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(60 customer reviews) 111 of 115 people found the following review helpful
Easy setup (PC and Mac), simple networking, great quality,
July 31, 2010 B. D. Herman "media policy wonk" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Printer (CE841A#BGJ) (Office Product)
My mom just bought this today and I helped her set it up. I'm already thinking about buying one, even though I already have a laser MFC at home. It's that good. The setup is easy, the quality is good, and the price is right.
1. Setup on PC, Mac, and network
It was super easy. HP includes the usual install CD, but you don't need it on PC; they put the files on the machine, and they show up when you connect the USB cable (the same way a USB flash drive would, though this doesn't work on Mac). Just follow the instructions; everything is straightforward.
If you want to use it over the network (i.e., connect it to your router), you still need to connect it via USB first. Before too long, the installation program tells you to disconnect the USB cable, and you don't need to connect it via USB any further. (So if you have a USB cable that you can use temporarily, you don't need to buy another just for the printer to use it over the network.)
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46 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Great value with a few minor nitpicks,
September 16, 2010 R. C. Houseal - See all my reviews
This review is from: HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Printer (CE841A#BGJ) (Office Product)
I've had this printer for roughly a month now, having replaced an older HP Laserjet 1300 series printer. I'm very happy with its performance thus far. Set up on my Mac was easy enough (download the latest driver package from the HP site), print quality is excellent (and very fast), copier function is actually faster and better than I hoped it would be, and fax performance is great. Document feeder works pretty well, too. My only gripes are 1) the copier lid isn't hinged, so copying thick books is a bit awkward; and 2) there is no secondary paper feed, so when I need to print an envelope I have to take all the paper out of the feed tray and adjust the paper holders, print the envelope, and then put it all back. All in all, though, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.
44 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Great value for your money,
August 16, 2010 Francisco Flores (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Printer (CE841A#BGJ) (Office Product)
My wife and I are very pleased with this printer.
The bottom line:
It's quiet, fast (for our needs) and very well built. It connects directly to our home network, which means I don't have to turn my wife's computer (or vice versa) on to print. Perfect printer for a home office for a great price. Replacing our old inkjet printer for a laser was by far the best decision we could have made.
Our review:
My wife needed a copier (she has a home office) and our inkjet was acting funny for the last few weeks. We had been spending $[...] every six weeks in ink cartridges and were getting tired of it. So we looked into laser printers and figured out that if we spent twice as much upfront in a laser printer, in the long run we were going to save money. Every one told us that bar Xerox (incredibly expensive), HP made the best printers. We compared Canon, Brother and HP B&W laser printers and found that the m1212nf was the best deal: flat bed, automatic feeder (for...Read more
