I now own a HP 1020 laser printer. The first page comes out very quickly after I fire off printouts even if the printer had lain unused but powered on for a long time (i.e., in powersave mode). In fact, the first page appears suspiciously fast compared to the Samsung laser printer that I had earlier.
I was starting to get concerned that the printer was quick because it was never going into powersave mode.
I searched around a bit and found that HP has invented some technology to drastically reduce the warmup times of their printers. They have a high-tech fuser that heats up much faster than the ordinary ones.
An independent testing lab has a report that compares the HP 1020 with competing models. The HP produced the first page 12.6 seconds after job was submitted. The Samsung took a leisurely 36.8 seconds (Dell fared equally badly).
This is a great example of customer-driven R&D.
If I had known this info before buying the printer, it would have been a no-brainer to buy the HP. I thought I was taking a chance by buying the HP, because the Samsung is technically faster (22 ppm vs 15 ppm). I bought the HP to try out something different from my Samsung, and also because reviews said the Samsung was noisy. Maybe reviewers should highlight wakeup time too.
