| p>The £500 HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn printer | | | | horizontal tray that slides out from behind the |
| has been designed with small work-groups in mind | | | | front panel. The black cartridge, the CC530A, is |
| and it has network capability, can print on both | | | | rated at 3,500 pages and each of the colours, |
| sides of paper automatically, and is rated at 20 | | | | CC531a, CC532A and CC533A are rated at 2,800 |
| pages per minute (ppm). | | | | pages. You can save money when using the |
| There are two paper trays at the front of the | | | | printer by using non-HP cartridges which are far |
| CP2025dn. One is a 250 page drawer and the | | | | less expensive. |
| other opens above it and can be used for | | | | Print speeds for the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn |
| different purposes. The front also houses the | | | | were more than acceptable at 20 pages per |
| control panel which you can use to input print jobs | | | | minute (ppm) for mono and colour. Prints are, |
| and other commands. | | | | generally, of a high standard. Mono text proved to |
| USB and Ethernet leads can be connected at the | | | | be sharp and clear. Colour graphics were bright |
| rear of the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn. It was | | | | and stood out from the page. |
| easy to set up although it weighs nearly 53 | | | | High quality photo prints could only be produced |
| pounds so you may need some help lifting it. It | | | | using high quality paper. On 80gm paper prints |
| has four low capacity toner cartridges already | | | | were disappointing because of dull reds which |
| installed and all you have to do is peel off some | | | | resulted in inaccurate combinations of colours such |
| tape from them before you plug the machine in. | | | | as purple together with noticeable banding. Using |
| When connected to a network the printer | | | | higher quality paper produced much better results |
| appeared without any problems. | | | | that were exceptional for a printer this cheap. |
| There were no problems getting the software for | | | | Prints were sharp and detailed with vibrant and |
| the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn installed. You just | | | | accurate colouring. |
| have to insert the accompanying CD into your | | | | If you are looking for a reasonably priced (about |
| computer and do what you are told. The printer | | | | £500), compact colour laser printer that prints |
| will work with Windows operating systems from | | | | high quality documents quickly, then the HP Color |
| 2000 and up and Mac from OSX 10.2.8 and, while | | | | LaserJet CP2025dn should be on your short list. |
| not provided, Linux drivers are available from HPs | | | | However if you plan on printing a high volume of |
| website. | | | | colour document you will find it is relatively |
| The only consumables are the all-in-one toner | | | | expensive to run, and good quality photos could |
| cartridges, all four of which fit into a single | | | | only be produced using high quality paper. |