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HP Color LaserJet Pro M281fdw Multifunction Printer
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn Multifunction Printer
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283fdw Multifunction Printer
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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User rating
40
3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
2 %
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0 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
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3.8 out of 5
69 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %

Dimensions

Height13.15 in13.31 in13.15 in13.15 in
Width16.54 in16.54 in16.54 in16.54 in
Depth16.6 in18.7 in16.6 in16.6 in
Weight41.23 lb41.23 lb41.23 lb41.23 lb

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhiteBlack,WhiteWhite
Document feeder capacity50.0 pages50.0 pages50.0 pages50.0 pages
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
N/A
Home & Office
Card reader integratedno
N/A
N/A
no
Document feeder
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Display

Displayyesyesyesyes
Display technologyCGDCGD
N/A
N/A
Size2.7 in2.7 in
N/A
2.7 in
Display type
N/A
ColourColour
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Printer

Printing technologyLaserLaser
N/A
Laser
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyesyes
N/A
yes
Time to first page (colour, normal)12.3 s12.0 s
N/A
N/A
Time to first page (black, normal)10.6 s10.6 s
N/A
N/A
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)21.0 ppm21.0 ppm
N/A
22.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)21.0 ppm21.0 ppm
N/A
22.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
N/A
N/A
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabledyesyes
N/A
yes
Colour printer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Automatic duplexing
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Color print speed
N/A
21.0 ppm22.0 ppm
N/A
B/W print speed
N/A
21.0 ppm22.0 ppm
N/A

Copier

CopyingColour copyingColour copying
N/A
Colour copying
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (colour, normal)13.9 s14.0 s
N/A
14.1 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)11.1 s11.3 s
N/A
11.4 s
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)21.0 cpm21.0 cpm
N/A
21.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)21.0 cpm21.0 cpm
N/A
21.0 cpm
Copier resize25 - 40025 - 400
N/A
N/A
Maximum document reduction25.0 %25.0 %
N/A
25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %400.0 %
N/A
400.0 %
Maximum number of copies9999
N/A
99
Maximum copying speed
N/A
21.0 pages/min21.0 pages/min
N/A

Fax

Fax modem speed33.6 kbps33.6 kbps33.6 kbps33.6 kbps
Document memory
N/A
1300.0 sheets1300.0 sheets
N/A
Number memory
N/A
119119
N/A
Fax modem
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum print speed
N/A
N/A
21.0 pages/min
N/A
Maximum scanning speed
N/A
26.0 pages/min26.0 pages/min
N/A
Faxing
N/A
N/A
N/A
Colour faxing

Connectivity

InterfacesUSBUSB
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • USB
  • USB
  • Network
  • RJ-11
USB portyesyes
N/A
yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
N/A
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ethernetyesyes
N/A
yes
Wi-Fiyes
N/A
N/A
yes
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
  • 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
N/A
  • MS Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • MS Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
  • macOS 10.12
  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.15
Communication protocol
N/A
AirPrint
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PostScript
N/A
Memory card support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Power

AC input voltage220.0 V230.0 V
N/A
230.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.2 W1.2 W
N/A
0.8 W
Power consumption (standby)8.0 W8.0 W0.1 W7.8 W
Power consumption (average operating)342.0 W342.0 W
N/A
361.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
< 342
N/A

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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