HP CP1525 Toner
LaserJet CP1525 Toner Cartridges

HP CP1525 Printer Review

For those looking for a color laser printer capable of producing up to 30,000 pages every month, the HP LaserJet CP1525 may be a good place to look. With a small desktop size of only 10x15.7x17.8 inches, it will certainly be easy to add to an office space. This laser machine has a hefty weight of 40 pounds, but it only uses four toners, which means upkeep won't be too difficult for most.

The HP CP1525 toner cartridges needed inside this model include cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The color printer toner will last 1,300 pages before expiring. The black toner will last 2,000 pages before needing replaced. Using the LaserJet CP1525 toner cartridges, resolutions of up to 600x600 dpi are possible, which should give users documents that are both sharp and precise.

Using the black printer toner, up to 12 pages per minute can be produced. When using the color HP CP1525 toner, only 8 pages per minute are possible. These speeds could slow down offices tremendously—they could even be slow for home users! The first-page-out times are 32 seconds and 26 seconds when using color and black-and-white toner, respectively.

Upon purchase, the unit comes with 128 MB of memory. This can be upgraded to 384 MB of memory if needed, and the machine's processor is 600 MHz. Ethernet is optional, and USB connection is offered as well.

For those who find the price of replacement HP CP1525 toner to be a little steep, considering remanufactured toners may be a good idea. The remanufactured replacements cost only a fraction of the OEM price, but they still maintain the same high quality and professional output. They will also yield the same number of pages. The quality between the two different types of LaserJet CP1525 toner is unnoticeable, making remanufactured versions a better option.