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Relying on the HP LaserJet 1300 printer using HP LaserJet 1300 compatible toners is easy enough to do because this particular Hewlett-Packard model is good to go right from the box. It also comes at an attractive price, which one doesn't usually see in a model offering such good reliability and performance. It prints speedily and there are a number of expansion options that can bring even more functionality. As well, it can run off of many different operating systems.

In truth, this particular monochrome laser printer probably is intended to work either within a small network workgroup or as a personal printer for most any application in which a black-and-white printer is required. It's most likely that it will spend much of its time on a desktop in a small office or home office. In terms of size, it's only 19 pounds in weight and about 16 inches in width, which is why it'll end up on many a desktop.

When it comes to speed of printing, there aren't too many printers at this price range that can crank out 20 pages per minute of good quality black-and-white product. In fact, most of the 1300's competitors are stuck back at the 15 to 16 page per minute level. They also cost a bit more than what this versatile and useful LaserJet printer is going for lately.

In addition, it looks like this Hewlett-Packard printer demonstrates versatility in other areas, including how it can be connected to a single computer or a networked workgroup. It will come to its user with both parallel port and USB capability, which every information technology specialist or office guru appreciates because it will be much easier to integrate it and get it running quickly.

Print quality is also excellent, with Hewlett-Packard giving the printer a 1,200 x 1,200 dots per inch print resolution capability. For a printer designed to be used in a general way for most text print jobs, having the ability to deliver 1,200 dots per inch resolution means it also can handle graphics-rich or even photo-rich tasks adequately enough for most jobs.

As far as memory, it is the case that 16 MB of it will be supplied. This can be increased all the way up to 80 MB of random access memory, though it'll usually be the case that most small workgroups or computer users won't need nearly that much. Go with 16 MB and increase it if needed and after a period of assessment. That way a little bit of money can be saved.

When it comes to how much paper the printer can hold, it's the case that a total of 260 sheets of paper can be kept - 250 sheets in its single input tray and another 10 sheets in a separate custom slot. It can print out on transparencies, envelopes, labels and a number of different kinds of standard plain paper. For sure, it's a very versatile and highly likable printer, especially for the price.

At present, the HP LaserJet 1300 printer can be had from a number of different online outlets for between $90 and $120, refurbished. New prices only come in at about $150, so if the budget can handle it, it might make sense to go with a new out of the box unit. This HP compatible toner provides nice print speed and robust capabilities in a very compact package, which makes this a good candidate for a number of different uses.