Hp LaserJet Pro M1536dnf

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Designed with office productivity in mind, the HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf delivers professional-quality documents with bold text and sharp images and has built-in wired networking so you and your colleagues can easily share printing, scanning, copying and faxing resources. Fax directly to and from a PC and control fax access with assigned PINs, and copy both sides of an ID card onto a single-sided document.

WHY BUY?

• Save paper with automatic two-sided printing

• Share resources with Ethernet networking

• Send print jobs from any mobile device with e-mail capability using HP ePrint¹

• Use AirPrint^™ to print from iPad^®, iPhone^® or iPod touch^®2

• Fax directly to and from a PC; control fax access with PINs

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FUNCTIONS

HP ePRINTIf you can e-mail it, you can print it using HP ePrint¹

AIRPRINT^™Simply print wirelessly from your iPad^®, iPhone^®, and iPod touch^®.²

FEATURES

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Built-in Wireless PrintingPrint from any room without using cables

Built-in Wired NetworkingShare your printer with multiple people

Two-sided PrintingSave paper by printing on both sides automatically

Memory Card SlotsPrint photos without using a PC

Color LCD ScreenManage your printer easily

Expandable MemoryAdd more memory (sold separately) to handle complex print jobs with ease

High-capacity Paper TrayRefill paper less often with a tray that holds 250 sheets or more

Auto Document FeederFax, scan and copy multiple pages automatically

INCLUDED

NOT INCLUDED

SPECIFICATIONS

Print Speed

Up to 26 pages per minute; first page out as fast as 8.5 seconds³

Fax

Up to 400-page fax memory, up to 120 speed dial numbers

Scan

Resolution up to 1200-dpi optical; maximum scan size 8.5" x 14"

Copy

Reduce/enlarge 25%–400%

Paper Handling

3" x 5" to 8.5" x 14"; up to 8,000 pages per month

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REMEMBER ORIGINAL HP TONER AND PAPER

SAVE with X cartridges and combo packs

RECOMMENDED HP TONER⁴

78A Black

2,100 pages

RECOMMENDED HP PAPER

HP LaserJet Paper

HP Premium Choice LaserJet Paper

MORE INFORMATION

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Product Overview

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1. Requires an Internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any Internet- and email-capable device. Print times may vary. For a list of supported documents and image types, see www.hp.com/go/ePrintCenter. Some HP LaserJet products will require a firmware upgrade.
2. Supports iOS 4.2 devices (iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch) that support multitasking. Works with HP ePrint-enabled printers and All-in-Ones. AirPrint and iOS 4.2 devices require an 802.11 wireless network connection to the printer. Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from the access point. AirPrint and the AirPrint logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. iPad, iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
3. Exact speed varies depending on system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.
4. Based on ISO/IEC 19752 and continuous printing. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.

Designed with office productivity in mind, the HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf delivers professional-quality documents with bold text and sharp images and has built-in wired networking so you and your colleagues can easily share printing, scanning, copying and faxing resources. Fax directly to and from a PC and control fax access with assigned PINs, and copy both sides of an ID card onto a single-sided document. You can also send photos, documents and more from any mobile device directly to the HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf using HP ePrint. The HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf has prints speeds of up to 26 pages per minute, a flatbed scanner with an optical resolution of 1200 dpi, a fax memory of up to 400 pages and 120 fax speed dialing numbers. It has a 250-sheet paper tray, a 10-sheet priority tray and a 35-sheet automatic document feeder. Simplify printing tasks with an intuitive control panel and LCD. Easily find and purchase cartridge replacements with HP SureSupply, and install them in a snap. Use embedded HP tools for easy MFP configuration, operation and maintenance. Reduce your impact on the environment, and use up to 50 percent less paper with two-sided printing. Conserve energy with Instant-on Technology and Instant-on Copy.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 19 x 18 inches ; 25.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 32.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003ZWHTMW
• Item model number: CE538ABGJ
  

Price : $279.79
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Technical Details

• Stay productive-Print at up to 26 ppm and get a first page out in as fast as 8.5 seconds.
• Tackle multiple-page documents and two-sided prints with the 35-page automatic document feeder.
• Fax directly to and from a PC, and control fax access with assigned PINs.
• Share printing resources with an Ethernet-connected MFP.
• Handle multiple media sizes and types with a 10-sheet priority tray and the 250-sheet paper tray. HP LaserJet recommends ColorLok papers for best printing results.

