HP LaserJet Pro P1102W Standard Laser Printer

I bought this printer as a refurb. I got it because my inkjet ran out of ink at the very worst possible moment....when I was printing a bunch of documents that I needed to scan and submit as fast as possible to put in a bid on a house!!! The first house I ever bought!! I almost lost the house because of that stupid inkjet printer! Well, needless to say, I got a laser printer. And this one is impressive. Once you set up the wi-fi using the software, it works like a charm. It has a low power state that is basically off, all lights are off and it's completely quiet. Yet, if you click "print" by the time your finger is off the mouse the machine has started up from a dead cold stop and begins to feed the first sheet. It's really compact and just all around nice. You absolutely can't go wrong with this printer, and I've owned many printers. The HP's are tough as nails. This one is no different. It's printed tons of documents for me regarding the house purchase and hasn't looked back. It's fantastic! Print quality is just fine. Text is crisp and clear. I wouldn't print images with it but who would? It's a black laser printer, she's a document printer! I got it for 49.99 refurb without a toner cartridge. I found a cartridge for it, brand new, for 17 bucks free shipping. Works great! Don't pass this deal up!

I decided to buy this printer because of the size and the wireless feature. This laser printer responds almost instantly, no need to warmup, and prints very quickly. I love the size and efficiency of this small printer. Setup was easy, printer comes with installation disc but software is already built-in. The only problem I had is, printer sometimes loses connectivity, it might be a problem with my network; most of the time I just push the power button and solves the problem; in the worst case, I had to uninstall and reinstall the printer, but is unlikely.

Pros: Size, printing speed, wireless.
Cons: Loses connectivity.
Would I recommend it: Yes.

There are two parts to this review and they are the reason this fabulous little printer barely missed a five star overall rating and is only average in features... So read on and decide for yourself.

For my review purposes I'm comparing it to the HP laser printers we have at work, which are designed for heavy duty use and cost thousands. This is where you have to keep some perspective on why you are buying this versus a business machine and where some of the reviews I read when researching the P1102, were just plain wrong. Also, the trend of the all-in-one machine is nice for some users, but they tend to only do things marginally well, while this one-job laser printer does it very well.

Printing quality is 99% as good to the naked eye, as our work printers. The speed is not quite as fast as the pro machine, but for home or home office use it's plenty quick. And it is definitely quiter than our office machines, which is a big plus at home. Some of the reviews I read when researching complained it doesn't do 11x17 paper and no duplexing (printing both sides in one go). All I can say is if you need those options, then you need to spend the money on a pro machine. Which brings me back to doing one job well, build quality, and lasting over time. This machine feels sturdy, looks good, and if it's like it's big brothers at the office will last for 10+ years.

My only complaint is that setting up the wireless printing is like learning theocratical math, it's not for everyone. It's plug and play fantastic, but getting it work wirelessly with my iPad as advertised was not easy and that's where it is only average in features.

In short, you can't beat the price and almost pro quality for home use.

My wife and I needed a small black/white/grayscale printer for some high-quality labels we wanted to print. Our color inkjet was ok but it was expensive on black ink and the quality just wasn't there. We also had the added headache of trying to share the printer/scanner using USB between two machines. We bought one of these and now can't imagine being without it. Setup was a breeze (even with our hardened wireless setup, quick/easy initial config via USB to set wireless network connection), PC config was also super easy (drivers seem to be served directly from the printer), it's wireless so no sharing-between-PCs headache, the online monitoring/management tools are great, print quality is awesome (even with generic toner), it's quiet, it's green (switches itself off after a couple of minutes of idle), it's quick (from sleep to printed page in <5 seconds) and it's at a price you can't ignore. If you're in the market for a small b/w laser printer, you're a fool to overlook this little unit. We couldn't be happier with it. Bravo HP.

It would be quite difficult to find fault with this refurbished printer, as I haven't had it for very long. I'm quite used to the slower speed of color printers and this printer, being a laser (black & white only) is not only a huge convenience, due to its wireless capability, but it does the printing chores extremely fast. I'm very happy that I chose to buy a factory refurbished printer, it looks brand new, at such a fair price, including free shipping, over a much higher priced new unit.