Hewlett Packard LaserJet 2100m Printer

I will admit, I bought this printer because I had store credit that I could use. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded it.

So the big question is, how has it worked? I'd have to say great!

I bought it several years ago. It's been so long that I do forget when. It's been through a few cases of paper by now (translation - tens of thousands of pages). And, although I've had to replace the toner a few times, I haven't had to repair or replace any parts of the printer itself.

The toner is an issue that makes some people balk at a laser printer. In this case, the cartridge is over 5 times the cost of an inkjet cartridge. However, it lasts more than 10 times as long, and doesn't dry out like my ink cartridges do (not that I let this printer rest enough that ink would dry).

The quality is also worth the extra cost. It says it goes to 600 dpi (with some emulation taking it even higher). In most cases, 300 dpi is plenty fine. But if you really need the higher resolution (such as a sharp black-and-white photo), it's nice to know this can handle it.

The only problems I have had were related to a print cartridge. It was a re-manufactured one (and not an HP). And, as happens occasionally, the cartridge went bad. It dropped some toner in the wrong places while not putting toner in other right places that it should have gone. However, the store replaced the cartridge, the printer recovered, and all is still high-quality all the way.

You can get "disposable" laserjets nowadays for under a hundred bucks (after rebates). And, for the casual home user, they will work great; by the time the printer dies, they'll have the new model disposables in. But, if you need long-life, high quality printing, then this is the way to go.

If you can afford a great printer, then the Hewlett Packard LaserJet 2100m is one you could go for with confidence!