Pros
- Good performance
- Nice output quality
Cons
- Pricier-than-average toner
At A Glance
Tuned for speed and attractive output, this small-office printer sings--but it hits a sour note with high-priced toner and absurdly expensive memory.
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 |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 0.128 MB |
| Memory max | 0.384 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Monochrome (fixed-character) |
| Photo preview | 0 |
| Text Only | 1 |
| Touchscreen | 0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB | Yes |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 425.0 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 | 2.0 |
| Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays | 300.0 sheets |
| Optional Trays Available | 1.0 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0.0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Media Sizes Accepted | Legal inches |
| Dedicated photo tray | 0.0 |
| Automatic Document Feeder | 0.0 |
| Duty Cycle | 40000.0 |
| 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 |
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| Printer Type | |
| Number of Colors | 4.0 |
| Colors Available |
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| 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 | 21.0 ppm |
| Color print speed | 21.0 ppm |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 11.4 ppm |
| Print speed rating: Text | Good |
| Print speed: Color photo | 2.0 ppm |
| Print speed rating: Color photo | Good |