HP P2015D Monochrome Laserjet Printer

• HP P2015D Monochrome Laserjet Printer
• True 1200 dpi Resolution for Printing Crisp Text and Sharp Images
• Hi Speed USB 2.0 Connectivity and 32 MB Memory/ Expandable to 288 MB
• A Fast 400 MHz Processor Handles Large and Complex Files Easily
• 25.00 Lbs (WxLxH) 13.00" x 16.80" x 10.00"

I purchased the 2015d directly from HP. The automatic (vs. manual) duplex function was my main purchase criteria, thus the choice of the 2015d rather than the 2015. Specs at the HP site stated that the 2015d is "certified for Windows Vista" and is "Windows Vista ready". These statements are misleading: Vista does not support the automatic duplex function of this printer. After many hours of effort, I called HP tech support and they confirmed/shared this info post-purchase.

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This printer works like a champ printing via AirPort Express from my Macs. (I didn''t have the same luck with the HP LaserJet 1022 I recently purchased and returned.) This printer is very fast compared to my older LaserJet 1200, and the duplex feature works nicely and is a great paper saver. Installing the drivers on my Mac was a breeze, unlike my experience with the 1022.

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UPDATE JAN 2009: Unfortunately, I have to second A. Richards''s review below.

After having worked flawlessly for 19 months, this printer stopped working properly. Sometimes it displays the paper jam and toner warning lights and won''t print, even when there''s no jam and plenty of toner; sometimes it prints one job successfully after restarting it, only to stop working after that; sometimes it prints only one page of a multi-page job; sometimes *no* LEDs are lit even when the power is on; sometimes it shows up as "offline" on my Mac (OS X 10.5.6) even when connected directly to my USB port and its power is on.

Called HP Tech Support and spoke with a technician who troubleshot with me and told me this was a problem with the formatter board, and that is was a known issue. He said it affected 10-20% (!) of all P2015''s, but that, since my printer is out of warranty, HP would charge me $260 (incl. shipping) to repair it. (For what it''s worth, he said the P2035 and P2055 are "excellent printers" and that only "1-2%" are sent back for servicing.)

Be wary of this printer. I didn''t expect to have to buy a replacement printer so soon.

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This is an excellent 2-sided personal laser printer. The cube-shape is tall, but takes up no more desk space than HP''s earlier personal printers. No paper trays stick out. I particularly like the 6 idiot lights that clearly show what''s gone wrong (paper jam, out of ink, etc). The old models would simply blink one light and leave you to decipher the meaning.

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I could not resist the price of the 2015d despite the negative reviews considering the Vista compatibility. I received the printer from Amazon yesterday and 30 minutes after calling HP support, it was working great. The CD does not work on Vista, so if you have that don''t even try to use it. Two drivers have to be downloaded from the HP site. The HP tech was very easy to understand and very helpful. In order to use the duplex feature, 2 sided printing must be set in printer preferences. It would be nice if that were automatic but for a final cost of $198, I can live with that. The manual also needs to be downloaded from the HP site. I replaced my HP 1200 with the printer and appreciate the added features. I would highly recommend ordering the additional paper tray as the one that comes with the computer only holds 50 sheets.

This product has fully functional drivers for XP x86 (32-bit), XP x64, Vista x86 and Vista x64. While most 2-3 year old HP LaserJets are getting ''updated'' driver packages, most of them are supported via the ''Universal'' print driver a package which creates serious problems in networked situations due to a poor deployment interface.

I have this printer attached to an HP JetDirect USB 2.0 print server, which is working well. It''s spooled from a Windows 2003 R2 x64 server, serving XP (x86 and x64) clients, as well as Vista (x86 and x64) clients.

The unit is fast, the UI (buttons, indicator lights, etc.) is excellent. I haven''t had any hardware problems (paper jams, flimsy construction, etc.)

Only complaint: The x86 XP and Vista driver component appears to randomly switch to 2 pages side-by-side mode, printing out 2 pages at 50% size on letter paper. This appears to happen somewhere at the print server/queue but no changes have been made.

The paper input tray for envelopes is different from the HP LaserJet 1320 (the P2015''s predecessor) and does not ''open'' all the way down to a flat surface. Nonetheless, it is an improvement from the loader ''slot'' that the 1320 had.

All in all... I''d do it again. Keep your eyes peeled for an updated driver, though, in network environments.