When you open the box, the HP Neverstop Laser 1202nw comes with enough toner to produce 5,000 mono A4 prints. Scanning a full page takes around 16 seconds to finish, and since there’s no automatic document feeder, it can take a while to scan multiple pages. This is a good thing because the printer’s built in monochrome display is not much larger than a postage stamp and hard to read unless you’re standing right over it. The 1202w’s maximum monthly duty cycle is 20,000 pages, with a monthly minimum suggested print volume of 2,500 prints.

After editing the tech section of Wired UK magazine, he is currently specialising in IT and voyaging in his VW camper van. For those who need black-and-white print documents with sharp lines, this is a budget-friendly way to go. Windows users can utilize the desktop version of the app, which offers a bit more details and configuration via the printer’s dedicated web portal.When it comes to bigger printing jobs, the Neverstop 1202nw output a 25-page mono test print at a speed of 14ppm and a longer 50-page document at 17.

Rather than a normal sliding mechanism as seen in most printers, you have to take off a small cover first, then slide in and align your paper, and then replace the cover. There are dedicated buttons for quickly copying a document or an ID card, which makes this printer ideal for being set up in a reception area or any scenario where quick copying would be required. The printer does support manual duplex printing, so you’ll have to stand around and re-insert pages if you want to print on both sides. The other, the Neverstop 1000 Laser Printer, is a print-only version that we’ll be reviewing shortly. Over 75% plastic reduction is calculated by comparing the weight of the plastic in HP Neverstop Laser 103/143 A/AD and HP Laser NS 108 A/AD Toner Reload Kit and its packaging.In other words, the 1202w proved substantially slower than competing models, due mostly, I suspect, to its relatively low complement (64MB) of RAM. This home LaserJet printer saves more than money, too, thanks to its environmentally-friendly features.

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You simply screw the syringe into a special opening on top of the printer, depress the plunger, and your printer is refilled with toner. As an ‘install and forget about it’ printer, the HP Neverstop Laser 1200w does a very decent job of fulfilling quick print needs for small businesses.

Overall, the 1202w’s output is more than suitable for in-house printing, printing receipts, invoices, and so on, but not so much for marketing and other documents where you want to put your best foot forward. With the flatbed scanner fixed several inches above the printer there’s space for the printed pages to collect in between. With an initial output of 5,000 pages from what comes in the box, you'll be well on your way to affordable printing from the moment of setup.Perhaps HP skimped a bit too heavily by not including duplex printing and an ADF, but that’s not unusual for the first iteration of a bulk-consumable printer. Get Marvel’s Avengers when you purchase HP gaming PCs with qualifying 9th gen or 10th gen Intel® Core™ i5, i7 and i9 processors. Setting up the Neverstop Laser 1200w is all done through the HP Smart app, which talks you through adding the printer to your Wi-Fi network as well as alerting you to toner levels and allowing you to print directly from your phone or Google Drive.