HP LaserJet 1200 Laser Printer
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Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) An ok printer

, Feb. 15, 2007
Comments:
Contrary to the other reviews, my printer has been reliable. An occasioanal paper jam does happen but it's fine otherwise.

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Pros: reliable
Cons: sometimes chews up paper
Has Owned Product: 7 days
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) HP 1200 is a product to avoid.

, Oct. 1, 2004
Comments:
Upon initial installation this printer was great. It is compact, and the paper is easy to load. The print quality was excellent and the print speed was quick. After about 7 months of printing approximately 100 sheets per day, the print quality began to d

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Pros: Crisp clear print, easy to use.
Cons: Doesn't hold up well. Fusing assembly falls apart.
Has Owned Product: 10 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) 3 years and going

, Jul. 29, 2004
Comments:
I have owned for almost 3 years and love it. I have printed over 17,500 pages with almost not jams or other problems. I also have the scanning unit and although it is a little slow, I have scanned to PC or scanned to copy over 2,500 pages with no probl

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Pros: Excellent dedicated printer
Cons: none
Has Owned Product: 3 years
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) HP 1200 Series Printers are junk!

, Jan. 22, 2004
Comments:
I have purchased many HP printers for many years, they have always held very well under heavy use. I have owned this printer for one year. It has very light use. After about 6 months the fuser ripped itself apart. The fuser roller is made of very thin pla

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Pros: When it works, it works good, It just doesn't hold up.
Cons: Built very cheaply, and has lots of problems.
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) Bad failure rate

, Nov. 19, 2003
Comments:
We bought 5 for our office a little over a year ago. We now have 2 that will not print anything. All the LED lights are on steady which according to HP is a fatal error. Both appear to have bad formatter boards, and both are out of warranty. Replacement b

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Pros: Reasonable price for a laser printer.
Cons: Seems to be a problem with the formatter board.
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Mac OS X & HP 1200? Use Mac Drivers, Not HP's!

, Oct. 13, 2003
Comments:
I'm rushing this review, but I recognized the problem a previous reviewer is having with the HP 1200 while running OS X for Mac. I also had the many difficulties printing the Adobe products that he/she notes, but had the good luck of knowing a knowledgabl

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Pros: Price & Speed
Cons: Too soon to tell
Has Owned Product: 1 day
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) good prise

, Jul. 3, 2003
Comments:
i think if i hv a lot of money then it could be possible that i purchase it now when i see it

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Pros: i think it good but don't know wht its warranty
Cons: think it good but don't know wht its warranty
Has Owned Product: 1 month
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) Don't be fool by HP's Rebate, you might never get the check

, May. 30, 2003
Comments:
I bought a HP printer "officejet D145" in February 2003, as they stated with $50.00 rebate. Still not getting the check in my mail box till today May 30, 2003. I tried to check with them about my statue, and been told "no recorded can be found in their

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Pros: Good to see their Rebate offer
Cons: The fact is, No way to get the rebate from HP
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) They should update the program

, May. 23, 2003
Comments:
there are so many problems, I do not know where to start. First those lights that mean nothing. Then not many features work with XP. No vocal (Audio) announcements. Very difficult to stop a job once started. When run out of paper neither audio nor window

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Pros: Fast but NOT user friendly
Cons: Many many problems
Has Owned Product: 2 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) Mac OS X users avoid HP Laserjet 1200

, Apr. 26, 2003
Comments:
I've owned this printer for 5 months now and still can't get it to properly print adobe and web pages. It is very slow and, most recently, doesn't work half the time. they need a new driver for OS X, but every update simply improves the OS 9 driver. Pe

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Pros: none
Cons: slow, slow, slow and/or doesn't work at all
Has Owned Product: 5 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) Intermittent Printing problems...

, Apr. 14, 2003
Comments:
I use Windows 98, and I have constant problems where I am printing one minute, and the next minute it stops printing all together. Poor

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Pros: Fast printing
Cons: Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Has Owned Product: 8 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) TACKY

, Apr. 14, 2003
Comments:
I owned a HP 5MP which worked great for years however would not adapt to OSX and an Emac. So Reluctantly I bought this HP. It is made out of lightweight plastic - similar to baked bubble gum - and much less substantial than the earlier 5MP. After 2 month

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Pros: when it works its good. crisp. etc
Cons: After 2 months all the lights went on - fatal error
Has Owned Product: 2 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 1 star(s) HP not making good products any longer!

