HP Color LaserJet 2600n - Expert Reviews

Verdict: When you take the 2600N out of the box, the four toner cartridges are already stacked inside the printer, but you must remove, pull out a strip of sealing tape, and reinsert each one, along with removing various other pieces of tape and plastic and affixi

Pros: Inexpensive; easy to use; great black-text quality.

Cons: Prints text slowly; expensive toner; mediocre color-graphics quality; USB cable not included.

Verdict: This HP is affordable if you want a simple color laser printer with wired networking, but it's sluggish.

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Type: 1-pass color, Technology: Laser, Rated Speed (Color): 8 ppm, Rated Speed (Mono): 8 ppm

Pros: Good performance for the price. Excellent text and good or better graphics and photo quality. Includes Ethernet connector.

Cons: The ratings of good for photos and the high end of good for graphics are below the best available for color lasers.

Verdict: The HP Color LaserJet 2600n ties for the title of lowest-price color laser to date. But it ups the ante by including an Ethernet connection. Even better, it offers reasonably good performance and output quality, making it a strong contender as the low-cos

Review summary: Perfectly priced for the home office, yet powerful enough and network-ready for small businesses and workgroups, the Color LaserJet 2600n is a fantastic value offering for producing business, marketing, and sales documents in-house. ...

Pros: Attractive price; excellent print quality; relatively quiet printing

Cons: Basic specifications; moderate paper handling; tad slow

Verdict: If you've decided you can't afford a color laser printer. This model is simple to use, and the quality of most of its print samples impressed us.