HP Business Inkjet 1200D Color Printer

by HP

Product Details

• Item Weight: 23.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 24 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002UM0H4
• Item model number: C8154A#A2L
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Add high-impact color to your business documents without taxing your budget, with HP's most cost-effective desktop printer for individuals or small work teams. It's designed to deliver quality output at an affordable price.

Space-saving, easy-to-use desktop design Network configuration page button lets you print useful information about the printer's network connection; the light indicates network status Friendly control panel includes graphical icons on the buttons and lights, simplifying use and providing printer and ink cartridge status at-a-glance Top cover flips open for easy installation of the four long-life printheads Press-and-release ink cartridge cover provides quick access to the four snap-in ink cartridges 150-sheet output tray with extender 150-sheet multipurpose tray and 250-sheet tray 2 for a 400-sheet input capacity Built-in 802.3 wired Fast Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) and 802.11b/g wireless Ethernet (Wi-Fi) Built-in USB 2.0 port and IEEE 1284-compliant parallel port Automatic two-sided printing unit (duplexer) Some illustrated components may be optional add-ons.

Choose HP's most cost-effective color printer for general office use. Save money initially and over time, with a low purchase price and four individual high-capacity replacement ink cartridges that reduce intervention and deliver consistent, outstanding print quality and lowest cost-per-page. Each of the four ink cartridges holds a single color, so when a cartridge runs out, replace only that color, eliminating waste. Four separate, long-lasting printheads are another important element of the economical design -- you don't throw away a functional printhead when replacing an empty cartridge.

Affordably add color to your office. High-capacity replacement ink cartridges last a long time, so you won't need to change them too often (up to 1,750 pages, based on five percent ink coverage per color). The printheads are designed to be long-lasting, up to 16,000 pages in black and up to 24,000 pages in color, so you may never need to replace them. With HP Smart printing technology,1 the printer automatically adjusts HP print supplies for the best print quality and longest life.

Effortlessly keep your printer up and running. Automatic alerts prompt you when an HP ink cartridge is low or out and offer convenient, online ordering with HP SureSupply.2 Changing ink cartridges is a snap with easy access and helpful graphical labels on both the printer and cartridges.

Experience fast all-around, high-quality performance. Never wait long for your print jobs with speeds of up to 28 pages per minute (ppm) black and 24 ppm color in draft mode (up to 9 ppm black and 8 ppm color in normal mode).

Save paper and quickly produce two-sided documents. The printer features a standard automatic two-sided printing unit (duplexer) to help you create the look you want and save media resources.

Achieve consistent, professional print quality. Print with one of the industry's highest quality output resolutions, at up to 4800 by 1200-optimized dpi color on premium photo papers. Quickly print laser-quality black text at up to 1200 dpi.

Complete print jobs more quickly, with fewer interruptions. Handle all types of print jobs with the standard 150-sheet multipurpose tray and 150-sheet output tray.

Share the printer easily -- with or without wires. With built-in wired and wireless connectivity, as well as USB and parallel ports, you can seamlessly connect up to five users to the network, right out of the box.

Simplify printer management. From any standard Web browser, the remote management software lets you check the status of your printer or print job, troubleshoot problems, change printer settings, perform job accounting, track usage, determine the pages remaining for HP print supplies, and control color usage for cost-conscious offices.

What's in the Box
1200d printer, automatic two-sided printing unit, power cord, AC power adapter, getting started guide, setup poster, regulatory leaflet, support flyer, software CD-ROM, HP 11 printheads (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow), HP 10 black ink cartridge (26.5 ml), HP 11 color cartridges (cyan, magenta, and yellow, 14 ml each); printer cable not included.

