By Theodore D Beach
The HP Deskjet 1000 is typically available at prices down to �30, making it almost the lowest priced entry to inkjet printing.
Straight out of the packaging, it's a modest, nicely constructed, single-function printer in dark grey along with a curiously coloured top, and merely a suggestion of mauve about it. The paper feed tray hinges up from the top of the unit and could hardly have a more simple style, although it has a raised design of curves moulded on to it. The front cover folds down in order to make the output tray, once you have also swivelled out another support from its front lip. The overall footprint of the unit is actually extended considerably with both of these covers open in addition to pages seated upon each tray. The one control on the whole unit is a solitary, illuminated power button close to the rear of the top cover on the left-hand side. Within the rear panel are just two sockets, one for USB connection, which is the one means to get info to the unit, and the other designed for a low-level power input. It's difficult to think HP could not have integrated the compact block power supply within the case of the Deskjet 1000 however,, true to form, this is an external device well suited for kicking about underneath the desk.
To be able to fit both ink cartridges, you draw down a secondary cover within the front of the unit and shove them in and up in to the carrier. It's very fast and simple.
Drivers for both Windows and OS X are provided on the CD, although there is not much more when it comes to support software. They install very easily and offer good support with regard to the functions of the machine.
HP makes fairly unpretentious claims for the performance of the Deskjet 1000, claiming 5.5ppm with regard to black print and also 4ppm with respect to colour. These ratings rise to 16ppm and 12ppm whenever printing in draft mode. In our exams, the five-page black text document took 53s to run, and that is a speed of 5.7ppm, actually swifter than the rated speed. With the lengthier, 20-page examine, the pace went up to 6.5ppm. With draft mode, although, the speed was just 7.7ppm, less than half the stated velocity and even in normal mode, printing black text along with colour graphics, it ended up being 2.4ppm, merely 60 per cent of the rating. Finally, a 15 x 10cm picture on glossy paper needed 1min 35secs with top print quality.
Print quality, taking into account this is a �30 model, is fairly good. Black text is slightly marred by a small flow of ink over the paper fibres, which gives it a marginally fluffy overall look, but for general use, it is very understandable. Oddly enough, draft mode text is, however, slightly tidier, and we would be really contented printing black text on draft on a regular basis. Colour graphics are generally slightly dithered, but again quite usable for day-to-day paperwork at home. Colours are generally just a little pale in comparison to more costly equipment, but still acceptable. Photograph prints are also good, although in our test examples they showed scuff marks from the feed rollers.
The black and tri-colour HP Deskjet 1000 printer cartridges are available in two capacities, though neither of the two offer especially high yields.
Even though the black print cost is fairly high and the Deskjet 1000 might be a little bit noisy, it is nonetheless amazingly good value for �30. It prints text and graphics satisfactorily as well as fairly rapidly, particularly when you swap to the remarkably high-quality draft mode. If perhaps funds are tight, or you might be buying a second model, possibly for your children to make use of for schoolwork, it is a very good option.
HP Deskjet 1000 ink cartridges can be found here.
Theodore Beach is a member of the Cartridge Concept team which specialises in printer cartridges.
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