standard Cut Sheet) Transparencies
Standard input sheet capacity	250

Vendor Rated Speeds
Black-and-white print speed	22 ppm

Platform Support
System type	Apple Macintosh PC

Dimensions
Height	10 inches
Depth	14 inches
Width	13.78 inches
Weight	24.7 pounds

General Features
Functions	Printer
General features	Duplex Printing
Interface connection	Parallel - 36 pin Centronics (IEEE 1284B) USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
Monthly duty cycle	10000
Printer languages supported	PostScript Level 2

Resolutions
Black-and-white horizontal resolution	1200 dpi
Black-and-white vertical resolution	1200 dpi
Color horizontal resolution	1200 dpi

Warranty & Support
Warranty information	1 Year Limited Warranty

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What You Should Know about the LaserJet 1320

Monochrome Laser Printers Offer Reliability, Value, Variety to Business Users

A monochrome laser printer such as this one is a business basic. While color inkjet and color laser printers involve more complexity and invite higher print costs, monochrome laser printers are reliable, their toner is cheap, and they come in any size, speed, or price range you'd like. Plain-text printing is its forte; it can't manage anything beyond extremely simple graphics.

A monochrome laser prints by using a laser and rotating mirrors to beam an image indirectly onto a photoconducting drum; attracting toner to that image; and then melting the toner at high temperature to transfer the image to paper.

Reviewed by: toddster63

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Gorgrous tex quality, duplex printing

Weaknesses: LOUD, like a Hyundai

Overall Evaluation: I love my new 1320--I took back a Brother 2040 that was curling paper and giving lighter grayish text for this model; I believe the 1320 is now discontinued (12/06), for the new 2015 line that offers a much better manual feed tray--the 1320 can only accept one single manual sheet/envelope at a time.Perhaps because of this, I got my 1320 for 1/2 retail, including shipping, off of eBay, making it a superlative buy: outstanding quality text and effortless two sided printing (duplex) for $200 shipped.Plus, people now come over and say, "Ooooh, you have a LASERJET!"The manual feed (that other reviewers have complained about) hasn't given me a lick of trouble--printing single envelopes is a breeze.Only drawback is that this puppy is LOUD! And it isn't a "pretty" laser printer kinda sound (like the Brother or Samsungs make), this thing sounds like a Hyundai putzing down the street. If it suddenly started to print while I was sleeping, it would wake me...The text quality (and in a monochrome laser printer, isn't that what you're after?) is outstanding--as good as I've seen on $2500 Laserjets. Really, it just can't be beat (runs circles around the Brothers and Samsungs I checked out).I love the scaled down workgroup laser printer design with the incorporated paper tray--very chic int the home office, and much more attractive than those newer low end personal Laser printers with the paper jutting out like an inkjet...Setup on my Intel MacBook on an Apple Airport WIFI netwok was a little tricky--I had to download a newer driver from hp, but within and hour or two I was printing wirelessly! The CD that came with the printer had some qualms about loaing on my Mac--I had to reinsert it several times.
Reviewed by: aglyport

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Decent hardware, 1 minute Linux cups config

Weaknesses: Windows crapware the printer comes with is absolutely awful. Forget about it if you have a router.

Overall Evaluation: The usual story of the modern age: ok hardware and crappy software. It's absolutely awful: the driver WON'T showup in the list of the printer drivers even now thatI connected the printer directly thru a usb cable.You can NOT hook it up using the standard Windows 2000/XPprinter services. It insists on its own P.O.S. software.This should be bundled with a windows admin rental tohookup on windows if you run the printer off an LPR router.Forget about using the built in printer duplexer from windows:using HP LJ 1220PS driver bundled with XP.