HP COLOR LASERJET CM1312MFP COLOR TONER CARTRIDGES SET

HP Color LaserJet CM1312mfp Review

Overview:

Having a printer in the office is a must. Having a copier and scanner in the office as well is probably needed as well. But by having all of these functions in one machine, makes life much easier. This is the case for the HP Color LaserJet CM1312mfp. The "mfp" in stands for multifunctional printer, and you can print, copy and scan. Not only this but you can also produce color documents at very fast speeds. Read on to find out more information on this product.

Pros:

The main functionality in which you will probably use this machine for, is its print function. Not many printers can offer you both color and black and white all in one, but this machine can. It can also offer this at fast speeds. You can print out at 12 pages per minute in black and white, and produce 8 pages per minute printing in color. This is a fairly fast rate, and for a small workgroup should be fast enough.

The copier is a feature that has been incorporated into this device that makes it very much more powerful. Like its printing feature, you can also copy colored document, and then print them out in color (or black and white). The speed for black and white is also 12 pages per minute, and for color its 8 pages per minute. Not only do you have the bonus of having a copier installed, but also it makes use of the color function, and the speed of this machine.

A lot of printing machines have trouble with having a fast first print in order to get your work printed right away. HP has surpassed this problem, and has incorporated a clever technology to combat it. It includes an "instant on" technology that allows the machine to start up quickly form a powersave mode. This means faster printing, and faster copying. This comes included with LED based technology.

In order for tasks to be completed quickly, a fast processor and high RAM is needed. This multifunctional device comes with a 450 MHz processor and 160 MB of RAM. For a printer, this is quite good, and will allow you to perform complex tasks quickly and effectively.

Handling documents is always something that people want to know before purchasing a new printer, and having one that can handle an office full of workers can be a hard task. It comes with a 150 sheet main input tray, which will hold the bulk of you paper. It also comes with a 50 sheet automatic document feeder that allows you to manage and process multiple stacks quickly. There is also a 125 sheet output bin that will handle all of your work and collect it.

If you are in the need f software to use with the printer, then it comes with HP's own software. This includes HP Easy Printer Care Software as well as HP SureSupply. This will not only help you use you printer, but can keep track of you ink levels.

The printer cartridges are also something that needs to be thoroughly looked into before deciding on a printer. This is because when using colored ink, it can cost a lot of money to replace, and therefore hurt you budget. Using the black ink cartridge, you can achieve an estimated yield of 2,200 pages. With the other three colors, cyan, yellow and magenta, you can get around 1,400 pages printed.

Cons:

The only downside to this machine is that if you have a large office, then more than a few people sharing the same device can cause problems. It is not made to handle a large quantity of people, and should be shared with around 4 people. Any more than this and printing and copying can be a hard task to do.


For a machine that is capable of printing, copying and scanning, the HP Color LaserJet CM1312mfp can do a good job. Not only can it perform a wide variety of functions, but also has the ability to print and copy in color, which is a big advantage when deciding on an everyday all in on machine.