The HP LaserJet 1020 is a low cost, low volume, monochromatic

Grayscale

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 laser printer

Laser printer

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. It was a replacement for the HP LaserJet 1012

HP LaserJet 1012

The HP LaserJet 1012 is a low-end, monochrome laser printer from Hewlett-Packard that retails for US $199.99 and was designed as an inexpensive laser alternative to Inkjet printers for home and small office use...

but seems to suffer from many of the same flaws and problems owing to overheating and lack of internal cooling. The production started in June 2005.

Specifications

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Speed

• Print speed, black (best quality mode) - Up to 14 ppm.
• Print speed, black (normal quality mode) - Up to 14 ppm.
• First page out (black) - Less than 10 seconds
• Processor speed - 234 MHz
• Memory - 2 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM)

Monthly volume

• Monthly duty cycle - 8,000 single-sided pages per month (maximum) ; 1,000 single-sided pages per month (average).

Possible health issues

The LaserJet 1020 is part of a list of LaserJet printers studied to determine particulate emission and its potential effects on health. The 1020 was said to be a moderate emitter of particulates. A full copy of the report can be found http://cdn.sfgate.com/chronicle/acrobat/2007/08/01/printer_es063049z.pdf, while HP's response is http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/emissions.html.

Print Cartridges

It uses a Black cartridge(toner) print cartridge number Q2612A with 2000-page capacity at the standard 5 percent coverage.

Overheating problems

This model or printer has been known to smoke even after light use (e.g. 2 pages). HP's advice is to reduce printing quality to 75 g/m². (Light printing).