Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4050T Laser Printer

Average customer rating: 4.5

reliable printer, works well
great printer, rare jams, reliable, wise investment.
Great Fast Printer

Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4050T Laser Printer

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00004U1SX

Related Categories:

Monochrome

All Hewlett-Packard

| Hewlett-Packard | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics

Office Electronics

| Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics

Laser

Monochrome

Test Printer Node

| Custom Stores | Specialty Stores | Electronics Features | Electronics

Amazon.com Review

Part of the LaserJet 4050 line of quality laser printers, the model 4050T offers 8 MB RAM, HP JetDirect 600N internal print server (a 10/100Base-TX fast Ethernet card), and a fast infrared receiver.

The LaserJet 4050's standard 500-sheet paper tray slides into the front of the printer; paper follows an S-path through the printer and ejects facedown into a generous 250-sheet output bin on the top of the unit. Alternately, you can flip down a tray, which handles 50 sheets, at the rear of the printer. The printer's front also hosts a flip-down, multipurpose feed tray that can handle 100 sheets of ordinary paper as well as media ranging from 3-by-5-inch cards to legal-sized paper. The tray's adjustable guides automatically center the paper.

Toner cartridges slide effortlessly into a large opening on top of the unit. This opening, along with well-marked access levers, also lets you access the entire paper path. Hewlett-Packard's TonerGauge tracks the number of printed toner dots and sends an accurate reading to the control panel and the management software.

The menu structure is immediately understandable, and the control panel is easy to use. On the control panel, three LED indicators show the printer's online status, activity, and error conditions, while a series of buttons on the right allows you to maneuver through the printer's scrollable menus. The LaserJet 4050T's online help system allows you to scroll through troubleshooting solutions on the control panel.

The LaserJet 4050T comes with parallel and serial interfaces and two PCI-based EIO slots, Fast Infrared port, and 10/100Base-TX. HP JetDirect 600N (EIO) internal print servers for Ethernet, Token Ring, and LocalTalk interfacing are available as an option. The LaserJet 4050T's fast infrared receiver in the rear is handy if you have a compatible notebook and like the idea of printing wirelessly from across your office.

In addition to font and macro storage, a hard disk enables the LaserJet 4050T to perform several types of jobs: Private Printing, Proof and Hold, Stored Jobs, and Quick Copies. Private Printing enables users to encode a print job with a PIN number and release the job at the printer by entering the code. Proof and Hold is a feature bound to save paper--it prints the first copy of a document and only prints the subsequent ones after you look at the proof and release the job at the printer. Quick Copying lets you print up to 999 additional copies of the last job without reloading the source application. Stored Jobs can live at the printer, and you can print them on demand from the control panel without any PC involvement. Given 4050T's impressive features, its fast 17-page-per-minute, jam-free printing, its options for network interfacing, and its strong manageability features, we think this is a fine business printer.

Pros:
<UL> <LI>Strong manageability features <LI>Excellent control panel <LI>Quick printing--up to 17 pages per minute <LI>Innovative workgroup options </UL> Cons:
<UL> <LI>None </UL>

Amazon.com Product Description

The world's bestselling laser printer just got better. Introducing the HP LaserJet 4050 series--the new replacements for the best-in-class HP LaserJet 4000 series printers--offering increased printing and networking performance, increased printer versatility, and lower total cost of ownership.

Printing and networking performance is boosted by the new 133 MHz processor, twice the standard memory in both the base and network models, and a 10/100Base-TX HP JetDirect internal print server for faster network throughput.

HP LaserJet 4050 Series printers offer a versatile, expandable design to accommodate general office or specialized printing needs today or in the future. What's more, new security, management, and convenience features deliver a new level of usability and manageability that was once available only with more expensive department-level HP LaserJet printers.

Designed as part of a complete network printing solution, HP LaserJet 4050 Series printers make it easier and more affordable than ever to print what you want, how you want it, when you want it.

The HP LaserJet 4050T is designed to accommodate the general office needs of workgroups that use multiple paper types. It comes standard with three paper trays and 8 MB of memory. Networking and Fast IR receiver for cable-free, walk-up printing are optional.

Product Description

The LaserJet 4050T from Hewlett-Packard easily meets your current workgroup print needs, with support for future memory, paper handling and network connectivity upgrades. This model of the 4050 series has three paper trays for easier printing when using more than one type of media. Just load the trays and manage letterhead, plain paper and envelope printing right from your desk. And the expanded Control Panel Help feature allows users to troubleshoot print interrupts right at the printer. Get sharp monochrome prints suitable for corporate presentations thanks to the Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) and an UltraPrecise toner cartridge. The LaserJet 4050T prints on different media including transparencies, specialty papers, envelopes and labels, from 3 x 5 inches to legal size. Available paper handling options include large capacity trays, an envelope feeder and auto-duplexer for future expansion.

Customer Reviews:

reliable printer, works well.......2007-05-05

i purchased this printer about a year ago and the thing still works perfectly. We were able to get the thing up and running right away for our whole laboratory (12 shared users). The occasional software problem arises, but the amount of problems this printer encounters is FAR fewer than its predecessor. all in all, this is an excellent value and this printer performs the desired operation. I recommend this purchase.

great printer, rare jams, reliable, wise investment........2006-12-31

I have at least one to two of this model printer in the offices I work at because they are so reliable, and need minimal maintenence. All of mine are in health care settings, where records are key. Some are one two or three trays. The toner last for many sheets of printing (never counted, but I know I probably go more than 1000 sheets at least). The printer rarely jams (except when I used really cheap thin paper), and the secretaries love the sheet feed selection if having to use overhead paper for a letter. The quality of the print (i believe up to 1200dpi) is great for black and white. Highly recommended investment, quite likely one of the last printers your office will need.

Great Fast Printer.......2000-08-21

Very fast 17 Pages per minute, great looking output at 1200 DPI, even better with the optional Ethernet 10/100 HP JetDirect 600N internal card. This printer is great as a shared network printer, or for users with large volumes of printing.

Only problem I've found is that if you are going to be printing large 1200 DPI graphics (like Photos), you will need to upgrade the memory from the base 8 MB of ram. As an alternative you could switch to 600 DPI instead, but the picture quality is reduced.

Electronics:

Electronics

Electronics