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HP LaserJet 2430tn

75

Good
  • Pros
  • Fast printing speeds
  • Strong paper-handling capabilities
  • Cons
  • Text output was unimpressive

User Reviews for HP LaserJet 2430tn

  • Reviewed by: truvalue

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Multiple paper trays. High yield cartridges. Network capability. Fast printing

    Weaknesses: Slow in printing color graphics.

    Overall Evaluation: This is the most expensive printer I have purchased and used. The printer was very impressive in text output speed and overall print quality. The paper trays can hold a lot of papers for a long time use. The printer is network capable, but I haven't tried yet. So far this printer does amazing printing job and it's really worth the price I paid. This printer is more suitable to people with medium to heavy printing job or an office for several users to share the printer.

  • Reviewed by: ebjian

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Fast printing, network ready, heavy duty.

    Weaknesses: Expensive, heavy.

    Overall Evaluation: It is very heavy, like 50lb or so and pretty expensive. But it is the best printer I ever used. If you are going to print a lot and want high-quality, go for it.

  • Reviewed by: zuomai

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Built-in network card, catridge price, heavy duty

    Weaknesses: printer price

    Overall Evaluation: I have used it for 2 months. It is my first network ready laser printer. everything is just so great. Printing quality is pretty good and printing speed is fast. The catridge price is ~$100 for regular or ~$200 for high-yield. You can even find cheaper one in other places, like eBay. But the price of the printer itself is really expensive. However, if you are going to build up a small network printing, 2430tn is one of your best choice.

  • Reviewed by: leonardy_tan

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Very fast print speed, high quality print out, server built in

    Weaknesses: Pricey

    Overall Evaluation: I have used this printer for 1 week. It serve with amazing speed print. It provide a big 500 paper tray. Server makes a network print easier with network sharing. The wait time for a print probably about 5 seconds and it's ready. If you have a good business office and required a printer that can share, print very fast, a big paper tray, then, this is the printer that will fit your needs. I would highly recommend this printer as the top three laser printer that has ever produced.

  • Reviewed by: Buy 4 Less Shop

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: monthly duty cycle, price, ppm speed

    Weaknesses: quality of prints

    Overall Evaluation: Prints text at almost 24ppm (in real life test), but sometime there's an occasional smudge here or there. Also guilty of leaving dirty roller marks, and a baked-on charcoal look to solid type. But if top-notch quality is not your biggest concern - go with it

What You Should Know about the LaserJet 2430tn

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

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