We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

HP LaserJet 1020

PRO rating
How it works?
How it works?
  1. User ratingsUser ratingsratings of product added by Productz users
  2. Expert ratingsExpert ratingsexperts ratings from editorial reviews
  3. Consumer ratingsConsumer ratingsratings from the biggest online stores worldwide
Legend
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Poor
  4. Average
3.8
based on all reviews
User ratings:
94
3.6 out of 5
94 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
2 %
Consumer ratings:
3.8 / 5
Editorial reviews:
5
  1. See more
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
PC Magazine is your complete guide to computers, phones, tablets, peripherals and more. We test and review the latest gadgets, products and services, report technology news and trends, and provide shopping advice and price comparisons.Read more
Read editorial reviews

Pros

  • HP 1020 prints incredibly fast for its size
  • It can easily and quickly perform office print jobs with 250 sheet paper capacity trays
  • graphics are good enough for schoolwork or internal business documents

Cons

  • HP would have cut a few corners and produced a really flimsy offering
  • Neither does it have a whole load of expansion possibilities or advanced features
  • not very economical for printing text only documents

Key specs

  • 234 MHz
  • no
  • 150 sheets
  • no
  • yes
  • Laser
  • 600, 600 dpi

HP LaserJet 1020 - Pros & Cons

HP LaserJet 1020

Pros

  • HP 1020 prints incredibly fast for its size
  • It can easily and quickly perform office print jobs with 250 sheet paper capacity trays
  • graphics are good enough for schoolwork or internal business documents
  • very basic and compact printer that
  • 1020 does better overall than most personal monochrome lasers
  • Performance was generally good for the price and engine speed
  • Reasonably high-quality graphics and photos for the
  • great speed and accuracy
  • style as it looks clean and modern

Cons

  • HP would have cut a few corners and produced a really flimsy offering
  • Neither does it have a whole load of expansion possibilities or advanced features
  • not very economical for printing text only documents
  • is that only Windows based computers can print to it
  • Photos showed dithering patterns too along with other flaws
  • Can take a fair bit of paper at a time
  • its score for photos is only fair
  • 1020's speed and quality are not the best among its competition
  • graphics were dithering patterns and a tendency to lose thin lines
  • This blog contains Amazon affiliate links
  • inferior to most inkjets Laser jet printers

HP - Video Reviews (9)

powered byYouTube

HP LaserJet 1020 - Full Specifications

Icon
General
Colour printingno
Internal memory2.0 mB
Supports duplexyes
Icon
Dimensions
Height8.19 in
Width14.61 in
Depth9.49 in
Weight11.0 lb
Icon
Printing details
Printing technologyLaser
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Printing coloursBlack
Time to first page (black, normal)10.0 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)14.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, black)14.0 ppm
Print margin right (A4)0.16 in
Print margin left (A4)0.16 in
Print margin top (A4)0.16 in
Print margin bottom (A4)0.16 in
Economical printingyes
Icon
Paper handling
Total output capacity100.0 sheets
Maximum output capacity100.0 sheets
Total input capacity150.0 sheets
Maximum input capacity151.0 sheets
Paper tray media types
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
Non-ISO print media sizes
  • Executive
  • Legal
  • Letter
Maximum print size206 x 344 mm
Envelopes sizes
  • C5
  • DL
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • B5
Number of trays1
Icon
Storage
Built-in hard driveno
Maximum memory capacity2.0 mB
Memory card supportno
Included memory capacity2.0 mB
Writes to CD / DVDno
Icon
Design
Colour of productWhite
Blue Angel certifiedyes
Icon
Display
Displayno
Icon
Technical details
Built-in processoryes
Processor speed234.0 MHz
Maximum duty cycle5000.0 ppm
Number of print cartridges1
Colour printerno
Mac compatibilityno
Linux compatibilityyes
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Professional
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 32.5
Icon
Connectivity
InterfacesUSB
Network readyno
Ethernetno
Wi-Fino
Icon
Power
AC input voltage110.0 V
Power consumption (printing)250.0 W
Power consumption (standby)2.0 W
EnergyStaryes

HP LaserJet 1020 - Q&A

  • Do you have a question about the product?

HP LaserJet 1020 HP - Editorial Reviews (5)

Often compared with HP LaserJet 1020