HP LaserJet Pro P1102w,Monochrome Wireless Laser Printer (CE658A)

After reading all the reviews both pro and con about installing this printer on a MAC I went ahead and bought it anyway. And I did get it to work properly (wireless) the first time on MAC OS 10.7.5. (The USB worked easily also although we no longer use the printer on USB.) Only the first installation was difficult. We have several MACs installed at this location all of which reach their printers over wireless. The other printers all saw the printer and connected flawlessly. So I like this printer for it's cost, size and operating efficiency. Good, low-end B/W laser!Follow these installations instructions which I found on the Apple site. They work!The wireless configuration proccess is the same on Mac OS X 10.7 as for Snow Leopard.Before configuring the wireless connection, make sure to install the latest Software version using USB first.Any previous version will appear differently and will not work on Lion:[...]Follow these steps to change to a wireless network in Mac OS X v10.6 and v10.7.You can view a video demonstration to learn how to set up a wireless connection, or you can follow the written steps listed below the video.The following video demonstrates how to set up a wireless installation on the HP LaserJet P1102w printer on a Macintosh computer. The product in the video might not look exactly like your product, but the steps are the same.If you have trouble viewing the video, or to view the video in a different size, click here to play the video on YouTube.In Finder , click Applications , and then double-click System Preferences .Click Print & Fax (in Mac OS X v10.6) or Print & Scan (in Mac OS X v10.7).Click Open Print Queue , and then click Printer Setup .Click the Utility tab, and then click Open Printer Utility .Click HTMLConfig .Click the Networking tab, and then click Wireless from the list on the left.Under Communication Mode , click Infrastructure , select your network SSID from the Available Network Names (SSID) list, and then click the << button.From the Security Mode pop-up menu under Authentication , click WEP or WPA/WPA2 . Your selection depends on which Wireless Security Protocol your network uses.NOTE:If your network does not have Wireless Security, leave the Security Mode set toOpen System (No Authentication) .Type your WEP/WPA/WPA2 key in the appropriate field, and then click Apply .In the confirmation box, click OK , and then close the HTML Config and Print Queue windows.In the Print & Fax or Print & Scan window, click your HP product from the list of printers, and then click the Minus sign to remove it from the list.NOTE:This action removes the USB Connection from the list so that the only entry for your HP product is the Wireless Connection.Disconnect the USB cable from the product and the computer.Under Printers , click the Plus sign ( ).Select your product name with Bonjour as the Kind , and then click Add .Close the Print & Fax or Print & Scan window.Step two: Delete the USB connected printer, and then add the wireless connected printerClick the Apple icon, and then click System Preferences .Click Print & Fax .Under Printers , click your product, and then click the Minus sign (- ) to remove the product.Click the Plus sign (+ ) to find your product.When you find your product, make sure that the connection type listed under Kind is Bonjour .Click Add to add your wireless connected product.

We have been a HP laser user for years, our whole office and warehouse operation used the same non color lasers for basic routine printing needs such as invoices, pick lists, etc. We go through 1000s of sheets of paper overall every week and what seems like millions of carts over the lifetime of the printers. Our HP printers just always seemed to work fine and we could use after market toner carts with no issue. I cannot recall ever having to pull a printer out of service and put one of the spares into use. THEN CAME NEW WINDOWS SOFTWARE and NONE of the printers we owned would make the transition to the new OS in spite of so called work arounds, etc. So while we hope HP gets 1000s fleas in their arm pits for that, we were please with their product while it worked.Now to the P1102w. It seems to be same general quality of our previous models, maybe somewhat faster on the time for paper out and print speed. I don't like the black color as it shows dust and dirt more easily compared to a more beige color. Cart loading is easy and quick. The paper tray seems a bit whimsical compared to beefier trays, and there is NO paper tray cover that came with ours. Software installs went fine with no issues. Noise of the paper draw from the tray of this printer is higher than our old ones. In a quiet office it might be objectionable. The printer footprint is smaller than our older models, so it fits the casual desktop user's desk easier than the older models.Will update in 6 months, we will be using these daily and with gusto. A 6 month update from us will be like years of use to the casual user.UPDATE : Sooo, it is later and we have several of these. All work fine. The one in my office goes through about a ream a day. My only gripe is that it only holds about 160 pages in the paper tray, I would be far happier if it held more, perhaps 200+ or so. We use the Green Box AzTechSupplies reman'ed toner carts and they work fine. We DON"T use Vinc due to previous issues and issues in this printer. We also had to place a spacer under the printed sheet tray extension to make it point up a bit more, our paper curled slightly and it would push it off on the floor. Put a 1/8"+ spacer by the extension hinge and it is all good.