Costumer Reviews

Great multifunction machine! Let me break up this review in the positives and negatives:

Positives:

1) Excellent compatibility with OS X. I'm currently using 10.6.5 and right out of the box the OS recognizes the printer. But I installed the driver from the CD anyway because it comes with the scanning software.

2) The scanning software is awesome! No-frills... it just works! You can scan into tiff, jpg, pdf, etc., and customize the settings in a very brainless way. I imagine that the scanning software will be great for anyone who isn't entirely computer-savvy. You can queue up pages to scan via software, as opposed to pressing buttons on the machine itself, in hopes that your computer understands what you're trying to do. This may seem like a silly "positive"; I put it here because other machines (like some Canon's) require you to do exactly that, consequently suffering from network communication inconsistencies/incompatibilities.

3) The print speed is very fast. The box quotes something like 27 ppm... I don't know if it gets up that fast, but from startup to the first page out I think it only took about 45 seconds. Subsequent pages came out probably every 2 or 3 seconds.

4) The design is rather compact for a multifunction machine. The buttons do not feel cheap (like some of the cheapo inkjet printers). Not too bulky; not too heavy.

Negatives:

1) When doing 2-sided printing, the duplexer is LOUD. Lots of mechanical things happening that sound like this machine may be subject to wear and tear rather quickly.

2) I first hooked this machine up to my Airport Extreme via USB and tried scanning. The scanning software wouldn't recognize the machine. So I reconnected it to the Airport Extreme via ethernet-- that worked. It's too bad because the Airport Extreme has a USB port that's dedicated to a printer, and now I have to use up one of my 4 ethernet sockets.

3) While the design is pretty slick, I wish they built it so that the paper doesn't stick out. I'm not a huge fan of the plastic "dust cover" over the paper tray... it looks like it can break easily if you accidentally open it up wrong. Also, there's another tray, or fin, that you install to the front that props up the printed pages that come out-- this piece REALLY looks like it will break if you put some weight on it (e.g. your cat decides to stand on it).

Nonetheless, this machine is SOOO much cheaper than other ones in its class. That said- all of the negatives seem acceptable.

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UPDATE: (3.20.11) I've used this machine for a few months now, and it's starting to jam up more and more often. It seems that the jamming only happens when I'm printing double-sided. Some comments regarding the duplexer: If you plan on printing a long-ish document, like a 20 page essay, then the double-sided duplex is fine for the job. But if you're planning on printing, say, 100 copies of a single-page double-sided flier, it would be a LOT LOT LOT faster to just handle the double sided printing by hand. Allowing the duplexer to handle this same print job took a MUCH LONGER time than when I just manually flipped to the back side for the second pass. We're talking about 1-2 minutes if done by hand, versus about 8 - 10 minutes via duplexer (assuming it doesn't jam).

So far, I've accumulated about 1500 pages of printing. Using "econo-mode" set to 3 (out of 5), I've managed to only use 20% of the stock cartridge. Not too bad.

Went on the search for an all-in-one laser printer, scanner, fax, copier. Considered HP, Samsung ; Brother. I bumped into the Samsung (SCX-4826FN) at the office of a facility I was working at a couple weeks ago - they were not crazy about the reliability other than printing (auto-document feeder jams, paper jams every once and a while, software issues with scanning). Then I bumped into the Brother I was looking at (MFC-7840W) at a hotel business center - it was not printing properly. I thought that was a bad sign. So I bought the HP M1536dnf - and LOVE it. After 5 days of heavy printing, a bit of scanning, a sent fax and several copies made I can tell this thing is a work horse. The construction is solid, the software worked first time across a local area network (installed it on Mac OS 10.5.8 without a USB cable attached). Duplex printing works really well, scanning software is SIMPLE and easy to use. I'd highly recommend this unit! I'll repost if I find any negative qualities worth noting...