HP's new small wonder makes a big impression.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 26th, 2006 - The new HP LaserJet 1018 Printer, HP's lowest-priced mono laser printer delivers proven reliability and performance to meet professional printing needs and is perfect for small and home offices.

With print speeds of up to 12ppm and 1200dpi effective output quality, the HP LaserJet 1018 Printer delivers high-quality results. Additionally, the sleek, compact design saves desktop space.

"Consumers nowadays are demanding the highest quality and reliability at an increasingly competitive price. The HP LaserJet 1018 translates such demands into reality by offering the best possible standards with the lowest possible costs said Amr Hassan, General Manager, Imaging and Printing Group, HP Middle-East.

Highlights/Specifications

  • Fast printing speeds at up to12ppm

  • 1200dpi effective output quality (600 x 600dpi resolution)

  • Instant-on Technology ensures a first printed page from PowerSave mode in less than 10 seconds1

  • Conveniently small size and space-saving design

  • HP LaserJet printer and print cartridge technology for consistent results

  • 150-sheet input tray, single sheet priority input tray and 100-sheet output bin

  • Supports plain paper, envelopes, transparencies, card stock, postcards and labels

  • Easy installation and use with Hi-speed USB 2.0 connectivity

  • 2MB RAM and a duty cycle of 3,000 pages per month

  • Support for a wide range of operating systems including Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000 and XP 32-bit

  • Convenient installation and replacement of the all-in-one HP LaserJet print cartridge.

  • The printer comes standard with a Introductory Print Cartridge2 (page yield up to 1,000 standard pages)3

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About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2006, HP revenue totaled $88.9 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 670 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, Cairo,  Ramallah and Oman servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968 and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for enterprise, small and medium business and consumer technology products and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains

More information about HP in the Middle East is available at www.hp.com/me

[1] In addition to fast ppm speeds, most HP LaserJet printers include Instant-on Technology, which delivers a first page out from PowerSave mode in industry-leading times, according to Quality Logic Printer Performance Test Reports from August 2005. The technology utilises an innovative, quick-heating fuser system that virtually eliminates warm-up time.

2 The Introductory Print Cartridge is only available with the HP LaserJet 1018 Printer and cannot be purchased in the aftermarket. The HP LaserJet 1018 Printer uses a higher volume replacement cartridge that is currently available in the market.

3 In accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. See www.hp.com/go/pageyield for more information. 

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