The HP LaserJet 8150dn Printer And Its Capabilities

The HP LaserJet 8150dn printer and its capabilities are on full display whenever this monochrome printer is given full reign in a small or medium-sized business. In comparison to many other monochrome laser printers available out on the market, this particular Hewlett-Packard would probably be considered mid-priced and characteristic. It is a speedy printer with a lot of reliability, especially with the quality of the print as offered by the HP LaserJet 2420dn toner.

That print speed comes to the fore right away, with the 8150dn able to kick out product at a fast 32 pages per minute. For a business needing a workhorse network printer, it’s hard to find many much better than this Hewlett-Packard model. It is able to juggle a number of different print jobs effortlessly and it has a decently fast processor to help it along.

As far as the media types the 8150dn is able to print on, the best word to describe its capabilities would be “versatile”. That’s because it can print out on an extremely large number of different paper sizes, as well as transparencies, envelopes and labels. It’s a sure bet that this printer will be able to accommodate the needs of most any network workgroup or business.

Connectivity with the 8150dn is standard Hewlett-Packard, meaning the printer will come with several different means for interfacing it to a network or even a standalone desktop. This includes making use of the parallel port and a nice quality Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX port. Most any IT specialist will be presented with very few problems, in other words, in hooking up this machine to a network.

A particularly nice characteristic of the 8150dn is its print resolution capability, which comes in at a sterling 1,200 dpi. For a workhorse network printer like this Hewlett-Packard, getting 1,200 dpi for the price that one will pay is a bit surprising.  That might be because it is actually a fairly reasonably-priced machine when one considers not only print resolution, but an array of other features that it comes with.

From the time the first print task is designated until the time the first page emerges is only 17 seconds, which means that the supplied microprocessor (a QED 250 MHz model) is doing its work well. That microprocessor combines with a decent amount of standard memory to handle a large number of nearly simultaneous print jobs from all across the network, which is also an excellent capability found in the 8150dn.

As far as memory goes, the Hewlett-Packard comes with 32 MB of it, though that can be increased up to 160 MB of RAM quite easily. Assess the needs of the network or workgroup and how often it requires print jobs to be completed, as well as the size of those jobs, before making a decision about increasing RAM, because the chances are good that it probably won’t be necessary.

In all, the HP LaserJet 8150dn printer presents quite a few features and capabilities for the money, especially because that money will be relatively small. At present, this monochrome printer can be found for about $600 new and at retail outlets. Used and refurbished models have been found for less than $200, and they are usually snapped up fairly quickly because they are so versatile and capable.

Additional savings throughout the life of the printer are possible with HP LaserJet 2420dn toner.  Not only by stopping costly reprints, which is what HP toner does, but by eliminating expensive retail prices when replacement toner is ordered online.