, Jan. 30, 2003
Comments:
I am a long time customer of HP. Bought many different products for over a decade and never had a problem. I purchased a year ago a new desk top computer system and laser printer. One year later both are not operating. I dont feel HP is making the kin

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Pros: Fast, Clear, Few Jams when it works.
Cons: Only works for a year!
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) iMAC OS X

, Jan. 19, 2003
Comments:
I apologize that this isn't a review. I need help because I have read many review of many printers and this one sounds great. However, in my reading I noted that there seemed to be many problems with the HP3300 series with OS X for Mac. Will I be able

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Pros: I need help, please.
Cons: I need help, please
Has Owned Product: 1 day
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) HP Laserjet 1200

, Jan. 10, 2003
Comments:
A good purchase. Shop around for comparison pricing. Also, do a search on rebates or promotions. I use this product at work and just purchase one for home. I did a search on promotions and found a $40 instant rebate from Office Max on a purchase over

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Pros: Fast, easy loading, great output
Cons: It has "idiot lights" - there are no manual control buttons
Has Owned Product: 7 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) HP LaserJet 1200

, Jan. 8, 2003
Comments:
I typically prefer a multifunction printer for my home office, but I have this one at work. The HPs, I have found, are pretty reliable. When I first got mine at the office, there was a fuser roller problem within a few months. I had to send it off and

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Pros: good, clear prints; toner lasts a while; fast printing
Cons: may need to add some memory if you do much internet printing
Has Owned Product: 1 year
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Superb office printer at a low price.

, Jan. 5, 2003
Comments:
I am very pleased with this product. Initially I was concerned about the cost of the toner cartridge, but it just keeps going and going and going... It was a very good purchase for me and has been a true asset to my home based business. Anyone working a

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Pros: Excellent quality at an ecomomic price. Great buy!
Cons: I have nothing bad to say about this printer.
Has Owned Product: 8 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) OK printer

, Oct. 28, 2002
Comments:
I have had the printer now for less than 1 year. Bought it Sam's club for $ 379.00 Overall, I have been happy with it. The scanner comes as a separate attachment and looks unattractive and I never ordered it. The print quality is excellent. Never had

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Pros: Fast, reasonably priced, good print quality
Cons: intermittent clicking sounds, paper alignment problem
Has Owned Product: 8 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) kick butt for less

, Oct. 12, 2002
Comments:
worth the xtra mony over the hp1000 got for $379 at Sam's club with a full cartridge. replacement cartridges at sams only $49.

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Pros: GREAT SPEED & 10 TIMES BETTER THEN OLD HP5L FOR LESS MONEY
Cons: Paper Tray a little goofy
Has Owned Product: 6 months
Bizrate User Review.

Product Rating: 2 star(s) Disappointed

, Oct. 12, 2002
Comments:
I bought this product based on the fantastic experience I had with the HP L6. However, this machine, which I hoped would be a step up, turned out to be a step down. During the printing process, the machine was noisy and sounded clunky. The paper tray, whi

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Pros: Fast
Cons: Had 1 month. Returned machine. Disappointing product.
Has Owned Product: 1 month
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) HP LaserJet 1200

Comments:

Review Verdict: Fast and intelligently designed, the LaserJet 1200 delivers stunning output at an unbeatable price to SOHO users and small workgroups.

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Pros: Stellar output quality at a fast clip; Mac compatible; handy copy/scan attachment available.
Cons: No way to increase input capacity; design limits access to cables.
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) HP LaserJet 1200

Comments:
Fast and intelligently designed, the LaserJet 1200 delivers stunning output at an unbeatable price to SOHO users and small workgroups.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Stellar output quality at a fast clip; Mac compatible; handy copy/scan attachment available.
Cons: No way to increase input capacity; design limits access to cables.
pcworld.com Professional Review.

HP LaserJet 1200

Comments:
This small-office laser prints text fast, and letters look sharp and clean.

Review Verdict: The 1200's text speed and print quality, plus the ethernet option, gear it for a small office that prints text-intensive documents, though its limited paper capacity could be inconvenient.

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) HP LaserJet 1200

Comments:
The hp LaserJet 1200 series for business people working in the home or office features fast, economical, internet-enabled monochrome printing plus networking (LJ 1200n) and print, copy & scan...

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.65 star(s) Review summary of HP LaserJet 1200

Comments:
alaTest has collected and analysed 186 reviews of HP LaserJet 1200 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 81/100. Comparing these reviews to 173390 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 73/100 = Good.

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pcworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) HP Laserjet 1200 15PPM 1200dpi Psl5e/6

Comments:
WHAT'S HOT: The LaserJet 1200's text-printing is quite fast for a SOHO model, though it's slightly slower over a USB connection than over a parallel connection. At 11.7 pages per minute, it wouldn't look out of place on the corporate chart, though you'd h

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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) HP LaserJet 1200

Comments:

Review Verdict: Fast and intelligently designed, the LaserJet 1200 delivers stunning output at an unbeatable price to SOHO users and small workgroups.

Read full review at cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Stellar output quality at a fast clip; Mac compatible; handy copy/scan attachment available.
Cons: No way to increase input capacity; design limits access to cables.
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