HP 5P Printer Review
The HP LaserJet 5P laser printer certainly will not win awards for its print speed or its feature set, but it offers more reliability and lower printing costs than the most units on the market. Buyers will not get the latest and greatest features, but they do get a large paper capacity and the economical cost of HP 5P toner.
In fact, the low price of LaserJet 5P toner cartridges may just be the best reason to consider this model. HP 5P toner has a capacity of 4,000 pages and is much lower in cost than printer toner of most competing models. All of this adds up to a very low cost per page, which is most important, as the price of replacement toners can be very high in the long run. The printer's EconoMode makes it easier to get more from each LaserJet 5P toner cartridge, as it reduces the amount of toner used, with only a minor loss in quality. The HP 5P is built on the solid roots of the HP 4 toner unit.
Paper handling is excellent. The machine supports a wide variety of paper sizes and types, and the straight-through paper path helps reduce the likelihood of paper jams and other problems that come from bending the page when printing. Paper capacity is impressive at 350 sheets. There is an additional envelope input slot that can hold up to 10 envelopes at once. Print quality is sharp, especially for text, with the 600 dpi printing engine enhanced with HP's REt technology, which provides for sharper prints that emulate a higher dpi rating.
If saving money is a priority, you should definitely consider the savings provided by the HP LaserJet 5P. With its economy printing mode, low price and affordable HP 5P toner, it is one of the most budget-friendly solutions available, as long as you don't mind its slower speeds.
