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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn

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Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • great-looking text and good quality graphics
  • cartridges are very affordable but reliable
  • interface made it easy to navigate through the myriad of functions

Cons

  • a cheap
  • flimsy construction
  • a very poor quality printer

Key specs

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  • Laser
  • yes
  • Colour
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn - Pros & Cons

HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn

Pros

  • great-looking text and good quality graphics
  • cartridges are very affordable but reliable
  • interface made it easy to navigate through the myriad of functions
  • all of the added features worked well and produced good results
  • Lines and bars had bright vivid colors and looked bold and solid
  • The control panel is easy to use
  • design
  • performance
  • connectivity
  • small size also makes it a good fit as a personal color laser

Cons

  • a cheap
  • flimsy construction
  • a very poor quality printer
  • The print quality for colour pictures is absolutely terrible
  • Printer is very noisy and moody
  • It did lose some points in this category for photo quality
  • was mediocre when it came to photo quality
  • resolution photos colors looked a bit oversaturated and dark areas looked muddled and lacked clarity
  • Pixelation was much more apparent in photos than in simple graphics
  • No cherry-picked units sent by manufacturers
  • photo output is not good enough for specific business and home office use types

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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Faxyes
Noise level50.0 dB
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productWhite
Document feederyes
Document feeder capacity50.0 pages
Market positioningBusiness
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyCGD
Display typeColour
Touchscreenyes
Size2.7 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF
Scan elementCIS
Maximum scanning speed26.0 pages/min
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 1200 px
Maximum scan area
  • 215.9
  • 355.6
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
Image formats supported
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • RAW
  • TIF
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit
Scan to folderyes
E-mail scanneryes
Writes to CD / DVDno
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Fax
Fax modem speed33.6 kbps
Document memory1300.0 sheets
Number memory119
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Connectivity
InterfacesUSB
USB portyes
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
Ethernetyes
Communication protocolAirPrint
Operating system
  • UNIX
  • Sun Solaris 8
  • MS Windows XP SP3
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 9.04
  • MS Windows XP 64-bit Edition
  • SuSe Linux 10.3
  • HP-UX 11.0
  • Ubuntu Linux 9.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 10.04
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Fedora 10
  • Fedora 9
  • Fedora 11
  • Fedora 12
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.7
  • Debian Linux 5.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition
  • SuSe Linux 11.0
  • SuSe Linux 11.1
  • SuSe Linux 11.2
  • Debian Linux 5.0.1
  • Debian Linux 5.0.2
  • Debian Linux 5.0.3
  • Ubuntu Linux 11.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 12.04
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.04
  • Oracle Solaris 9
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 64-bit
  • Fedora 17
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Fedora 18
  • openSUSE 12.2
  • openSUSE 12.3
  • Ubuntu Linux 12.10
  • Linux Mint 13
  • Linux Mint 14
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • Windows 8.1 64-bit
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows Server 2003 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Edition
  • Fedora 19
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows 7
  • Linux 9.4
  • Linux 9.5
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.04.1
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.04.2
  • Ubuntu Linux 13.04
  • Linux Mint 15
  • Windows RT 8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit
  • Windows 8 Enterprise N
  • Windows 8 Enterprise N 64-bit
  • Ubuntu Linux 13.10
  • SuSe Linux 13.1
  • Boss 3.0
  • Boss 5.0
  • Ubuntu Linux 14.10
  • Debian Linux 7.x
  • Fedora 20
  • Linux Mint 16
  • Linux Mint 17
  • Ubuntu Linux 14.04
  • Debian Linux 6.0.x
  • Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
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Dimensions
Height13.31 in
Width16.54 in
Depth18.7 in
Weight41.23 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyLaser
Built-in hard driveno
Internal memory256.0 mB
Memory capacity256.0 mB
Processor speed800.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Operating relative humidity (H-H)30 - 70
Operating temperature (T-T)15 - 30
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Printer
Colour printeryes
Printing technologyLaser
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingyes
Time to first page (colour, normal)12.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)10.6 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)21.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)21.0 ppm
Color print speed21.0 ppm
B/W print speed21.0 ppm
AirPrint enabledyes
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (colour, normal)14.0 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)11.3 s
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)21.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)21.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed21.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
Maximum number of copies99
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Bond paper
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Glossy paper
  • Heavy paper
  • Labels
  • Letterhead
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Pre-Printed
  • Recycled paper
  • Rough paper
  • Transparencies
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
  • B5
  • B6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)C5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Envelopes sizes
  • US No 10
  • International B5
  • International C5
  • International DL
  • Monarch
Output trays capacity100.0 sheets
Standard media capacity250.0 sheets
Total media capacity250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
  • Heavy-weight paper
  • Light-weight paper
Bypass feeder capacity1.0 sheets
Original typeSheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
Feeder capacity100
Number of trays2
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Power
AC input voltage230.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.2 W
Power consumption (standby)8.0 W
Power consumption (average operating)342.0 W

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