Amazon.in:Customer reviews: HP 1020 Plus Single Function Laser Printer (Black)

My older EPSON Stylus TX 121 inkjet printer was more than 3 years old and used to literally hog inks. And boy - each standard ink cartridge was more than Rs. 450/-. Imagine how much I had to shell out if I had to replace all the 4 cartridges together (Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta). And EPSON has now stopped supplying the original 73N cartridges. I had no other option but to buy a new one.

I did some research on the internet and learnt that there are few laserjets that are real value for money - and thats when I came to know of HP LaserJet 1020 Plus among others like Brother, Ricoh, Xerox and Samsung. I read more than 300+ reviews of each and finally narrowed down on this one. Reviewers said that the cost of refilling the toner was just Rs. 300-400 and works perfectly. Just to ensure and be double sure that I dont fall into the trap of expensive cartridges again, I found the contact number of one guy in Bangalore to ask how much it would take to refill. He said Rs. 350 for toner and Rs. 700 for calibration (Calibration needs to be done after every 4-5 refills). This sounded fine to me.

Next, I ordered one on Amazon and it was home delivered in 2 days flat. Cool for me!! Packaging was brilliant. The HP box packing had loads of manuals, safety and warranty cards, cables (Power and Data Cables) and of course, the coveted driver CD. Setting up the printer was a breeze - just peel of the protective covers and stickers, connect the power and data cables and you are done - hardware-wise. Then insert the driver CD, autorun it and click on INSTALL. The drivers will be installed automatically and after a minute, you will be promted to connect the printer. Just inset the USB cable to the USE port in your system (considering that the printer was already on) and you are done - its installed!! After the installation, it will give you the option to print a test page - you may or may not. Well, I did cos' i was curious to see a print from my very own laser printer. It was brilliant. Swift, crisp and sharp was the print. And whoa - it was super fast. There is also an option to set the print to Economy mode (its a checkbox) to save toner and all future prints will be printed in Eco mode. The Eco Mode gives great prints as well - its around 20-30% lighter than the normal mode.

Overall, with just less than a week, this printer appears to be simply superb, hassle-free, takes just few seconds to deliver a page and less space consuming on my desk too. So, 10/10 in these aspects.

The only worrying factor here that still looms large is warranty. I tried registering this device on the HP website but the device is no longer listed. When I checked through other workarounds, it says that CC418A is out-of -warranty. This is a bit worrying. But somewhere, one of the reviewers said that if you call the HP support guys and send them a scanned copy of the invoice, they would provide warranty confirmation within 24-48 hours. I am yet to do this. So, would update my review once I go through this process.

My verdict - though this model is quite a few years old, its still good as gold! With no paper jams reported, hassle-free operation, compact size, reasonably good price, relatively zero or no maintenance costs, toner refills ~ Rs. 350 and HP brand backing, rest assured you have made the right decision. Go for this and you would also definitely be worry-free for many many years to come.

UPDATE: This printer cannot be registered for warranty using the HP India website. Alternatively, you can call HP Service Helpline 1800-200-0047 (India). They will ask for your printer's serial number and product number, email ID, phone number and address. Once you have provided the details, they would reply saying that this device is registered. I asked if they could send in a e-warranty card or something but seems they dont have any such process in place. The surprising part is - even though I brought this in November 2014, the warranty is valid only untill January 2016 - NICE!!

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MJV

Please bring back this printer along with its twin Canon LBP 2900B

Reviewed in India on 30 August 2023

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This is the best basic laser printer (single function) that one can buy! Easy maintenance and easy refilling. Looks like they have discontinued it now. Please bring back (even Canon LBP 2900B)! We don't need the modern models like 1020W tank printer, etc with useless features (like tank filling, WiFi, etc.)

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Amazon Customer

Very good product

Reviewed in India on 12 August 2023

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Nice quality. I am using this printer since 4 years without any trouble.

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Girish

Long lasting product.

Reviewed in India on 4 August 2022

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This Printer I use for Office printing purpose. At a time it will print approx 1000 prints. Easy to refill, and economical. At a time normal ink powder cost ₹250 & polyster print cost ₹350, 👈 High quality ink powder.

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Sureshkumar

Hp printer

Reviewed in India on 4 May 2023

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Good quality

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Ms. Padmanabhan

MyStory of hp 1020. Not a full review

Reviewed in India on 17 August 2020

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I satisfied with this basic hp printer.....it’s a final reach from no...of deletion....!early I bought brother duplex printer.first one defective I replaced.second one is having same problem.. even customer care for brothers printer were not available.. physically I carried the printer to service centre it’s closed but in google search it’s seen opened...it’s was finally took back by Amazon! I couldn’t take single print. This much suffering ..I thought of hp printer..I went to hp shore room ..they showed a very new model. I paid it’s was aprox13k-14k.but when They gave demo.. some problems occurred... so I didn’t buy!. I came back half hearted.. no printer meant for me I thought! ..still I want a printer. I reached this basic model online from amazon.. earlier I felt it’s better to go and collect from shop.. my experience above,. again made me thinking.. I finally 4 th chance printer ordered... this 1020 plus! It’s smooth functioning...easy to handle like me having less technical knowledge....thank u amazon and seller

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daniel a.

good printer

Reviewed in India on 7 July 2023

the best printer

Reviewed in India on 10 May 2023

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#OP Printer. No problems . Sometimes lag , but its ok. Can take huge amount of load.

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