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HP (Hewlett-Packard) LaserJet 1320 Laser Printer - Monochrome - Plain Paper Print - Desktop

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• Reviewed by: toddster63

  Updated: 12-22-06

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

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  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

  Updated: 05-31-06

  Overall Rating: 1 Star Review

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  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.

• Reviewed by: eastanley

  Updated: 03-05-06

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

  Strengths: Good priinter for home use.

  Weaknesses: None that I am aware of at this time

  Overall Evaluation: I found this printer more than adequate for home use. The setup is easy and it works as advertised. For the short time I have had this printer, I could find no faults with it.

• Reviewed by: Bmathias

  Updated: 01-26-06

  Overall Rating: 1 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:10 Months

  Strengths: Fast printer.

  Weaknesses: Jams constantly. Manual feed is weak. Expensive toner cartridges.

  Overall Evaluation: HP should be embarassed. Stay away from this printer. We bought two of these and during the first year, jamming was a consistent problem. The cartridges are exceptionally expensive. Multiple software problems printing certain types of files. The manual feed is difficult to use.

• Reviewed by: pattymac

  Updated: 10-31-05

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Months

  Strengths: Text is very clear, Quick prints, Duplexing

  Weaknesses: I know its pretty much industry standard but this no USB cable business is pretty lame in my book... especially for a 300+ dollar printer

  Overall Evaluation: I upgraded to this printer from a Compaq IJ 600, which really shouldn't be compared to this. Between school and work I found myself printing many lengthy documents and ink costs were getting out of hand. I was going through four or five cartridges a year at 32 bucks a cartridge not to mention all sorts of malfunctions and paper jams. After about a month of research I decided on this printer based on the quality of text, speed of printing, ink costs, and duplexing capabilities. I placed a large premium on the duplexing feature because I print all of my documents two sided manually as it is and automatic duplexing would save me time and wasted paper from making mistakes. I would have have opted for a cheaper printer if it had not been for duplexing feature. I have been nothing but happy with this printer since I've had it. For my purposes its great. I have experienced no paper jams or any other issues. Please note that at this point I have only printed documents on 8.5 by 11 paper, so as to how this printer handles other mediums I cannot comment.

• Reviewed by: bwyoon

  Updated: 10-15-05

  Overall Rating: 1 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:7 Months

  Strengths: None

  Weaknesses: Needs constant care. Otherwise, it will break

  Overall Evaluation: I already wrote a review on this below, saying that this is the worst printer I ever used. Ever! Today, it finally broke down. To be careful, I always feed 40-50 pages to the tray. I was refilling to print when I heard a crack, and the paper pickup roller broke into pieces. I will attempt to get a fix on this. If I need to buy a new one, it will not be a HP.

• Reviewed by: dinarkamat

  Updated: 08-04-05

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: Prompt output, very fast, quiet, can purge a job at the touch of a button, and especially the automatic duplexing.

  Weaknesses: Feeding an envelope or a letterhead is a minor nuisance. Manual on disk, not booklet.Sony ICF-S79V Weather Band Shower Radio

  Overall Evaluation: I've had none of the problems that the others reported. My unit seems quiet at its loudest, does just fine in printing tables with lines crossing at right angles (admittedly not exactly sheet music, though), and properly handles envelopes and letterheads fed through the slot in the front. Perhaps others had the problems they reported because they used paper of a kind that suits this printer poorly. Still, I recommend the machine (enthusiastically!) only if you want to do extensive automatic duplexing and only occasionally need to print an envelope or anything else that must be fed into that poorly designed slot. Apart from the duplexing, I suspect the machine is undistinguished among its competitors.

• Reviewed by: ngasjsu

  Updated: 07-26-05

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:10 Days

  Strengths: Sharp Clear Text, Economical printing

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: Very quick laser printer with clear text results that are easy to read. It does what it says it will do. Great Buy and Price is not too bad also.

• Reviewed by: pibesusa

  Updated: 07-26-05

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: The PostScript cabilities are great and much needed for any user that needs this type of output. No longer are my filing cabinets of anything printed from my computer bulging with single-sided documents.

  Weaknesses: The only issues are that there is no supplied cable

  Overall Evaluation: The print quality is excellent, and time to first page print from cold-start is very short. I love the duplexing on this unit and the ability to print 2 & 4 up. My main complaint about this printers is the manual feed function. Basically, I think the 1320 has some fundamental design flaws with regard to manual feeds. I can now do envelopes reliably with the method described below, but feeding standard letter-size paper is still an iffy proposition. The manual envelope feed work-around that I've kludged together is the following: 1) take the regular paper tray out slightly (2-3 inches) so it does not feed from there 2) have the paper path go straight-thru 3) adjust the manual feed guide to fit the envelope 4) send the print job to the printer, and wait for the yellow indicator light to blink before putting in the envelope (feeding the envelope earlier seems to not work)

• Reviewed by: fireworks1972

  Updated: 06-28-05

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:28 Days

  Strengths: Good Speed and Quality; Double-sided Prints

  Weaknesses:

  Overall Evaluation: The double-sided printing feature is very useful.The print quality is excellent.There is a short time of first page print from cold start.There is a high speed up to 22 pages per minute.

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