- Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 11 reviews Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars
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4.0 stars
"Excellent printer, reliable, and a work horse"
Pros: Fast print, prints duplex without any hassles, text looks sharp, graphics aren't so bad either with enough RAM (have printed many gray-scale pictures), reliable, networking easy to configure with web utility, web utility can be password protected
Cons: Not the best value, needs more than 32MB of RAM to really do well, HP software package is abysmal, firmware can only be updated on Windows, paper tray at 250 sheets isn't that big, users can print font lists and test pages via web utility
Summary: I looked at some of these reviews and I don't think those bad ones do this printer any justice?
I've owned this printer for over 2 years. What do I have to say about it is it has been my only printer and it has printed tens of thousand of pages. The first task I did was purchase more RAM. Please don't buy the HP RAM, it's just over priced, go to those memory resellers online that have the form that helps you choose the right RAM. With 32MB, you practically can only print just text, and if you want graphics good luck because there will be a lot of compression to do (don't forget, laser printers need to load the entire page?or 2 for duplex?before it can be printed). Armed with a 256MB upgrade to 288MB (max) for around $50, this printer is very fast. Graphics don't really need compression and text certain has no issues. Great if you have many jobs queued up or you plan to print a full page picture or two. I'm not particularly happy about the small tray size, but I'm used to it. I print a lot, so 250 sheets gets burned through quickly. If you print a lot you don't have to buy the HP branded toner. Just be sure to get ones from reputable brands.
The network installation process is easy on a Mac if you have Bonjour enabled; if you have a Windows installation, just download the latest drives from the website, find the printer and install. They have Bonjour for Windows as well. No idea about Linux sorry.
Printer is quite durable; it get moved a lot, often sits on empty boxes and have fallen a few times while running and it still works like new.
I've used all types of paper and I have had may only a couple mispicks; a quick cleaning with some rubbing alcohol solved that issue.
I do occasionally miss color as you can get a number of decent color laser printers at this price range. The only issue those are not single pass for color (meaning it's doesn't pass all the colors at once, but passes each color one at a time (which is why color takes 4x as long as B/W). If you want single pass, you're looking at paying a bit more. This printer is strictly B/W, so that's not something you need to worry about here.
Overall, I'd say whatever I spent on this thing when it came out was worth it (I don't recall anymore). I do think it may be a bit old now, but if you're looking for a quality printer this is a good choice.
/tl;dr/ Upgrade RAM with 256MB stick to 288MB (Buy RAM from third-party), just buy non-HP toner if you print a lot, printer is durable and hard working, I'm satisfied with it.
Where to buy
HP LaserJet P2015:
$219.99 - $398.00
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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$347.95 | Yes |
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$340.00 | Yes |
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$348.26 | Yes |
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GreatPrinterDeals.com
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$279.00 | No |
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Neximaging
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$219.99 | Yes |
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