Hewlett-Packard's 5000 LaserJet Printer Series - Setting New Standards In The Workplace

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The HP LaserJet 5000 printer is a business printer that uses black and white 5000 Printer Toner Cartridges. It is network capable and has standard wireless printing. This makes it convenient for placement in the office and is compatible with Windows and Macintosh due to the Apple LaserWriter drive.

When ready to print, it takes 12.2 seconds to start. It has high quality output with 1200 x 1200 dpi printing. With a printing speed of 16 pages per minute, it is just right for a small business. The standard HP LaserJet Printer Toner has a 10,000 page capacity. The printer will print up to 65,000 pages per month which is helpful during those high promotional times of year.

Features That Count

This printer comes with a standard paper tray that holds 250 sheets. The multipurpose tray will hold 100 sheets for a total capacity of 350 sheets of paper. The output trays have a 250 page capacity bin and a 50 page face up bin. That provides a total output capacity of 300 pages. It also has a sensor to stop printing when the output bin is full.

With the optional paper trays, the printer can hold up to 850 total pages. The printer can hold a total of four trays. For the business that does a lot of two sided printing, there is a duplexer available for purchase. If more storage is necessary, there are two more trays available with the capacity of 250 sheets and 500 sheets.

It can print paper from 3 x 5 inches up to 11 x 17 inches. The paper itself can be up to a 53 pound weight. It works well for daily, general office printing and the larger promotional jobs. The higher weight will only work in the straight through tray and envelopes are also printed with this tray. The printer is capable of printing labels, business cards and transparencies also.

A large amount of RAM available on a printer provides fast printing on a network. If the set up is for a workgroup and will minimize any possible printing delays and keep work moving smoothly. It comes with just 4MB of RAM which is good for a small or home based business. For a workgroup, it will need more and there are three DIMM slots for adding memory. It may be added in increments of 4, 6, 8, 16, and 32 MB. The processor is 100MHz and is sufficient to facilitate smooth printing.

The printer is able to sit on a desktop if necessary. It is 19.1 inches in width, 19 inches in length and 12.8 inches in height and weighs 46 pounds. The size is convenient but at this weight, a printer cart may be needed. In addition to the slots for RAM memory expansion, there is flash memory at 2 to 4 MB. These hold memory permanently even when the printer is off. There is a parallel IEEE1284 port and a 232C serial port to connect it to the computer.

The HP LaserJet 5000 printer will do monochrome printing in house, including company business cards and brochures. This can mean quite a large savings on HP LaserJet Replacement Toners when it is not necessary to send out to get most print jobs done. It is just right for a small business or a small group within a business. It has enough memory expansion capability to make it a fast workgroup printer. Remember to pick up extra Compatible Toner Cartridges so you don't have to worry about last-minute printing emergencies.

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