The HP LaserJet 1022N Printer is considered a monochrome machine, which means that it uses only black and white LaserJet 1022N replacement toner. It's ideal for both home and office use as it can easily connect to a computer or LAN. An assortment of media types and dimensions can be handled by this unit. And with the Instant-On feature, it only takes 8 seconds to print the first page. While other units are just warming up, this Hewlett Packard offering has already completed your task.

It has a compact body which measures 14.6" (width) x 14.3" (depth) x 9.5" (height) so it has a small footprint. With such measurement, it can be placed on just about any space available, including your desktop. Also, it tips the scale at 12.1 lb only. Inside it is a 266-MHz processor and an 8-MB RAM. Although there's no memory expansion slot, it's fast enough to yield 19 ppm (pages per minute).

A max of 1200 x 1200 dpi (dots per inch) black and white printouts can be churned out by the 1022N laser printer. Such resolution is sufficient to produce high-quality documents, whether text-based or with images. Enabling you to meet productivity requirements is the impressive input media handling capacity of up to 260 sheets. This, thanks to the 10-sheet priority input tray and a 250-sheet standard input tray available.

When it comes to media types and sizes handled by this unit, it's flexible enough to work with an assortment of them. It can work compatibly with plain paper, photo paper, vellum, cardstock, transparencies, labels, postcards and envelopes. As with media sizes, can handle anything from 3 inches x 5 inches to 8.5 inches x 14 inches. Duplex printing is manually done, with a provided driver support.

There are a couple of standard connectivity options fitted onto this HP item. There's the hi-speed USB 2.0 for easy connection to a computer's USB port. Then there's also a 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX RJ-45 fast Ethernet port for hooking up to an office network. Optional connectivity options are also available. Such include HP Jetdirect external print server and HP bt1300 wireless printer adapter.

Ensuring that you get professional-looking black and white printouts is the HP Resolution Enhancement technology, or REt. This innovation allows for coming up with crisp and clear text and images, but without affecting the unit's performance. There are a total of 26 inbuilt scalable fonts, and a PCL 5E language simulation. The black print cartridge boasts of the Ultraprecise HP toner cartridges. When used with recommended HP paper types, one can enjoy optimal printing quality and reliability.

Maximum usage level per month is set at 8000 pages. This rating defined by Hewlett Packard takes into account some specifications. Such include paper handling capabilities and cartridge replacement. Sticking to this monthly duty cycle enables the unit to yield a most favorable performance. Otherwise, consumables have to be replaced often, increasing usage of supplies.