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The highly capable HP LaserJet 1018 printer is emblematic of the Hewlett-Packard desire to deliver good quality monochrome laser printers for the small office or home office, and in this model it’s clear that HP has largely succeeded. The 1018 does most everything out with ease and it is able to produce particularly nice looking documents with its high-quality printing functionality and capability.

This printer is known in the industry as being the smallest laser printer around and the fact that it lists for about $150 before any discounts is exceptional. That low price is an impressive one looking at the overall size and dimensions of the 1018, because it comes in at just 11 pounds and will fit nicely on any desktop, which is where it seems destined to see the most use.

Print speed is acceptable at about 12 pages per minute, which is okay as far as printers go, and one will have to keep in mind that one is getting laser-quality printing for what is an admittedly low price. Probably, some of this is due to the fact that the printer is concentrating so hard on producing a quality print job with every tasking given to it, using its 234 MHz processor to its fullest.

Overall, getting the 1018 out of the box and then setting it up is fairly easy. It’s what most industry pros call a “plug and play” printer, meaning that once it’s plugged in to the computer it will automatically begin the installation process. Keep in mind that it doesn’t come with an included USB cable (which is how it connects to a computer) and everything is okay.

Generally speaking, it looks like the 1018 has been designed to handle most any sort of text printing job with relative ease. It will put out high-quality print using fonts all the way down to as little as four-point, which is a quite small font indeed. Graphics will be okay, but the printer is intended to be more of a text model than one intended for graphics-rich products.

The 1018 will make good use of just about any Windows-based operating system, including both the 64 bit and 32-bit versions of Vista. Will also be able to hold 150 sheets are more of paper within its auto load tray and another 10 sheets in a special priority slot. It can print on most types and sizes of paper and media stock, including envelopes and labels and also custom-sized paper.

Print resolution offered by the 1018 is fine enough at 600 dots per inch. It usually only takes about 10 seconds for the first page of any print job to emerge after it has been sent to the printer from the computer. Hewlett-Packard includes an image enhancement technology tool that helps to double resolution up to 1200 dots per inch. It has a duty cycle of about 3000 single-sided pages per month, which gives it a fair amount of durability.

In all, especially given its price (new models are currently going for around $250 with refurbished units able to be found for as little as $110), the HP LaserJet 1018 printer is well within the reach of even the most budget-limited small business or home office entrepreneur. Hewlett-Packard delivers decent print speed and excellent quality in the print product, making this a fine printer for most customers. replacement toners will need to be purchased occasionally.  HP LaserJet 1018 printer toner cartridge is cheapest online. Just find a website that sells HP bulk toner and you should be set.