HP LaserJet 1018 Standard Laser Printer

The HP 1018 is a great b/w laserjet printer at a very reasonable price. Living in a dry climate I had to abandon injet printers as the cartridges dry up and are worthless in no time. Lasers fit the bill perfectly. This is my second 1018. I bought my first one new from HP and was so satisfied that I shopped around for a good used one. Totally satisfied. Highly recommended.

I bought a factory refurbished HP 1018 for $39 bucks (including toner cartridge) on eBay. The printer performs much faster than I expected. I use it on my internet PC. I had an Epson R300 inkjet printer that it replaced. The inkjet was okay, but the cartridges would have to be ran through a cleaning cycle every couple days to have quality printouts. With the laser printer I don't have to worry about that, and I can buy a replacement cartridge cheaper than a set of cartridges cost for an inkjet printer. Another thing I like about this printer is that toner cartridges can be found on line for very reasonable prices. I bought a remanufactured cartridge for about $25. I use a laser printer at work, and have found that the remanufactured cartridges work fine and save you big bucks.

So far I'm very happy mainly with the size of this printer. As far as speed of printing go, if your not using it in a business environment it's fine. If your like me and do little or no color printing, this printer will work great and will save you money hands down over an ink jet! Bought this used for around $35 and aftermarket toner cartridges are only about $25! Toner doesn't dry out and there is more yield per cartridge than ink jets.

I've been using HP's laserjet printers now for about 20 years. What's to like? Small footprint, relatively easy hook-up, and unbeatable print quality. What's not to like? Toner can be expensive (the cheapest cost for me is $55 at my local Sam's Club. (Don't waste your time or money on third party or refurbished toner cartridges!)

If you're used to a dot-matrix, this is one investment you won't regret.

Great printer - Fast and easy to operate. Replaced my HP-1100 and this is much faster and feeds the paper without problems. Also is great for printing envelopes.