Upon purchase, users are given 8 MB of memory with this machine. The downside to this machine in contrast to other similar products is its lack of expandability options. When it comes to the P1100, what you see is what you get. If your office expands, your wallet will need to expand too—you will probably need to purchase a new unit altogether.

Overall, consumer reviews for the HP P1100 are quite high, exceeding most people’s expectations. It is a simple laser printer, and its additional wireless printing feature is a favorite of many. Users also love its compact design and fast operational speeds. The quality of results produced is said to be both sharp and precise, according to users, and most find that paper jams are hardly a problem, unlike many units on the market. If you want something that will work great with your small or home office, pick the HP LaserJet Pro P1100.

HP Energy Star compliant printers are easy to find. These are products were made to conserve energy, as well as reduce the amount of greenhouse emissions. They also cut costs of utility and help improve the environment. It sounds like these products would maybe sacrifice quality, but that is not the case—you will still receive high quality and high performance from all Energy Star compliant products.

Energy Star printers don’t just stop there though; there are even more great features. First of all, it produces less heat and reduces cooling loads. Also, after periods of no activity, they will automatically go into sleep mode. They also only use about half the electricity of other products.

Though you may have already heard of Energy Star compliant machines, you may not know what the Eco Highlights label means. This label means that stringent environmental needs have been met. For instance, these printers are energy efficient and are partly made from recyclable material. They also have end-of-life recyclability; meaning when the printer’s life is over, you can easily recycle the entire product. They also, like the Energy Star units, produce less waste. All of the packaging is also 100% recyclable, and the cartridge that comes inside of the printer is 50% recycled plastic.

HP does offer a few other ways to be eco-friendly. Try buying remanufactured or recycled toner cartridges, as well as recycled paper. You can also print on both sides of the paper to conserve even more of your resources.

Complete with a status LCD, you can view documents pre-print. The P3010 offices wired connectivity via USB and ethernet, and duplex printing does come standard as an added function. Upon purchase, 128 MB of memory are included, but that can be upgraded when needed to as high as 640 MB. For those who may have expanding needs in the future, this option is quite a treat.

Speeds of 42 pages per minute will mean that everyone in your office can print to their heart’s content without worrying about having to wait minute after minute for documents to print. Resolutions of up to 1200×1200 dpi are even offered, meaning high quality prints are always the result. Worried your needs are too versatile? You shouldn’t be worried—envelopes, labels, transparencies, cards, plain paper and bond paper are all supported.

Overall, users seem to be quite satisfied with HP LaserJet P3010 and all of its features. Its fast speeds are applauded often, and consumers find it efficient, almost always meeting needs. The P3010 operates fast, according to users, and it also operates quietly. Probably the most commonly praised feature of this unit, though, is its low operating costs, thanks to inexpensive toner cartridges. Though there are multiple high reviews, a few people have complained about having trouble with the envelope feeder—mainly that documents print out slanted or crooked. If envelope printing isn’t a necessity though, there may not be a better pick on the market.

When do you need to update the driver in your HP printer? If you have purchased a new computer or a new printer, it is imperative that you do this. Also, if you have updated the operating system in your computer or any software in your computer, you may need to update the driver too. If your HP unit prints out documents missing characters or documents that are incomplete, you may want to consider updating your driver too. How do you do this, though? Actually, it’s quite simple, and with HP, drivers are easy and free to download.

First, go to HP’s website, specifically the HP Support & Drivers page. Once you get here, select “Download drivers and software,” then enter your product number. Click the “>>” button, and choose your operating system—Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. 

Once you have done that, it’s time to pick your driver. You will either want to choose the basic driver or a bundle with different options or features. HP generally will make the most general and most common driver the first driver listed, making this process a little easier for you.

After you’ve picked your driver, click on the “Download only” option. When you get a message that reads, “Would you like to save this file?” make sure you click the “Save File” option.

You need to then follow the instructions which will help you finish your installation. Once your installation has finished, you will need to restart your computer in order for the installation to take effect.

At 10 pages per minute, those who print at large volumes may find this unit to be less than optimal. For most home users who print homework, office work or coupons, it should work just fine. Its maximum resolution of 600×600 dpi will leave photos or difficult graphics looking a little grainy, but will leave text documents looking sharp and professional. Due to the fact it is a monochrome device, you only need to maintain and replace one black HP 1000 toner cartridge, and that will last 2,500 pages before needing replaced.  

Overall, consumers—old and new alike—tend to really like the HP LaserJet 1000. Most find that setup and installation are simple, and that the machine itself is easy to use as well. Users also tend to find the speed and quality to be sufficient, as well as the life of the toner cartridges. It is also praised for its low operating costs. However, along with the positives, come a few negatives, like lack of Mac compatibility. Some have also complained about the lack of connective options, since the machine offers only USB connective options.  For the most part, though, those who use the 1000 seem to be happy with its results.

