PCWorld: Review – HP LaserJet Pro P1606dn Monochrome Laser Printer
PC World says this printer, priced about $200, is suitable for small business and home office users, but notes that you get speed and auto-duplex printing at the cost of high-priced toner.
“The HP LaserJet Pro P1606dn monochrome laser printer aims at small offices and home offices that prize speed. Despite its moderate price ($230 as of August 27, 2010), it delivers plenty of pep, along with good paper handling. Unfortunately, its high toner costs make it a better fit for low-volume users than for high-volume users.
The LaserJet Pro P1606dn’s feature set is a definite step up from what you’d typically find in a low-end printer. It has a 250-sheet main input tray and, above that, a 10-sheet secondary tray for feeding letterhead or envelopes. The top-loading output tray holds 125 sheets. The construction of these parts seems adequate, but the output tray extensions are a bit bendier than we’d like. USB and ethernet connections are standard. The biggest disappointment to us was the control panel: Its two buttons and four LEDs all have icons, but no word labels, so you have to guess what each one means or look it up in the documentation.”