Designed for home-based or micro offices, the monochrome HP LaserJet Pro M102w ($159.99) is small enough to fit on most desktops, and it would make a good fit as a personal laser printer connected to a single PC.

Good text print quality; Low price; Reasonably fast; Compact; Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct support

Subpar graphics and image print quality; No Ethernet connectivity; Does not support automatic two-sided (duplex) printing; High running costs; Potentially confusing registration process

Designed for home-based or micro offices, the monochrome HP LaserJet Pro M102w ($159.99) is small enough to fit on most desktops, and it would make a good fit as a personal laser printer connected to a single PC. (You get Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, but the printer lacks an Ethernet port for wired networking.) The M102w is fast enough given its size and price, and it prints terrific-looking text, if not always graphics and images. But it can't print two-sided pages automatically the way our Editors' Choice models, the Canon ImageClass LBP151dw ($409.99 at Amazon) and the Dell Printer - E310dw ($698.99 at Amazon) , can. Design and Features Measuring 7.5 by 14.5 by 9.7 inches (HWD) and weighing 10.4 pounds, the M102w ($89.99 at HP) is a little bigger than a breadbox—more than small enough to fit on most desks, and easy enough for one person to move. As with most standalone printers in this class, it has a minimal control panel consisting of a combination Wi-Fi button and Wi-Fi sta...

The monochrome HP LaserJet Pro M102w is an inexpensive and compact standalone laser printer that prints terrific-looking text and so-so graphics and images, making it a decent fit for a micro or home office.

Good text print quality; Low price; Reasonably fast; Compact; Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct support

Subpar graphics and image print quality; No Ethernet connectivity; Does not support automatic two-sided (duplex) printing; High running costs; Potentially confusing registration process

Before you buy an HP product you already know you are going to receive a good quality product that is easy to setup/use at competitive/sometimes unbelievably low prices. I have been buying & using HP products for 25+ years & do not intend to change anytime soon.

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prints texts quickly; USB and wifi connection a plus

image print is grainy regardless of the originating image size even at 1200dpi setting and highest setting

The printer i bought is really very good and very user-friendly. One thing that is at startup it noises that should be cleared.

the printer quite save ink

This printer ROCKS!!! It spits out quality B&W prints almost faster than I can grab them out of the tray!! Shipping was fast too!!

very good

After hours of attempting to set up this printer through various channels (including the software CD, the online website, and online support), I finally read a forum that explained that Mac's and this specific HP model are not compatible.