If you are looking for a good quality mono laser printer that works well the HP LaserJet P2055dn is well worth considering.
The P2055dn can be bought for about 275 and has automatic duplexing included. There are two output bins, one can hold 150 sheets and the other 250. You also get USB and ethernet connections and 128mb of memory which can be increased to 384mb.
A black and white LCD is included on the P2055dn and you can alter print density from the printer. Dust can be removed from moving parts of the printer by using the inbuilt cleaning mode and firewall and security settings can be modified to use either HTTP or HTTPS protocols.
A web-based interface allows you to see various statistics and check on the state of the toner cartridges. The P2055dn's default print settings can also be set via the interface and the firewall policy can be set by administrators.
The P2055dn's print modes are 600dpi, 1200dpi FastRes and 1200dpi ProRes. Although the FastRes and ProRes resolutions are 1200dpi, the latter produces better quality prints at a slower pace.The FastRes and ProRes resolutions may be the same but ProRes generates higher quality documents at a slower rate. Using either 600dpi or FastRes 1200dpi the P2055dn can print the first page of a document in about 9.5 secs and subsequent pages at 35 pages per minute.
The P2055dn takes about 14.5 seconds to print its first page using ProRes after which it pauses on every second page so that the overall speed is about 14.5 pages per minute or roughly four seconds per page.
The P2055dn also has a quiet mode which makes it less noisy but nearly halves the print speed.
An unusual feature of the P2055dn is the ability to choose desired line density when using ProRes, this is normally only available on much pricier printers.
The print quality of the P2055dn is very good considering its modest price. Results were clear and sharp.
The HP Laserjet P2055dn toner cartridge fitted to the printer when new is the 05A cartridge (HPCE505A), this is a low capacity cartridge and it is advisable to replace with the 05X cartridge. This replacement cartridge although more expensive will yield almost three times as many prints and will lead to a lower cost per print.
The HP LaserJet P2055dn is great value for money at the price producing excellent, quick prints and as such is highly recommended.