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HP LaserJet 1012 Laser Printer
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Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
I love the HP Laserjet 1012 Printer, because it is fast, it is reliable and it is a real workhorse. If you have moderate to high printing needs, and predominantly ...Read more
Folks, has anybody yet gotten HP LaserJet 1012 to work in Vista. I have an MS Update for the 1012 Dot 4 or something, but if fails everytime I try to install it. Ever few updates later I try this update and still it fails to install. Thanks in advance, Phil Schlueter BTW, I have installed the...Read more
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5 editorial reviews
Razor sharp and very quick off the markRead more
HP LaserJet 1020 (Printer): 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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User rating
5
4.4 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
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2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
95
3.6 out of 5
95 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
2 %
3
3.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
33 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Colour printingyesnonoyes
Internal memory128.0 mB16.0 mB2.0 mB128.0 mB
Supports duplexyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Height9.45 in13.58 in8.19 in19.06 in
Width16.14 in19.69 in14.61 in17.32 in
Depth18.31 in11.81 in9.49 in20.16 in
Weight39.9 lb16.34 lb11.0 lb58.86 lb

Printing details

Printing technologyLEDLaserLaserLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi600 x 600 dpi2400 x 600 dpi
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
BlackBlack
N/A
Warm-up time24.0 s
N/A
N/A
N/A
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)16.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
19.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)16.0 ppm14.0 ppm14.0 ppm19.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, colour)22.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Print speed (draft, black)22.0 ppm
N/A
14.0 ppm
N/A
Duplex printing modeAuto
N/A
N/A
N/A
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)7.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Time to first page (black, normal)
N/A
10.0 s10.0 s13.0 s
Print margin right (A4)
N/A
N/A
0.16 in0.17 in
Print margin left (A4)
N/A
N/A
0.16 in0.17 in
Print margin top (A4)
N/A
N/A
0.16 in0.17 in
Print margin bottom (A4)
N/A
N/A
0.16 in0.17 in
Economical printing
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Time to first page (colour, normal)
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.0 s

Technical details

Built-in processoryesyesyes
N/A
Processor speed333.0 MHz133.0 MHz234.0 MHz500.0 MHz
Maximum duty cycle30000.0 ppm5000.0 ppm5000.0 ppm65000.0 ppm
Page description languages
  • BR-Script 3
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript 3
PCL 5e
N/A
  • PCL 6
  • PDF 1.5
  • PostScript 3
Colour printeryesnono
N/A
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10 Education
  • Windows 10 Education x64
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Basic x64
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional x64
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter x64
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro x64
  • Windows 8 x64
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8.1 Pro
  • Windows 8.1 Pro x64
  • Windows 8.1 x64
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business x64
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Enterprise x64
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Basic x64
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Premium x64
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Ultimate x64
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2000 Professional
  • Windows 98
  • Windows ME
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Professional
N/A
Server operating systems supported
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
N/A
N/A
N/A
Noise level33 - 53
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sound pressure level (printing)53.0 dB
N/A
N/A
52.0 dB
Number of print cartridges
N/A
11
N/A
Mac compatibility
N/A
N/A
noyes
Linux compatibility
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
N/A
N/A
20 - 808 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)
N/A
N/A
10 - 32.516 - 32
Sound power level (standby)
N/A
N/A
N/A
32.0 dB

Paper handling

Total output capacity100.0 sheets125.0 sheets100.0 sheets250.0 sheets
Total number of input trays1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total input capacity250.0 sheets150.0 sheets150.0 sheets350.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight60 - 105
N/A
N/A
N/A
Paper tray media types
  • Envelopes
  • Glossy paper
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thin paper
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Postcard
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Transparencies
Paper input typePaper tray
N/A
N/A
N/A
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4A4A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
  • B5
  • B6
B5
N/A
N/A
Non-ISO print media sizes
  • Executive
  • Folio
N/A
  • Executive
  • Legal
  • Letter
  • Executive
  • Folio
  • Letter
  • Statement
  • Legal
Duplex media weight60 - 105
N/A
N/A
N/A
Custom media width76.2 - 216
N/A
N/A
N/A
Custom media length116 - 355.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
  • A4
  • A5
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • B5
N/A
Supports automatic duplexyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum input capacity
N/A
160.0 sheets151.0 sheets850.0 sheets
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)
N/A
C5
N/A
N/A
Maximum output capacity
N/A
N/A
100.0 sheets250.0 sheets
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
N/A
B5B5
Maximum print size
N/A
N/A
206 x 344 mm210 x 297 mm
Envelopes sizes
N/A
N/A
  • C5
  • DL
  • 7 3/4
  • 9
  • 10
  • B5
  • C5
  • DL
Number of trays
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power consumption (printing)380.0 W
N/A
250.0 W
N/A
Power consumption (standby)60.0 W7.0 W2.0 W
N/A
EnergyStaryesyesyesyes
AC input voltage
N/A
110.0 V110.0 V
N/A
AC input frequency
N/A
50.0 Hz
N/A
N/A
Operational power consumption (min-max)
N/A
< 2
N/A
N/A

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