Looking for an HP laser printer that will provide all your printing needs is not difficult at all. HP has a great line-up of products that you can choose from, and you will always be able to find the perfect device for you if you know where to look. If you need a professional laser printer that's not just monochrome, the HP Color LaserJet CP1518ni Printer is one of your best choices. The following is an in-depth review of this unit.
Design
This laser printer has a nice and compact appearance that's unlike other similar models. It's quite compact, actually, but it is heavy for its size. It has the dimensions of 15.7'' x 17.8'' x 10.0'' and a weight of 40 pounds. It can be easily placed in a nearby area but you can't place it too far from your computer because it doesn't have wireless connectivity, although it does have a wired network connection access through an Ethernet port.
The printer has a unique appearance and unlike other printers, it isn't shaped as a rectangular prism. Its dark gray body and light gray face has a nice, aesthetically pleasant shade and these colors don't show much weathering so you can easily maintain your printer. The navigation panel is found at the upper right corner of the front face of the printer, along with a two-line LCD which displays vital information while you're printing. It also makes printing without a PC easier because you can navigate optimally. The multiple memory card slots make it possible to print using only removable media storage devices.
Printing and Other Features
This model has an excellent output quality which produces rich and vibrant images and illustrations. It's perfect for producing brochures and flyers with visual aids and pictures. It isn't as fast as other printers in producing output, but it can still print up to 12 pages per minute for black documents and 8 pages per minute for colored documents. The maximum resolution for both black and colored printouts is 600x600 dpi.
It does not have an automatic duplex printing function but it has a manual driver support which you can use to manually install the program for this function. The 96 MB internal memory allows you to print complex documents with several images, pages, and colors, or even print several documents in one setting and just leave the printer until it finishes printing all the documents.
Paper sizes of letter, legal, executive, and envelopes can all be used on the printer. The device has a duty cycle of 30,000 pages, so you can do an average of 1000 pages of printouts daily and not have any trouble with the machine. It also has two paper trays - a priority feed slot for a single sheet, and a sheet input tray which has a capacity of 150 sheets.
Other Features
You can use the printer with other several computers as long as they are all connected to a single network. The printer isn't wireless, though, and you have to make sure that the printer is always connected to the computer especially with its Ethernet cable whenever you print from other computers. The best thing about this printer is that it's Energy Star qualified so it's not only you who benefits from using it, but also Mother Nature.
Conclusion
This HP laser printer has a lot of great features and functions that many consumers admire. One undesirable feature of this printer, though, is its excessive ink use which can lead to spending hundreds for ink alone. But if you don't mind spending a lot for such an excellent printer, then I highly recommend that you get the HP Color LaserJet CP1518ni Printer. It's not only easy to use, but it's great for printing as well, so you will be sure to get the best color laser printouts for your business, professional, or personal documents.
