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HP Inkjet 1200d
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Media Handling
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum paper size, height | 14.0 inches |
| Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays | 400 |
| Output Tray Capacity | 150 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Standard input sheet capacity | 150 |
| Duplex printing | Yes |
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Pros
Built-in duplexer
Good printing speed
Cons
Text looked dark but had banding
Bottom Line
This business-focused inkjet includes a duplexer and high-capacity cartridges, but print quality was a little disappointing.
HP Business Inkjet 1200d
Inkjet 1200d Review, by Paul Jasper November 3, 2004
The HP Business Inkjet 1200d is designed for small offices on a tight budget. At $200 it's much cheaper than a color laser, but it has businesslike styling, plus more paper-handling options--and a larger footprint--than most inkjets.
The 1200d's neat built-in duplexer lets you save paper by printing both sides of a sheet. The paper tray holds up to 150 sheets of plain paper, and it can also feed photo paper, envelopes, and other media. An optional second tray ($80) holds 250 sheets of plain paper--handy if you frequently switch between letterhead and plain stationery, or need to fill the original tray with photo paper.
Unlike HP's consumer printers, the 1200d keeps its print heads separate from the ink cartridges. The heads, which cost $34 each, need replacing less frequently than the cartridges. HP estimates that the black print head will last for 16000 pages, and the color print heads for 24000 pages each. The four inks come in individual cartridges that are larger than usual, to cope with the heavier volumes demanded by offices. Replacement cartridges also sell for $34 each, but while the black cartridge's capacity is 69 milliliters, the cyan, magenta, and yellow contain only 28 ml of ink each. On top of that, the starter cartridges supplied with the printer hold only about half as much ink as the replacement cartridges.
The 1200d did well in our speed tests, printing text at a snappy 6.5 pages per minute and graphics at a solid 2.6 ppm. We were disappointed in the output quality, however. Text on plain paper generally looked nice and dark, but we saw obvious bands across the page. Small fonts appeared extremely blotchy, though closely spaced bold lettering was nice and distinct. Our line art sample was spoiled by very obvious banding over the entire width of the print. Plain-paper color graphics showed similar banding, looked very grainy, and lacked detail in dark areas. Images on photo paper were too dark; and while our grayscale image retained sharp detail, it had a noticeably green cast. The 1200d can't print photos without borders.
A color setup poster and a printed startup guide come in the box. The more extensive User's Guide contains helpful color illustrations and a good troubleshooting section.
Upshot: The HP Business Inkjet 1200d makes a good workhorse printer for a small office, as long as paper-handling options are more important to you than print quality.
Paul Jasper
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 249.7 |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Color Photo (secs) | 19.86 |
| Color Photo Quality | Fair |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 249.7 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 19.86 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Good |
| Line Art Output Quality | Poor |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic | 18.83 |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 18.83 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Fair |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Fair |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Good |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Poor |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 92.09 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 92.09 |
| Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed) | 2.6 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.2 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 0.2 |
| Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed) | 6.5 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 6.5 |
| Text Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document | 77 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 77 |
| Three-Page Word Document | 47.86 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 47.86 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 43.79 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 43.79 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Good |
User Reviews
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Reviewed by: cwbr67
Strengths: Flat top, people stack junk on top of.Large 1000 page cartridges.Used by many in my company, printed 1000's of pages okay so far.
Weaknesses: Has a thinking period, cartridge cleaning, alignment.
Overall: We've replaced a lot of the older DJ 600 and 800 series with this model. Cartridges last about the estimated 1000 pages, initial Black (10) cartridge is 1/2 size, 500 pages.Large footprint, but everyone uses top to stack things on. We have 14+ of these, over 2 years and not done anything mechanically to them for repair. None have failed.
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Reviewed by: mezaleski
Strengths: 4 different ink cartridges, good tool to let you see how much is left, prints on both sides of a sheet
Weaknesses: Not very good as a photo printer, but I knew that up front.Because it duplexes there is a minimum ½" at the bottom of the page you absolutely cannot print in.
Overall: I did have some problems at first, but the latest update for the firmware took care of that. I like having separate cartridges so I only replace the color I have to. This printer uses separate print heads as well. It prints really great on 24 pound paper (heavyweight). This printer replaced an old HP 855C that gave me over 5 years of service. It looks like this printer could easily do that.
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Reviewed by: markbond
Strengths: Fast, solid, high quality output, low running cost
Weaknesses: larger footprint than average home deskjet
Overall: This printer was installed on a USB port on a networked PC running Windows 2000 which affords 3 other Windows XP PCs on the LAN access to it. The driver software installation went smoothly. There was a pleasant lack of additional, un-necessary software on the desktop after the process. It uses 4 separate high capacity ink cartridges (black 69ml; red, yellow, and blue; 28ml) and 4 spearate print heads. These individual consumables have higher capacity and are less expensive than all-in-one cartridges and can be replaced separately as needed.
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Reviewed by: RMcdan8141
Strengths: Very durable and flexable for even home use. Very competative cost for a business printer that can be used at home.
Weaknesses: None
Overall: I have been looking for a printer that has separate ink cartridages, durable as a business printer, but with a price from home use. This printer meets all of my expectation and more. It is a business printer, with all the functions one would expect from a business printer, but with a price that I could justify using it a home.
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