HP LaserJet Pro 200 color MFP Printer Review - M276nw

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00:09 - Hardware overview
01:41 - Toner cartridges and installation
03:08 - Paper capacity
04:00 - Printing demonstration
04:41 - Touch screen display demonstration
05:27 - Scanner demonstration
07:09 - Web control panel demonstration
09:55 - Conclusion and final thoughts

This is a very capable color laser printer with excellent print quality. But it's hobbled by a very limited paper capacity and a lack of a manual feeder for printing envelopes, small cards, etc. The paper capacity is the biggest head scratcher as there is clearly room for a larger paper tray that would double its capacity. Expect to get maybe 150 sheets of thin paper loaded in at a time, far less with thicker higher quality paper.

Print quality is excellent with sharp text and very crisp graphics. I always recommend color laser printers over ink jets for business users as laser is far better for printing proposals, charts, and other business graphics. I've also found laser printers, especially those made by HP, to be much more reliable than ink jet printers. Consumable costs are high, about $300 to replace all four cartridges. Expect to get about 1500-1800 prints per cartridge but your mileage will vary greatly based on what you're printing and how much toner coverage your documents require per page.

The printer will not duplex documents automatically. You'll need to flip the paper over in order to get two sided prints.

I do like the scan options available. It was very easy to scan directly to my WD My Cloud NAS device as well as set up the printer's built in SMTP client for sending scans via email. It also supports SSL for outgoing email so it should work fine with Gmail and other email providers. The scanner isn't very fast but it's adequate for small sets of documents. It certainly won't rival high speed scanners that HP, Fujitsu and Epson make for small offices. It also doesn't duplex automatically - documents have to be fed through the scanner twice if they are two sided.

It has a very nice interface on the included touch screen. The web based control panel is very feature-rich with plenty of analytics and configuration menus. The HP "apps" are interesting but are really just means of downloading and printing documents from websites.

The printer is fully compatible with Android and iOS devices, so it's easy to print from a mobile device. It also comes with built in Ethernet, Wifi, and a USB port for a direct PC connection.

HP knows how to make good printers and this one certainly lives up to the brand. But I am disappointed with the limited paper capacity and the omission of a manual feeder.

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