HP 4250 Toner
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HP 4250 Printer Review

The HP LaserJet 4250 laser printer is designed for the medium or large office environment. It has blazing speed and great text quality to offer, but graphics quality is sub-par, and it can only print on legal or smaller media sizes. If you are looking for a smaller personal size printer, the HP P1005 toner printer should be considered.

The HP 4250 laser printer is a workhorse. It has the speed and capacities to keep up with even the largest offices, and expandability options that allow it to take on even more. Paper capacity is 500 sheets in its standard tray and 100 sheets in its multipurpose tray, for a total of 600 sheets. With optional add-on trays, the total capacity can be upgraded to as much as 3,100 sheets. The machine also has a maximum monthly duty cycle of a whopping 200,000 pages. One slight caveat is that the machine only supports sizes up to legal. Most offices will not have a need for larger sizes, but it is a point worth considering.

The HP LaserJet 4250 toner cartridges have a large capacity of 10,000 pages, so they will not need to be changed often, even in the busiest offices. The large capacity of the HP 4250 toner cartridges really cuts down on costs per page. Installing the laser toner cartridge is fairly easy. Simply open the top of the machine, and slide the printer toner cartridge in as far as it will go and you will hear the LaserJet toner cartridge click.

The design of the machine is not as bulky as some in its class. It measures 14.8 inches by 16.5 inches by 17.8 inches (HWD) and weighs 44.5 pounds with the laser printer toner cartridges, quite a bit lighter than many models of this capacity and speed. It also comes in a few additional models, the 4250n includes built-in networking, and the 4250dn includes both networking and duplexing, and the 4250dtnsi includes additional finishing options and extra paper capacity. Networking is very easy to set up, and the JetAdmin software makes it easy to access the machine remotely.

Print speed is where the 4250 really shines. It can print at an astounding 45 pages per minute, meaning increased productivity for the office. Print quality is mixed. Text quality is excellent, but graphics quality is a little below average even for a laser printer.

Overall, the HP LaserJet 4250 is an excellent choice for the large office that needs its speed and capacities. Those who need support for larger sizes than legal media, or who print a lot of graphics will want to look elsewhere.