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Gaining an appreciation for the HP LaserJet 6p printer and HP LaserJet 6P toner is easy to do after spending a few minutes putting this versatile and low-priced model through its paces. It’s clear that Hewlett-Packard has intended this particular laser printer be aimed more at the small office or home office environment rather than for use in a networked workgroup. At that, the company has succeeded well.

To start, the 6p prints out at about eight pages per minute, which isn’t exactly speedy but the quality of the printed page will — by and large — look quite nice. It is a printer that does its work in black-and-white (called “monochrome”) and it is also selling for around $60.  This is an exceptionally-low price for an actual laser printer, which means also that print costs will be exceedingly low.

In addition, the compact size of this device ought to serve notice that not only did this printer come to do battle, but that it also will do so while sitting nicely on any size desktop. It’s only 8 inches high and 16 inches wide. There’s no duplex capability, but that won’t be a concern given how truly inexpensive the HP 6p is. This is sure to attract more than a few folks looking for low price and good performance, as well.

As far as print quality goes, the HP 6p comes to the game with standard 600 dots per inch print capability. Most folks would say that this is average performance, but again, consider the purchase price that goes along with that decent print quality and it’s hard to see what reasons would be exist to complain about any sort of print resolution capability.

Another attractive aspect when it comes to this Hewlett-Packard is that it connects via wired technology or with optional wireless (for a fee) capability. Most purchasers of this kind of printer will just stick with wired technology, though. Connect it and the printer will do the rest, uploading the correct print drivers so that one will be up and running within a few short minutes.

There’s only 2 MB of memory, but it can be upgraded to 50 MB total, so the printer will need to make use of the computer’s processing power to get its jobs done. For a printer at this price point that’s fairly standard in terms of operating procedures. A 24 MHz processor is also on board, which helps to explain a little about why it prints out at eight pages per minute. Still, it holds a nice 350 sheets of paper, which is exceptional for printer of this price.

Monthly duty cycle is also good with this HP printer, at 12,000 pages. Monthly duty cycle refers to the maximum amount of printed pages that any printer can produce within a month. Hewlett-Packard has made a cartridge for this particular printer that’s good for over 4,000 pages. All of this combined means that printing costs per page should be very nice, also sure to please an entrepreneur.

In all, there seems to be a lot to like about the HP LaserJet 6p printer. It combines a low price ($60 at a couple of different retail stores, with the average price being somewhere around $90) with nice durability and easy connectivity. When all of its functions and features are added up, and when one considers that it’s a true laser printer, the HP 6p seems destined to be a presence in many home office environments.

Printing out page after page of perfect prints is what HP LaserJet 6P laser toner does.  Finding replacement HP bulk toner, a consumable that is an ongoing expense, is facilitated by searching online for dedicated toners vendors.