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HP Inkjet 1200d

75

Good
  • Pros
  • Built-in duplexer
  • Good printing speed
  • Cons
  • Text looked dark but had banding

User Reviews for HP Inkjet 1200d

  • Reviewed by: cwbr67

    Duration of ownership:

    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 Evaluation: 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.

  • Reviewed by: mezaleski

    Duration of ownership:

    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 Evaluation: 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.

  • Reviewed by: markbond

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Fast, solid, high quality output, low running cost

    Weaknesses: larger footprint than average home deskjet

    Overall Evaluation: 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.

  • Reviewed by: RMcdan8141

    Duration of ownership:

    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 Evaluation: 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.

What You Should Know about the Inkjet 1200d

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.

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