HP Color Laser JetPro 4202dw - Ebuyer
A great Colour Laser Printer!
29/01/2024 22:35
I have used mostly inkjet printers for many years, but this is the first time I've used a colour laser printer. I was a bit sceptical at first, thinking for the price I paid, that this can't be that good. Boy, was I wrong!
The box it arrived in was huge! Upon opening I was greeted with very thick polystyrene protection. Once I had got it out, I realised the printer was not as big as the box led me to believe. It is bigger than most inkjets, but it sits very neatly on my desk, and looks very smart and business-like, with an off-white colour and nice blue contrast to the front paper tray/toner access door.
The setup procedure was a bit fiddly. I opted to use the on-screen controls on the printer to set up the WiFi etc, and came across my first criticism: the control wheel and screen are awful. Very slow wheel which needed almost a full turn for each item on a menu! However, once setup, it found a firmware upgrade which totally fixed it! Well done HP.
Once on the network (You can choose WiFi or Ethernet, or even USB), my PC didn't find the printer at first, but a quick reboot of the printer soon sorted that. It doesn't come with any software, but it's a fairly small download and it installed very quickly. As it is just a printer and not scanner as well, it doesn't need much software, just a driver package.
In use, the printer is very quick, spitting the print out as fast it takes to push the paper through, a far cry from the delay I get when printing with inkjet. For business use, the quality is astounding. Very crisp, sharp text with nice, vivid colours for graphics. For photos, the limitations of lasers shows up. It does an OK job, but the colours are not the most accurate and it doesn't cope too well with darker gradients, such as shadows. Don't get me wrong, it's fine, and in a pinch, you could frame the images and most people wouldn't notice. But when compared to an inkjet (using proper photo paper), the difference is night and day. That isn't what this printer is for though. And for office use, and the occasional image, I cannot find fault.
One feature I particularly appreciate is the duplex capability. When printing both sides, it prints, pulls the paper back and does the other side so much faster than I expected. Not experienced a single jam yet either.
It comes with toners good for around 1000 prints, a usb and power cable.
All in all, I am really glad I went for this, and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
MrFawlty
Bideford , Spojené království
Age: 52
Gender: Female