The HP LaserJet 1200 printer comes in three models. The standard model is the C7044A base model. There is also the special edition 1200 SE, model number C7047A. Model C7048A is the LaserJet 1200n bundle for networked printing. Each model comes with high quality HP LaserJet 1200 toner.
The 1220 model adds scanning and copying facilities to the HP LaserJet 1200 base printer. It, too, comes in a special edition version. Optionally, one can purchase a copy and scan peripheral, model number C7046A, as an accessory to the basic 1200.
The laser printer business was started by Hewlett- Packard over a quarter of a century ago. In March of 1984 HP released the first LaserJet, a printer for personal computers. Print speed was 8 pages a minute. Resolution was three hundred dots per square inch. An 8 MHz processor was used and the memory capacity was one hundred and twenty-eight kilobytes, including controller memory.
Due to the limitations of memory technology at the time, the original LaserJet was unable to do graphics. By comparison, the modern 1200 prints photograph quality graphics. But to do this, the 1200 needs fifteen megs of hard disk space. The 1220 requires 160.
Port requirements are for a parallel bi-directional ECP or IEEE 1284 port. A USB port can be used instead. The main computer must have a CD-ROM drive for software download. An HP compatible print server is required for networking.
In the spring of 1987 HP introduced the LaserJet series II, the first step toward a laser printer targeted at the mass-market. The product was intended to appeal to the medium and small business sectors. And it did its job well.
In the fall of 1989 HP brought out a printer for the SOHO sector. At half the size and expense of LaserJet Series II, LaserJet IIP was, in all ways, a mass-market item. It can truly be called the first printer for the consumer market.
Today’s LaserJet 1200 printer is 16.3 inches wide, 19.1inches long and 10 inches high. The 1220 is the same width and length and is about six inches taller. Whether we are talking about the 1200 or the 1220, the print speed is the same. Letter size print jobs are done at a rate of fifteen ppm. Print jobs on legal size paper are at fourteen ppm.
HP pays attention to the environment. The 1200 series is designed to be energy efficient. In PowerSave mode, energy requirements lower considerably, saving energy without sacrificing up-time.
You can save on toner by using the Econo Mode feature for internal jobs. Because start-up takes several seconds, the PowerSave feature cuts energy use during idle times without sacrificing up-time. Double-sided printing is possible. The N-up feature reduces the original enough to allow printing two pages on a single sheet of paper. Plastic parts suitable for recycling, including the housing, are identified with the appropriate recycling stamp.
The most impressive element in the HP re-use, reduce, recycle program is how they handle printer cartridges. In excess of twenty-five countries across the globe, customers can recycle HP toner cartridge. A postage paid packing envelop is include in product packaging. Used LaserJet 1200 toner cartridges can be mailed free to an HP recycling depot.


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