So good it's sex in a printer (HP Color Laserjet CP3505dn)

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Product:	HP Color Laserjet CP3505dn
Date:	08.02.08 (292 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Speed, print quality, economy

Disadvantages: none, except it's not cheap

This is our printer we used at work, and it's not a domestic quality in my view, as it's very expensive and quite large, but my goodness if you are doing high volume printing then this baby is the mutt's nuts.

This is simply fab.
Why?
well here goes:

1. It has an outstanding print quality. good as the local printers, in both black and white, and colour..
2. It's very very quick. so quick that when you do double sided printing it saves time by printing side one of the second sheet while turning over the first sheet. I've never seen a printer do that before. It is honestly as quick as the photocopier for some jobs. It takes about 3 seconds to do a page of colour A4.

3. It is economical. The print cartridges are much better value than anything not laser of course, and this one always prints in true black using the black ink even if you've accidentally pressed the colour button button for a black and white sheet. And you buy all the four colours separately so if one runs out you don't have to replace the whole lot. There's a display on the front to tell you how much ink is left.
4. It starts up quickly, both from the start and from sleep mode - just a few seconds.

5. Should it have any problems, on our contract they always came out the next business day, which isn't bad.
6. It's not small but it is a pretty compact size to stand on top of a filing cabinet, say in the corner of the office.

7. Because it has a USB port, you can arrive with your laptop if you only use the office occasionally, plug in and print quickly using it. With our old printer there wasn't a USB, so as a laptop user I had to email what I wanted to someone with a desktop attached to the printer and they'd have to print out for me. HP drivers are easy to get from the web, if you need to.
8. It prints to A5 and B5 as well as A4.

9. Ours only went wrong twice in three years, (and we all know that was human error not machine failure, but we name no names LOL)
They cost a good £500 so it's not something you'd buy unless you were running a real office type environment, but if you need what this offers, my goodness, it's good.


Here is all the info, for those of you who like stats: (cribbed off the manufacturer's website)
Built-In Devices (in Printer): Status LCD
USB cable
Duty Cycle: 6000 pages
Type: Toner cartridge

Dimensions & Weight
Depth 51 cm
Height: 43 cm
Weight: 27.1 kg
Width: 41.3 cm
Environmental Parameters:
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 70%
Max Operating Temperature
27 °C
Min Operating Temperature
10 °C

Compatibility
Mac
PC
Connector Type
4 PIN USB Type B
RJ-45

Interface
Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX
Compliant Standards
EPA Energy Star

Data Link Protocol
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
Form Factor
Integrated

Type
Print server
Office Machine

Type
Printer
Power Consumption Operational
465 Watt

Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
42 Watt
Connectivity Technology
Wired

Duplex Printout
Duplex
Image Enhancement Technology
HP ImageREt 3600

Interface
USB
Language Simulation
PCL 5
PCL 6
PDF 1.4
PostScript 3

Max H-Document Size
216 mm (Legal)
Max H-Resolution B/W
1200 dpi

Max H-Resolution Colour
1200 dpi
Max Media Capacity
850 sheets

Max Media Size (Standard)
Legal (216 x 356 mm)
Max Media Weight
120 g/m2

Max Printing Speed (ppm)
21 ppm
Max Printing Speed Colour (ppm)
21 ppm

Max V-Document Size
356 mm (Legal)
Max V-Resolution B/W
600 dpi

Max V-Resolution Colour
600 dpi
Media Sizes
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
A5 (148 x 210 mm)
B5 (176 x 250 mm)
C5 (162 x 229 mm)
Executive (184 x 267 mm)
JIS B5 (182 x 257 mm)

Media Type
Cards
Envelopes
Glossy paper
Labels
Plain paper
Recycled paper
Transparencies
Min H-Document Size
76 mm

Min Media Weight
60 g/m2
Min V-Document Size
127 mm

Monthly Duty Cycle
65000 pages
Output Trays Capacity
250 sheets

Output Type
Colour
PostScript Support
Standard

Technology
Laser
Total Media Capacity
350 sheets

Type
Workgroup printer
Printer Output:

Max Speed
21 ppm
Output Quality
Black best
Black draft
Black normal
Colour normal

Clock Speed
450 MHz
RAM: Installed Size
384 MB

Max Supported Size
1 GB
Service & Support Type: 1 year warranty

Service & Support Details
Full Contract Period
1 year

Location
On-site
Response Time
Next business day

Type
Limited warranty
Slot Provided

Form Factor
SO DIMM 200-pin
OS Required
Apple MacOS X 10.2.8
Apple MacOS X 10.3
Apple MacOS X 10.4
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition


I wish I could afford one at home!

Summary: Everything I ever wanted in a printer

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