Monday, June 10, 2013
HP LaserJet P1505
HPs compact Laserjet P1505 is aimed at the entry level end of the laser market, ideally single user or small workgroups. It doesnt have an LCD screen, but uses buttons and coded lights to indicate its status. Its also USB only, although there is an alternative in the P1505n, its almost $100 more in some stores.
Setting up is simple enough, once you figure out that the instructions arent on paper, they are on the CD. We looked in vain for the setup guide, and only found it once we explored the driver CD. It might have been nice to have that mentioned somewhere, but once you figure that out, its plain sailing. The digital manual is comprehensive and will have you up and running in no time.
The printer isnt overly large at just 14.9 x 9.6 x 8.9 inches and 12.9 pounds. There is a flap at the front which folds down to expose the 250 sheet paper tray which makes the P1505 so compact. There is also a 100 sheet output bin at the top and a button to open the door access to the toner cartridge. The monthly duty cycle is 8000 pages, and the toner lasts for 3000, but is an all-in-one cartridge so there are no other running costs to consider.
Plain text is handled sufficiently well for the probable workload. Hewlett Packards spherical toner system means we saw little to no splintering around characters and text was handled well overall. Photos and graphics werent so lucky, with some banding apparent on more detailed pictures. The 600 dpi print engine seemed to struggle a bit, but not so much as to make the P1505 untenable.
However, if print quality is average, print speeds are anything but. Our test document which includes a mixture of both text and graphics was handled with aplomb, hitting 22ppm in both normal and draft modes. Warm up from power off was a little over 10 seconds and around 6 in standby mode. In fact, the document printing rate is on a par with many more expensive printers from recent tests we have conducted.
If youre after a fast and affordable mono laser printer for the home office, the HP LaserJet P1505 will do the job.
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Setting up is simple enough, once you figure out that the instructions arent on paper, they are on the CD. We looked in vain for the setup guide, and only found it once we explored the driver CD. It might have been nice to have that mentioned somewhere, but once you figure that out, its plain sailing. The digital manual is comprehensive and will have you up and running in no time.
The printer isnt overly large at just 14.9 x 9.6 x 8.9 inches and 12.9 pounds. There is a flap at the front which folds down to expose the 250 sheet paper tray which makes the P1505 so compact. There is also a 100 sheet output bin at the top and a button to open the door access to the toner cartridge. The monthly duty cycle is 8000 pages, and the toner lasts for 3000, but is an all-in-one cartridge so there are no other running costs to consider.
Plain text is handled sufficiently well for the probable workload. Hewlett Packards spherical toner system means we saw little to no splintering around characters and text was handled well overall. Photos and graphics werent so lucky, with some banding apparent on more detailed pictures. The 600 dpi print engine seemed to struggle a bit, but not so much as to make the P1505 untenable.
However, if print quality is average, print speeds are anything but. Our test document which includes a mixture of both text and graphics was handled with aplomb, hitting 22ppm in both normal and draft modes. Warm up from power off was a little over 10 seconds and around 6 in standby mode. In fact, the document printing rate is on a par with many more expensive printers from recent tests we have conducted.
If youre after a fast and affordable mono laser printer for the home office, the HP LaserJet P1505 will do the job.
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