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 part of a family of three printers in the CP3505 line from HP. The CP3505n is the base model that does only single sided prints. The CP3505dn adds the duplex unit (two sided prints) to the features of this machine.
The CP3505x includes both the duplex unit and a second paper tray that increases the paper capacity to 850 sheets of paper. That same tray can be purchased as an option for the CP3505n or CP3505dn. The duplex unit cannot be purchased separately. Other than these two features, the 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.
Most users of this printer will find that the print quality is good, especially when printing text. One problem that may be noticeable is that sometimes adjacent letters such as an r and a t may touch in some fonts. Still, for most business correspondence, the print is more than adequate.
In graphics, as well as color prints, there may be some graininess as well as some places where there is a slight unevenness in the prints. Most graphics, however, will work well, especially for internal use.
Photo prints seem to be good. They would be fine in newsletters or in other handouts. In particular, printing Web pages that include photos should be no problem.
Many users may find that the cost estimator is useful, while others will not find it all that helpful. Laser printers are generally a good tool for printing advertising brochures, but when the number of copies moves to the thousands, you may find a price break at the print shop. In addition, if your copy includes large numbers of photos or a large coverage on the page, you may save money by having the printing done at a shop.
The alternative print view driver that allows for print preview allows the user to see what the prints will look like before printing. This is helpful if you need to adjust settings to get the best possible view of your prints.
Most offices or work groups will be pleased with this HP device using HP Color LaserJet CP3505dn toner. It is less expensive than some of the printers that HP describes as their top of the line printers, while the HP toner offers value per page by basically removing the need for reprints. Price reductions online are available when buying replacement toner.
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