Looking Over Hewlett-Packard’s 4100DTN Monochrome Printer

For an advanced printer designed for use by work groups, businesses may want to consider the HP LaserJet 4100DTN Printer. This laser jet printer makes black prints and is a good choice for producing text documents on a daily basis. It offers easy networking and management. Prints are produced rapidly and there is a large sheet capacity in the paper holders. The overall large LaserJet 4100DTN compatible toner capacity makes this printer a good choice for larger work groups.

Addition of this printer to the network for use by a work group is made easy by the use of a 10/100 BaseTX connector. Other connections include the parallel printer connector and the Ethernet connection. The machine has a capacity for an optional infrared connection as well. Fastest printing is made using Ethernet. An on board communication system allows users to quickly spot and resolve any printing problems.

The paper storage capacity of the machine as shipped is 1100 sheets. Adding the other optional paper storage tray can increase the total capacity of paper storage to 1600 sheets. The optional envelope feeder allows up to 75 No. 10 envelopes to be added and fed to the printer. Paper sizes may be letter, legal and smaller sizes down to a 3×5 sheet. HP manufacturers two HP replacement toner that will work with this machine. The most economical prints are made by using the larger cartridge that drops the cost of prints to just over 1.2 cents each. Choosing the smaller 6000 page cartridge will raise the price of prints to 1.5 cents each, which can be significant when companies are printing thousands of documents each day.

The speed of this high capacity machine is a very fast 25 ppm. The first page is printed in less than 12 seconds. The machine operates at the same speed for draft copies as it does for the best quality prints. The maximum monthly capacity of this printer is a very high 150,000 sheets.

Consumers will be very satisfied with the high quality prints prepared on this printer. The resolution is 1200×1200 dpi. There are 120 True Type fonts available on this HP printer and all are scalable.

The on board processor is a 250 MHZ RISC. It is combined with 32 MB (expandable to 256 MB) of ram. Buyers can also add an optional 5 GB hard drive to the system as well. The use of on board processing and memory help to make a versatile machine even more useful.

HP has designed this printer to use several different types of media. It accepts paperweights to 56 pound. In addition, it prints on Number 10 envelopes, laser print labels and transparencies. Automatic duplex printing is also a feature of the machine.

This device uses LaserJet 4100DTN toners, which creates sharp and crisp prints that are of high quality. The machine offers a large enough capacity to meet the needs of large groups. Documents are printed in black and white, a money saving feature. Businesses that also need the capacity for color laser prints will want to consider other printers, many of which are also manufactured by HP.

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