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I took a super old printer from work when they didn't need it anymore. This was years ago. HP LaserJet 1320. It's been working perfectly. Needs cartridge rep

I took a super old printer from work when they didn't need it anymore. This was years ago. HP LaserJet 1320. It's been working perfectly. Needs cartridge replacement very rarely. And works like a champ. That is what I recommend to all my relatives - find an old business Laser printer on Craigslist or eBay. Otherwise you are endlessly buying cartridges. I connected a Raspberry Pi Zero to the USB slot and shared it wirelessly. Now I can print from a laptop or a phone or whatever.

EvanAnderson 4y ago
Older HP LaserJet printers are wonderful. HP 4, 4000, 4050, etc, machines, fed with new fusers and rollers periodically, will be printing long after all of us are dead. Since they speak PCL and have good network connectivity options they’ll work with virtually any software from the last 30 years.
- tinus_hn 4y ago
  The HP LaserJet 4 uses 55 watts on standby. If you pay for your own electricity that becomes pretty expensive quickly.
  - starik36 4y ago
    That is one downside. Since I only print once in a while, I just turn it on when I need to print something.
cptskippy 4y ago
I have stood by HP printers for 30 years but I stopped recommending them and I don't think I'll buy another one. For most people, a LaserJet printer was a one-time purchase but HP has become hostile to this practice. They have reduced the capacity of the standard cartridges, equipped printers with starter cartridges, and increased their price dramatically. I recently had to purchase replacement cartridges for a 7 year old Color LaserJet and genuine cartridges were going to run $450 for a full set. I think I paid $240 for the printer but HP saw the pandemic as an opportunity to raise prices so the equivalent now costs over $600. I ended up purchasing Non-genuine cartridges and when this printer dies I'll probably get a monochrome Brother.

EvanAnderson 4y ago

Older HP LaserJet printers are wonderful. HP 4, 4000, 4050, etc, machines, fed with new fusers and rollers periodically, will be printing long after all of us are dead. Since they speak PCL and have good network connectivity options they’ll work with virtually any software from the last 30 years.

tinus_hn 4y ago
The HP LaserJet 4 uses 55 watts on standby. If you pay for your own electricity that becomes pretty expensive quickly.
- starik36 4y ago
  That is one downside. Since I only print once in a while, I just turn it on when I need to print something.

cptskippy 4y ago

I have stood by HP printers for 30 years but I stopped recommending them and I don't think I'll buy another one. For most people, a LaserJet printer was a one-time purchase but HP has become hostile to this practice. They have reduced the capacity of the standard cartridges, equipped printers with starter cartridges, and increased their price dramatically. I recently had to purchase replacement cartridges for a 7 year old Color LaserJet and genuine cartridges were going to run $450 for a full set. I think I paid $240 for the printer but HP saw the pandemic as an opportunity to raise prices so the equivalent now costs over $600. I ended up purchasing Non-genuine cartridges and when this printer dies I'll probably get a monochrome Brother.