When considering the HP LaserJet 2200 printer and HP 2200 toner, keep in mind that one will be getting a workhorse laser printer meant to be used mainly as a computer-to-printer unit for the most part. It features excellent print speed and good print quality at a price (new, around $130) that will be hard to beat for those small office or home office entrepreneurs on a budget.

At 18 pages per minute of monochrome output, there are few other laser printers at this price point that can keep up with the LaserJet 2200. In fact, most other printers selling for what this unit currently goes for would be hard pressed to deliver print speed within three or four pages per minute of this printer, which might be a strong selling point for most any prospective customer.

Working together with that print speed is the HP LaserJet laser toner print quality. It has the ability to deliver crisp and clear product because it delivers print resolution at 1,200 dpi. In fact, most assessment criteria testing reveals that the quality of the print product put out will be uniformly excellent. There will be little evidence of any smudging or blurring for one, and it does fine at graphics-intensive print jobs, if needed.

The LaserJet 2200 is also a fairly compact machine and actually doesn't weigh very much when compared to its counterparts out there in the marketplace. It is only 10 inches high and about 16 inches wide, which means it will only take up a fairly small corner on a desktop or next to any computer to which it's been connected.

When it comes to supplied memory, this HP unit comes with 8 MB of it, though that can be upgraded to 72 MB if needs dictate. Processing power is shared with the computer to which it's connected. It all is kept tightly controlled and moving around by means of a 133 MHz microprocessor, which is sufficient to keep most print tasks organized and moving through the print queue with little trouble.

When it comes to the versatility of this HP unit, it's nice to know that it includes the ability to use a USB or a parallel port. Speaking of USB, keep in mind that a cable will need to be purchased as the LaserJet 2200 doesn't supply one of its own. Spending the extra money to obtain a nice quality USB cable to run from the computer to the printer given this model's price is a small price to pay, it should be noted.

Additionally, the HP 2200 holds a nice amount of paper, with 250 sheets of the 350 total sheets of paper it can store within a single autoloading input tray. There's also a manual loading slot that holds the other hundred sheets. It can print out nicely on a wide variety of paper and other media stock, which most observers say makes it as least as versatile at that as it is at connectivity abilities.

The HP LaserJet 2200 printer is a fairly durable office machine as printers go. With a monthly duty cycle of about 40,000 pages before requiring any maintenance, most users can expect quite a bit of printing before needing that maintenance activity. It runs on most Windows and Mac OS 7.5.5 and later operating systems. It lists for a $120 retail price and it comes with good print speed capability. In all, it's a fairly attractive printer and one that will meet the needs of the small office.

The HP LaserJet 2200 cartridges offers the reliability so admired by fans of Hewlett-Packard. Quality HP toner cartridge is always at the top of the game when it comes to how your documents look, as the end product is where the true value of the laser toner cartridges used shows.