| What a consumer needs to know concerning the HP | | | | The HP 3020 has a resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 dpi (dots |
| LaserJet 3020 printer using the HP Q2612A print | | | | per minute) for printing and an optical resolution of 600 |
| cartridge can be summed up by reviewing its | | | | x 600 dpi for scanning. Some optical scanner |
| specifications. Things to consider when looking for a | | | | resolutions can be as high as 2,400 x 4,800 dpi. Such |
| printer include pages per minute, storage capacity, | | | | resolutions can produce high quality scans for those |
| internal memory, print resolution, connectivity, and of | | | | businesses or individuals who require that much detail in |
| course the cost. Perhaps the biggest thing to consider | | | | their scanned documents, but a resolution of 1,200 x |
| when deciding which printer to what tasks will the | | | | 1,200 dpi for printed documents is pretty standard for |
| printer be required to perform. A home-based printer | | | | most printers. |
| will not have the same requirements as a printer which | | | | Consumers in the market for a new printer will typically |
| will be used for small or large businesses. | | | | pay more for a printer with more memory capacity. |
| Higher end printers have a maximum copying speed of | | | | The HP 3020 does not support removable or flash |
| about 20-22 pages per minute for monochrome (black | | | | memory disks, but it does have an internal memory of |
| and white) printing and about 17 pages per minute for | | | | 32 MB. A maximum supported memory capacity of |
| full color printing. The HP 3020 has a maximum | | | | 32 MB is typical for a printer at this price level, but |
| copying speed of 14 pages per minute. This is at the | | | | many boast 64 MB RAM (random access memory) |
| lower end of the scale when it comes to speed for | | | | as a performance feature. |
| this line of printers. | | | | In addition to printing on plain paper, many businesses |
| The 3020 uses parallel connection ports, as well as | | | | require printers that can print out on envelopes, labels, |
| USB 2.0 (high speed USB). Most small business or | | | | and other media types. The HP 3020 is programmed |
| home based users will find this more than adequate. | | | | to handle labels, cards, transparencies, envelopes, and |
| Ultra high speed connections (such as Ethernet and | | | | plain paper. This is also a very useful feature for home |
| Base-T) may be required for larger businesses with | | | | users interested in printing black and white mailing |
| heavier workloads, but USB 2.0 is pretty fast (about | | | | labels, business cards, greeting cards, and similar |
| 480 Mbps) and practically all computers on the market | | | | products. |
| today come with USB 2.0 ports already installed. | | | | The copying speed, optical resolution, and storage |
| Another specification one must consider when | | | | capacity of the HP LaserJet 3020 printer are all pretty |
| purchasing a printer is the storage capacity. This is a | | | | standard for a printer of this type. Because it is a |
| measure of how many sheets of paper the printer | | | | monochrome printer (not a color printer) it may be |
| holds. This is also known as "document feeder | | | | inadequate for some business environments, but the |
| capacity". The HP 3020 has a document feeder | | | | cost (about $230) and functionality make it a printer |
| capacity of 50 sheets. This is another fairly standard | | | | worth considering for the average small business or |
| feature found in most printers of this size and price | | | | home based user. |
| range. | | | | |