Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1100Ase

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [3.81mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 14.5 x 14.9 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 26 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00001N2R0
• Item model number: C4220A
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This compact and convenient all-in-one device has a resolution of 600 dpi and a printing speed of eight ppm (pages per minute) to meet your personal business needs. With 2 MB of standard memory, Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet 1100Ase prints increasingly complex pages. You can also increase the memory to 18 MB to tackle even more complex documents with ease. The 1100Ase prints on envelopes, labels, transparencies, and even card stock.

The copier and scanner functions add to this unit's power and versatility. The copier features the same speed and resolution as the printer, can reduce and enlarge, and prints with one-button operation. The scanner offers 600 dpi enhanced and 300 dpi optical resolution and features 256 grayscale levels. The package includes ReadIRIS professional OCR (optical character recognition) software.

The Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1100Ase supports key operating systems including Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, and NT 4.0; OS/2; and DOS. Hewlett-Packard JetPath technology also eliminates the speed and copy quality degradations typical of multiple peripherals. This unit comes with a one-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Problem with jams, but the "A (all-in-1)" features score, June 12, 2000

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wcc2 (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1100Ase (Office Product)

This is a very solid basic laser printer. It understands all document formats that I've ever sent it and has provided sharp quality output now for 5,500 pages (or so my printer test page tells me). Though it does seem to jam more often then my NEC Superscript 870 or my old HP 6L. Jams happen when paper is running low - if there are 5-10 sheets left in the paper tray/slot, it will often try to feed them all. The instruction manual says to always remove all paper when reloading with more - this definitely helps, but doesn't address when the printer is running low... which is often because the paper tray/slot only holds about 100 pages. So I end up having to constantly glance over before I print to see if it is running low on paper - if so, take all the remaining sheets out, stack nicely with new sheets, and stick back in. A little bit of a pain.

Note: if you do get a jam, you can just grabbing and pulling the offending sheets out. Occasionally this won't work (I had the mother of all jams two weeks ago, when the 1100 feed 15 sheets at once). In these situations, open the front cover, take out the toner cartridge, and locate the binder/roller pressure bar - it is secured by two large silver head screws on the left and right inside the front cover. Slightly loosen both screws to give yourself more slack, pull out jammed sheets, tighten screws.

Even with all the jams, I still think this is a great product because of the additional functionality offered by the scanner/copier under the "all-in-1" package, which the "A" in the product name designates. On top of the regular 1100, HP piggy backs a scanner attachment (it hangs on two tabs, and the electronic connector bayonette mounts on the underside). With this HP bundles a basic image and optical character recognition (OCR) application. The OCR application is passable, but if you plan on doing any serious OCR (more than a few pages a month), get a dedicated scanner with Omnipage. Also before getting a digital camera, I used the scanner to share photos with friends - scan then email (though the scanner is only gray-scale).

The real winner is the "copier" function. To copy, the scanner reads the original and the laser printer pumps out the copy. It's fantastic having the ability to copy at home. Friend wants a copy of that receipe? Want a copy before mailing something? No problem. The 1100Ase will copy all sizes of documents, as long as it will feed through the scanning slot - if the original is longer than 11 inches, the 1100Ase will just run it off on more than one sheet. It all takes just 15 seconds or less, since the printer warms up quickly, and your computer does not need to be on. Beautiful!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Second Hand News, February 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1100Ase (Office Product)

My wife works as an administrator for a local church. She had problems with her first HP Lazer Jet 1100 and the HP company replaced it immediately under warranty for which she was very pleased. The replacement unit started jamming as paper would run low. It would pull 4 to 6 sheets in at a time. She thought purhaps the paper was damp and changed to another brand, but the machine still jammed while using fresh, top of the line paper products. In all fairness, when the unit did not jam, it printed beautifully and has printed to date, 38,959 copies. But in doing so, it has been very frustrating. Enough to make the Preacher cuss! My wife has retired this model and the church has purchased a new HP Office Jet D145 printer,copier, scanner and fax combination that works great. Although, the new printer is not a Laser Jet and it appears to use ink cartridges like a luxury SUV goes through gas, it is a "Blessing" that HP has discontinued the problematic 1100 model. It is our opinion that HP offers the best products and service. Thank you.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam Jam, July 3, 2001

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Alyssa Cary (ottawa, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1100Ase (Office Product)

I have seen two or three of this model jam on almost every document larger than 10 pages. Mine finally jammed itself into the repair shop.