Written by The HP Color LaserJet CP3505dn printer is another of HP’s printers that is designed for use with a small office or workgroup. It includes both a standard print driver, as well as an alternative driver that allows you to do a print preview. A unique feature allows you to connect to a website that will calculate the cost of printing a large job in house or sending it out for printing so that you will be able to save the most money.
This printer is one of the three printers produced in the CP3505 line by HP. The base model is the CP3505n that has a small paper feed and produces single sided prints. For two-sided prints, you will want to add the duplex unit by purchasing the CP3505dn. For both the duplex unit and an additional paper drawer, you will want the CP3505x. While it is possible to purchase the additional paper tray after the printer, the duplex unit is not sold separately. With regards to all other features these machines are identical.
This printer is not overly large, but may be found too large to fit onto your desk top. It weighs almost sixty pounds, so it would not hurt to have a helper to get it into place. Once it is there, you simply remove packing materials, plug in the cables and power cord and then allow the machine to do its own installation on your network.
For most uses the quality of the text produced in prints is good. There may be times that certain letter combination tends to overlap, for example in an “rt” combination there may be a small overlap. Once again, this is no problem in most business communications.
For graphics you will find that there can be some graininess and some places that have some unevenness in the pages. However, most graphics are printed at an adequate quality for internal use in businesses.
Prints of photos seem to also be good. The resulting prints should work fine for newsletters or handouts. Photos taken from Web pages print well and look as good as or better than they do on the Internet.
The estimator is actually access to a web page that is useful in letting you know the cheapest way to produce your prints. While this may not matter in smaller quantities, if you are making several hundred or thousand prints, the savings of a few pennies can add up. The program takes into account the amount of coverage of toner on the page. The program does not take into account the man hours used in producing the prints.
The print view driver that is offered as an alternative is also useful to see what prints will look like before they are made on paper. This can also reduce printing costs by allowing you to make adjustments early.
The experience with this HP printer using CP3505dn compatible toner will be a positive one for most small offices and work groups. The affordability of the HP toner cartridge in this printer may make it perfect for your office. Continue saving when ordering laser toner cartridges.
