Pros

  • Good performance
  • Nice output quality

Cons

  • Pricier-than-average toner

Manufacturer’s Description

Produce professional-quality colour documents with ease and speed. Seamlessly integrate into your office or wireless home network. HP features help you save paper and energy, and print from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number CE957A
Processor
Processor speed 0.6 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Linux
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory max 0.384 GB
Display
Photo preview 0
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 425 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 15.2 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 15.9 inches
Depth 19.1 inches
Height 12.7 inches
Weight 52.1 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 300.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 1
Manual Feed Slot 0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Dedicated photo tray 0
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Automatic Document Feeder 0
Duty Cycle 40000
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript Emulation
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.6 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 16.7 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 21 ppm
Color print speed 21 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

Macworld Labs (Speed)
Print speed: Text 11  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed: Color photo 72.06  seconds for 8X10 photo
Print speed rating: Color photo Good
Print speed: PDF 86.5  seconds for 4-page PDF
Print speed rating: PDF Fair