Do more with wireless printing

An affordable multifunction printer that doubles up as a wireless internet hotspot

Now you can print from anywhere in your office, courtesy this full-featured, wireless multifunction (MFD) printer. Not only that, you can easily copy, scan, fax, and share resources?and connect PCs and mobile devices to the internet with the built-in wireless hotspot. The innovative thing about HP HotSpot LaserJet Pro M1218nfs is a built-in wireless router, which apart from allowing wireless printing also doubles up as an internet hotspot. Upto eight PCs and mobile devices can connect to it at a time.

Apart from that, the MFP boasts of features like Smart Install, ePrint, and Airprint. Smart Install allows you to install the printer without inserting a CD for drivers. ePrint allows you to fire prints to the printer simply by sending emails to HP?s servers. Airprint allows you to print from Apple?s devices.

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At 8.3 kg, the MFP is pretty lightweight. Besides Wi-Fi, the machine also has USB and Ethernet connectivity. It has an uncluttered and easy to use control panel. We used a standard ISO page for testing the performance of this MFP. We got 17 documents printed within a minute, with the first page coming out in 9 seconds. The results for copying were also similar. You can get a maximum of 99 copies with a resize range varying from 25 to 400%. The automatic duplex printing feature is not available but you could do it manually. The scanner clocked 7 and 3 seconds for scanning an A4 page in B/W & colour modes respectively. The print quality was always excellent.

Bottomline: A low cost MFP that doubles up as a wireless internet hotspot, besides the usual functions. This functionality definitely makes it a good choice for small and medium businesses.

SPeCS

* Dimensions: 435 x 265 x 306 mm (W x D x H)

* Print quality black: Up to 600 x 600 dpi

* Duty cycle (monthly, A4): Upto 8,000 pages

* Processor speed: 400 MHz

* Paper handling input, standard: 150-sheet input tray, 35-sheet automatic document feeder

* Paper handling output, standard: 100-sheet face-down bin

* Envelope input capacity: Upto 10 envelopes

Estimated street price: Rs.18,306