Written by Taking stock of the HP Color LaserJet CP4005n printer reveals a machine ready to go across a broad spectrum of print tasks and performance criteria. Hewlett-Packard seems to have built this particular printer to accommodate the work needs of just about any sort of workgroup looking for a black-and-white and color printer. It might not be the cheapest printer on the block, but neither is it the most expensive.
Print speeds with the 4005n is excellent in both black and white and color, with the printer able to deliver up to 25 pages per minute in color while exceeding that mark by five pages per minute when it comes to black and white. For a workgroup or work team needing access to speedy print ability for complex tasks, it’ll be hard to find a printer in this price range that could do much better.
The printer seems to be designed to deliver the maximum number of copies possible in the shortest amount of time. From the time the printer is tasked with a print job until the time the first sheet of print product emerges is only around 12 seconds. Each sheet will also emerge looking more than acceptable because of the machine’s 600 by 600 dpi resolution, which is par for the course for a workgroup printer of this characteristic.
Almost every IT specialist assigned the task of joining this particular machine to a network will be pleased at how easy it will be to do. It comes with connectivity capability that is standard nowadays, including a USB and Ethernet 10/100 port. It doesn’t come with wireless ability, but that’s not what HP has designed this printer to be able to do.
With a robust 128 MB of RAM onboard, it’s nice to know that a full 512 MB is available should a workgroup require that much memory. It’s most likely the case, though, that 128 MB should do just fine. It’ll all be run by a very nice 533 MHz microprocessor, which will keep any print jobs prioritized correctly and then print out as they come in.
Onboard paper storage capability can range all the way up to 1100 sheets, though the 4005n comes standard with the ability to handle about 600 sheets in its auto load input trays. It will be able to also print out on a large number of different media stock, including labels, transparencies, envelopes and high gloss paper as well as standard plain paper stock. This makes it a fairly versatile machine.
Monthly duty cycle when it comes to the 4005n is notable for its high number — especially given the relative inexpensiveness of the printer — coming in at 80,000 pages per month. The higher the duty cycle number, the lower the frequency of required maintenance activities that’ll be needed. HP says it can print between 2,000 and 6,000 pages per month before needing even the slightest amount of very minor maintenance as well.
The sum total of what the HP Color LaserJet CP4005n printer brings to the table when it comes to a workgroup laser printer is impressive. It will go for between $900 and $1600, and it is a very reliable and extremely durable printer with the ability to print out over 80,000 pages before needing maintenance. It also runs well off of a number of different operating systems, including Mac OS 10.2 and later. Ink And Toner Cartridges will be needed to print. When you need to replace the HP Color LaserJet CP4005n cartridges, just find a store online that sells Hp Printer Toner Cartridges and you will get a pretty good price.