The copier and printer both work at fast speeds of up to 30 pages for minute in black-and-white and 24 pages per minute in color. Resolutions as high as 1200×1200 dpi and 4800×1200 dpi are even possible for monochrome and color prints, respectively. The addition scanner has the ability to reach resolutions of 19200×19200 dpi. It has the ability to print on quite a few types of media too—like transparencies, labels, cards, iron-on transfers, plain paper, photo paper and envelopes.

Consumers tend to really like the HP Photosmart C4180. One of the praises over and over again was the fact that the machine was so easy to setup, and the standalone printing option gets praised over and over again too. Most find it inexpensive to maintain and operate, and many find it to be very versatile all around. There aren’t too many complaints when it comes to the C4180, making it a wonderful addition to any home office.

The CP4020 uses four toner cartridges for operation—black, cyan, yellow and magenta. Unlike many units on the market, the resolutions for black-and-white and color prints are the same at 1200×1200 dpi. This means your monochrome documents will be virtually flawless, and all documents you produce with look sharp and professional.

Upon purchase, 512 MB of memory are included; however, this can be upgraded at anytime to anywhere up to 1 GB of memory depending on your needs. It also has an 800 MHz processor, and comes with two paper trays. You can, however, add a third paper tray if you desire. Papers such as plain, bond, light, recycled, heavy, glossy, preprinted, pre-punched, rough, colored, label, envelopes and opaque are all supported, as well as sizes of up to 8.5×14 inches.

One downside to the Enterprise CP4020 is its heavy weight of 84.6 pounds, which will be quite heavy to lift.  It is rather compact, though, at only 21.3×20.6×16.5 inches. It also connected via USB cords; however, that is not included upon purchase and must be connected before printing can start. Whether you have a Windows, Mac, Linux, Citrix or Novell operating system, you are covered—this HP is compatible with almost any platform.

Coming standard with 128 MB of memory, it should suffice the needs of most users. However, if more memory is needed, the HP LaserJet P4510 offers expansion options of up to 640 MB, and its processor speed is 540 MHz. Two paper trays are included upon purchase, but that can be upgraded too.  Automatic duplex printing is optional as well.

Many media types are supported, and multiple sizes of each can be printed on too. Bond, color, letterhead, recycled, plain, preprinted, rough and pre-punched paper are all compatible, as well as labels, envelopes, cardstock and transparencies. The only problem with all these options seems to be the unit’s lack of an automatic document feeder.

Compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems only, the HP LaserJet P4510 may not fit into every office. For those who do operate with one of those two systems, though, size wise, it will be very easy to find a spot for. It has dimensions of only 16.5×17.7×15.5 inches, which is quite compact for a large office. Its weight, though, is a little hefty at 56.92 pounds. Overall, users are fans of everything this little machine has to offer, and its low costing toner makes it even more valuable.

If you want to print on multiple media types, the CP5520 has got you covered. It has the ability to support medias like envelopes, labels, transparencies, plain paper, cards, glossy paper, bond paper and recycled paper. The smallest size of paper it accepts is 3×5 inches, and the largest size is 12.3×18.5 inches. In its input trays it can hold a maximum of 300 sheets.

When it comes to speed, the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CP5520 excels. When printing in black-and-white or color, it can produce up to 40 pages per minute. It also startups quickly with a 10 second first page out time.

In order to operate this machine, you are going to need to keep four toner cartridges stocked and ready to print. Black, cyan, magenta and yellow are the four needed, and the upfront price of these cartridges looks very expensive. However, the cost per page is comparable to similar machines on the market.

Like many units on the market, you will have to buy the USB required for connection separately, which could put a damper on your purchase. The upfront cost is also pretty expensive, but users claim it is worth the money. The CP5520 also offers mobile printing with HP ePrint features included. Overall, this machine is quite a buy.

Let’s say this year, you want to create Christmas cards and somehow incorporate your new baby boy into the card. Sure you could buy a stack of cards from the local card store and then go to the pharmacy and print off multiple copies of your newest photo, but that will end up costing quite a bit when the job is over. Instead, it would much easier—and more affordable—to simply buy cardstock paper and print the cards with photos incorporated into the card. You can send a card with the baby right on the front!  All you have to do is go onto HP Creative Studio pick your design, your card’s size, your font and your message. You can change colors and font size as you wish.

Maybe this year you want to make your grandmother a scrapbook with pictures of your childhood and your children’s childhood. With HP Creative Studio you can pick your favorite scrapbook templates and place pictures or font throughout the page. You can also make a custom photo calendar for your spouse’s desk at work. All you need to do to create one of these is to choose the “custom photo calendars” option in your Creative Studio. Here you can chose the colors, pictures and borders for each and every month of the year. 

You can also print off standard photos to place in a frame or create a cookbook with your favorite recipes to give away using HP Creative Studio and advanced photo paper.  These are only a few suggestions out of the plethora of possibilities you have with HP—with HP printers the holiday printing possibilities are as endless as the joy that they spread.