ramerson's Full Review: Hewlett Packard LaserJet CP1518 Card Printer
After reading the reviews on the 1215, I decided to go with the 1518 because it has considerably more memory, a faster processor, and network connection. It also has a separate manual feed slot that the 1215 is missing. They both use the same toner cartridges and otherwise the specs are the same.
The 1518 comes with starter cartridges. If they were full, the printer would be free for buying the 4 cartridges since the cartridges are pretty expensive. I'm seeing more pages than predicted from the cartridges, but my pages are probably lighter than average. Cartridges are expensive, being rated at about 1/4 the number of pages for the same cost as cartridges for my older laserjet. It has some adjustments that may allow you to reduce the toner usage for a sacrifice in print quality. It stops printing when it thinks your cartridge is too low on toner. You can override this feature through the front panel or setup software.
Quality looks good, though the toner is shiny compared to an inkjet. Photos lack the quality of an inkjet, especially a six color inkjet.
The manual feed slot accepts only one sheet at a time. Small items aren't very repeatable or predictable just where the print will go.
If you need an exact color, say for a logo, an extra software program allows you to select colors and match them exactly.
Network installation was a breeze and worked first time. It has some problems with security when placed on a network, but a driver update addresses that. Read up on the networking issues if you place it on a network that has an externally visible network address. As long as it's behind a firewall, I think it will be ok.
When it goes into power save, my power meter says the watts go to zero. It does occasionally come out of power save for calibration, but I changed the calibration frequency in the configuration to one week. It starts quickly from power save when it's time to print.
It does duplex (both sides) printing in the driver, requiring you to remove the paper and insert it in the tray again. The driver for this feature is a little nicer than the inkjet driver for the same feature.
The paper tray has a locking mechanism that allows it to expand for legal paper, so printing legal size paper requires the paper to stick out the front of the printer, a bit awkward, but functional.
The front panel door (where the cartridges are) is not secured well and is easily dislodged, causing a jam if it's printing when it opens. Although the jam clears easily, it ruins the job, so I taped the door shut to prevent this problem.
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