| The £500 HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn printer | | | | 3,500 sheets and each of the colours (CC531A, |
| has been designed with small work-groups in mind | | | | CC532A and CC533A) will print 2,800 sheets. You |
| and it has network capability, can print on both | | | | can save money when using the printer by using |
| sides of paper automatically, and is rated at 20 | | | | non-HP cartridges which are far less expensive. |
| pages per minute (ppm). | | | | Print speeds for the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn |
| There are two paper trays at the front of the | | | | were more than acceptable at 20 pages per |
| CP2025dn. One is a 250 page drawer and the | | | | minute (ppm) for mono and colour. |
| other opens above it and can be used for | | | | Prints proved to be, on the whole, excellent. Black |
| different purposes. The front also houses the | | | | and white prints were easy to read and well |
| control panel which you can use to input print jobs | | | | defined. Colour prints were also of a high standard |
| and other commands. | | | | and were sharp and vibrant. |
| USB and Ethernet leads can be connected at the | | | | The quality of photos produced varied with the |
| rear of the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn. Except | | | | quality of paper. When printing photos it quickly |
| for its relatively hefty weight (nearly 53 pounds) | | | | became apparent that it was necessary to use |
| the CP2025dn was easy to get going. You get | | | | high quality paper to get good results. If 80gm |
| four small capacity cartridges with the machine. | | | | paper was used the prints were often dull and the |
| These are already in place and all you need to do | | | | colours inaccurate but with better quality paper |
| to get the printer ready is take away some | | | | the results were very satisfactory. Prints were |
| protective tape from each cartridge. Configuring | | | | sharp and detailed with vibrant and accurate |
| the printer was straightforward and there were | | | | colouring. |
| no problems with the network connection. | | | | The HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn produced good |
| Installing the software for the HP Color LaserJet | | | | quality mono and colour prints, was quick to do |
| CP2025dn was just as easy. You just follow the | | | | so, is networkable and has a built in duplex unit. |
| instructions given on the included CD. The printer | | | | Unfortunately photo prints varied depending on |
| will work with Windows, Mac and Linux. Drivers | | | | the quality of paper used and it is not the |
| are provided for the first two and Linux users | | | | cheapest printer to run but at a cost of about |
| can get drivers from HPs website. | | | | £500 it is more good than bad and is certainly |
| Four cartridges are used for printing and these | | | | worth considering. |
| are housed in a tray that is accessed from the | | | | Printer cartridges for the HP Color LaserJet |
| front of the printer. Based on 5% coverage the | | | | CP2025dn are available here. |
| black (CC530A) cartridge will print as many as | | | | |