Product Description

HPs low running-cost color printer, the HP Business Inkjet 1200 printer series is the ideal solution for high-productivity individuals or small workteams in general office environments. Four separate ink cartridges, fast print speeds, and 4800 x 1200-optimized dpi color printing on premium photo paper enable the printer to deliver quality, performance and cost savings in one economical package. So you can maximize your investment as well as your office productivity.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 6th HP printer, September 18, 2005

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Rob S. (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Business Inkjet 1200D Color Printer (Office Product)

I've had the 1200D for about 6 months, about 4,000 pages.
So far it is FANTASTIC for my needs.
Ink cost about 2 cents per page instead of 10 cents, I'd estimate.
Perfect duplexing, very FAST, and NO quality issues or paper handling issues. Software is working well on older Win 2000 pro system. Easy installation on one computer. Software seems perfect.

I did have a one time setup issue getting it to network perfectly with 4 other computers on the home microsoft network. Had to change security sharing settings using a windows registry editor. I did it exactly according to HP support website. I found the instructions at the HP website when I searched "1200d network installation". Now it's perfect. (networking various operating systems, with 1200D attached to Win 2000 pro computer).

I started with the original "HP Deskjet" black & white on my first PC. Still use it at a remote site!! (14 years old?) It had "font cartridges"!! Still works perfectly with Windows XP laptop.
I had trouble with HP SOFTWARE on my HP "all in one" 2510. It works, but is VERY slow software on a NEWish Dell windows XP computer.
But overall their deskjet & officejet printers seem fantastic to me. I use about 1000 pages per month.
I had a photosmart 7550 that only lasted about 2-3 years before paper handling issues developed, but still, it's cost was pretty low to start with, and I had fantastic quality for 2 years of moderate heavy use.

That caused me to SHOP AROUND A TON before buying this 1200D. I was tempted to try Canon inkjet or an Oki color laser. But I'm very satisfied with this 1200D.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A year of carefree printing, January 23, 2006

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workaholic (Albuquerque, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Business Inkjet 1200D Color Printer (Office Product)

I bought the HP Business Inkjet 1200d out of frustration with dealing with my girlfriend's Lexmark. She doesn't do much printing, so the Lexmark cartridges died quickly with a full inkload. But at $70 per set of Lexmarks, the HP seemed more promising with it's separate printheads at $33 apiece, and ink tanks at similar costs. I wanted separate printheads, as I had been BADLY burned by a $400 Brother multifunction machine that used ONE four-color printhead that cost $200 to replace(at 60 days use).

After a year of low-volume use, the HP is working fine. So what did I expect? Well, I really expected to have some problems with ink coagulating due to the low useage. I insist that Girlfriend run at least a couple of pages every week. The HP is working fine.

The REAL story to this review is that I was really impressed with this machine. I didn't really want to fork out another $180 for one for myself. So I bought a couple of used HP 1100d's, the predecessor machine, on eBay. I've also posted my review of that machine here on Amazon. I use the crap out of my 1100d. They are virtually the same machine, but the 1200d supposedly resolves some software problems with the 1100d. After two sets of ink cartridges in my 1100d, I discovered Continuous Ink Systems on eBay. This system replaces the HP cartridge with an identical insert fed by external ink tanks through plastic tubing. No more expiring ink cartridges, and printing is almost like FREE. Just thought you should be aware of the true potential of these printers from someone who has used them for at least one year.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Working great after 1000's of pages printed, May 25, 2005

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G. Bodily (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Business Inkjet 1200D Color Printer (Office Product)

I bought two of these when they first came out in the fall of 2004. The fast print speed and ink volumes attracted me to this printer since I print approximately 2000 pages a month.
One of the two brand new units printed white streaks across the page right from the start. Other revewers have mentioned this problem on similar models. After speaking with customer service they agreed it was defective and exchanged it no hassle for a new one. Both units have performed flawlessly since.
The auto duplexer (2 sided printing) is a nice feature for small print jobs, but for large print jobs it's actually much faster to just manually turn the paper over. This printer is designed for high volume printing. It is nice to be able to replace individual ink cartriges when needed, instead of wasting unused ink with most typical tri-color cartriges. This printer is not the best for photos (and it doesn't claim to be), but does really well for most text and color applications like newsletters, etc. It does print quite fast, however the fastest print speeds advertised are in low quality draft mode.
If looking for another fast, high volume inkjet, I would not hesitate buying another one.