HP LaserJet 1200xi Printer (Government Edition)

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [3.20mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 18.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 23 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: B0000595CT
• Item model number: C7044A#201
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hewlett-Packard 1200 LaserJet combines the essential advantages offlexibility, expandability, and space- and energy-saving features. The 1200printer provides all the essentials for professional monochrome printingthat businesses demand. Versatile, economical, and compact with highperformance capabilities, the 1200 is compatible with both Mac and PCoperating systems. It is designed to be quiet, with low power consumptionin its standby power-save mode.

It produces fast laser printing at 15 ppm with instant-on tocut your first copy wait to 10 seconds. The HP 1200 provides 1,200 dpiresolution and comes with 8 MB RAM (and one DIMM slot available for up to64 MB DIMM). Design-enhanced paper trays hold 250 sheets with outputcapacity of 125 pages, and a 10-sheet priority tray can be used to printon cover stock. Printing is easily accomplished on a wide range of paper insizes from post card to legal.

By selecting from available options, the 1200 can grow to become a full-service multifunctional unit producing high-quality color printing,copying, and scanning with network capabilities.

The 1200 LaserJet issupported by a one-year limited warranty along with HP Customer Care forphone, e-mail, and online support.

Product Description

The HP LaserJet 1200 series is for business people working in the home or office and features fast, economical, internet-enabled monochrome printing, and connection through parallel or USB ports. The HP LaserJet 1200 allows you to print, capture, and manage high-quality documents at the convenience of you own desk. This printer is ideal for users who need to print documents at their desks quickly and conveniently up to 15 pages per minute, with the first page out in under 10 seconds. Create professional looking documents with exceptional HP LaserJet print quality of true 1200 dpi.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brand, Output, Cost, Comparisons, May 23, 2001

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"expertexpert" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP LaserJet 1200xi Printer (Government Edition) (Office Product)

If you need a high-quality, low-cost laser printer then go with HP. The only exception is if they are between releases and the new one isn't out yet; then the HP models are sometimes not as competitive. That was the case somewhat until the 1200 came out. I consider Lexmark as a relative equal. Other brands are one or two notches lower. That's my bias. I bought the 1200 a few weeks ago. Output is great, setup was easy, and speed is incredible. 5 stars so far.

Do your homework, but right now there's no recent complete mainstream comparison source that I could find with the 1200. The ZDNet gang haven't done a full roundup in 2 years! PC World has recently, rating the 1200 about sixth, but best on speed (by far), text quality, and photo quality with good media options. They slam the documentation, flimsy tray cover, and cost per page. If you discount those factors, then the 1200 is really the best.

Older reviews look at the 1100 models, and the 1200 is far better for the same price. HP made minor improvements all over and upped the memory to an awesome 8 MB memory. Skip the optional scan/copy for $100 more (or $150 if you decide later). It only does sheet-fed paper. If you want scan/copy, spend $200-$250 on a flatbed model and be able to do non-sheet tasks and do them better.

I chose between the 1200 and Lexmark Optra E312/E312L. Neither includes a cable. Both have latest PCL/PS and software goodies. The E312L may seem like a bargain, but it is not! It comes with a only a 1500-page starter toner cartridge and only 2 MB of memory. The E312 has 4 MB and a 6000-page cartridge. That's a $40 and $90 difference that completely wipes out the savings and you get less functionality.

Final notes... If you have a few more bucks, consider the HP 3200se multifunction. Again, I'm not a fan of this type of scan/copy functionality. The only reasons I would spend more on a personal or home office laser printer is for dual paper trays and duplex printing. Also, I would never use an inkjet for documents over a few pages or printing text pages in bulk or often. Add a $200-$350 inkjet for that with photo options based on your needs. Lastly, if you are willing to hunt locally or online, you can get refurbished HPs (III-VI, even 1100s) for a few hundred less.

65 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible personal laser printer!!!, April 25, 2001

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Daniel Ruiz (Rahway, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP LaserJet 1200xi Printer (Government Edition) (Office Product)

Some of my job duties here at work are to help distribute the best performance systems as well as any other computer peripherals such as printers to the users. In this case I needed to get an additional printer. I decided to go with the HP 1200, why? well look at the features, 15 PPM, 1200 dpi. This printer is replacing the HP 1100, which does it's job @ 8 PPM. They go for the same price! You can upgrade the memory to 64MB. That is more than what you need for a home or personal office printer. This is not a printer for a big network, but you can certainly use it for a personal network. I work in the Informational Technology department, I deal with computers EVERY day of my life. This printer was bought by me, installed by me, and tested by me. Set up is so easy! all you do is run the CD that came with it, that is all. It also allows you to use a Parallel Port cable or a USB cable (printer cable is sold separate). As a tip, if you have a USB computer (usually systems that came with Windows 98 or higher) use it, it transfers information from your PC to the printer much faster... I hope this info helps you!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fast laser printer for the home office, August 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: HP LaserJet 1200xi Printer (Government Edition) (Office Product)

I have small 3-PC network at home. I originally bought a Brother laser printer. It had a problem with paper tray sensor. Although it was cheaper, I'm glad I put the extra money for the HP 1200. My old printer was a Canon BJ-4300. Inkjet text quality doesn't even come close to laser technology. Of course, I'm keeping the old printer if I need to print in color.

Setup was very easy. Pop in the CD-ROM, run the program and it configures everything automatically. It was a bit unusual where they placed the parallel port. There's no power button but printing the demo page was a snap.

I bought this printer very recently. So far, so good. Standard cartridge prints average 2,500 pages with 5% coverage. They also have the high yield ones online which average 3,500 pages. It costs about $60-$65 per cartridge but this averages out to about 2 cents per page. Getting the high yield cartridge would be a better option. It's slightly less than 2 cents per page if you can buy the toner cheap.

Laser print quality is 1200 x 1200. I'm very impressed with laser quality. For black text printing, this is an excellent printer, and it does a good job when printing black and white graphics. If you don't print color or only print occasionally, I highly recommend buying a laser printer. It'll save money on the cartridges you keep having to buy with inkjets. Manufacturers and web sites will not tell you the average pages you can print from one cartridge. You end up paying more in the long run with the inkjet and get above average quality text.