HP LaserJet 1020

The HP LaserJet 1020 is a low cost, low volume, mono laser printer. It was a replacement for the HP LaserJet 1012 but seems to suffer from many of the same flaws and problems owing to overheating and lack of internal cooling. It was replaced with the HP LaserJet P1505 in late 2007.

Specifications

peed

* Print speed, black (best quality mode) - Up to 15 ppm
* Print speed, black (normal quality mode) - Up to 15 ppm
* First page out (black) - Less than 10 seconds
* Processor speed - 234 MHz

Monthly volume

* Monthly duty cycle - Up to 5000 pages

Possible health issues

The LaserJet 1020 is part of a list of LaserJet printers studied to determine particulate emission and its potential effects on health. The 1020 was said to be a moderate emitter of particulates. A full copy of the report can be found [http://cdn.sfgate.com/chronicle/acrobat/2007/08/01/printer_es063049z.pdf] , while HP's response is [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/emissions.html] .

Overheating problems

This model or printer has been known to smoke even after light use (e.g. 2 pages)fact| date=October 2007. HP's advice is to reduce printing quality to 75 g/m². (Light printing).

The P1505 has also shown smoke when printing a single page with a new toner.