Gaining an appreciation for the HP LaserJet 6p printer and HP LaserJet 6P toner is easy to do after spending a few minutes putting this versatile and low-priced model through its paces. It’s clear that Hewlett-Packard has intended this particular laser printer be aimed more at the small office or home office environment rather than for use in a networked workgroup. At that, the company has succeeded well.

To start, the 6p prints out at about eight pages per minute, which isn’t exactly speedy but the quality of the printed page will — by and large — look quite nice. It is a printer that does its work in black-and-white (called “monochrome”) and it is also selling for around $60.  This is an exceptionally-low price for an actual laser printer, which means also that print costs will be exceedingly low.

The printer is also extremely compact, measuring only 8 inches high by 16 inches wide. This means it will fit nicely on any corner desktop environment, out-of-the-way and humming along nicely. It doesn’t have duplex (two-sided) printing, but this will hardly be a concern for the home office entrepreneur at which this particular printer seems to have been aimed.

When it comes to the quality of the print job this unit can deliver, Hewlett-Packard has included its standard 600 dpi printing capability. This is nothing to shout from the rooftops about, but the quality of the print job that emerges from this printer will be very clean and free of any sort of artifacts or smudging that many other printers at this price point seem to be susceptible to.

This particular Hewlett-Packard makes use of traditional wired technologies to connect to a computer or network, though optional wireless capabilities are available for an additional fee. Most users in this particular market segment will probably just stick to the more traditional wired connectivity ability. Just plug it in and let the printer upload its drivers and one will be churning out product within a few minutes.

There’s only 2 MB of memory, but it can be upgraded to 50 MB total, so the printer will need to make use of the computer’s processing power to get its jobs done. For a printer at this price point that’s fairly standard in terms of operating procedures. A 24 MHz processor is also on board, which helps to explain a little about why it prints out at eight pages per minute. Still, it holds a nice 350 sheets of paper, which is exceptional for printer of this price.

As far as its durability, Hewlett-Packard rates this printer at around 12,000 pages per month of duty cycle before it would require any sort of maintenance or replenishment. It has a single printer cartridge that’s good for 4,000 pages of product before needing replacement. Combine that with its low initial purchase price and cost-per-page ratios will be very attractive. Most any person looking for an inexpensive laser printer can’t help but be attracted to it.

Taken in its entirety, it would seem that there is a great deal of capability that Hewlett-Packard has taken the time to put into the HP LaserJet 6p printer. It lists for only $90 and some retail outlets online are selling it for about $30 less than that. This low price should serve as a strong selling point for those looking for a durable and easily-connectable laser monochrome printer. It’s sure to show up in many small offices.

Printing out page after page of perfect prints is what HP LaserJet 6P laser toner does.  Finding replacement HP replacement toners, a consumable that is an ongoing expense, is facilitated by searching online for dedicated compatible toners vendors.