Product: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Wireless Printer, Print, scan, copy, fax, Fast speeds, Easy setup, Mobile printing, Advanced security, Best-for-small-teams, Instant Ink eligible
Category: Office Products
Price: $529.00
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Availability: In Stock
Review: I have had a lot of printers over the years (IBM, Epson, HP, Canon, Lexmark, etc.), and had kind of gone away from HP a bit due to their software/driver problems (when they off-shored the development/support, the quality slipped quite a bit).  However, when printing Christmas cards, my Canon died, and I had been impressed with this HP model when I was helping my sister sort out hers, so I bought one (MFP M479fdw).  Software seems to work reliably so far, so I think HP has addressed that somewhat, granted it is a bit rough and crude in places, but it works.  And it works from both Windows 10 and macOS 11 (Big Sur), as well as from mobile (iOS).  The printer hardware seems to be very good, output arrives quite fast.  One of the problems you run into with cheaper printers (including some lower end HPs) is that they do not put much horsepower into the printer CPUs, and cost-reduce the hardware to the point that they are slow and do not hold up, but this version seems well designed and made.  Ratings from PC Magazine, Wirecutter, etc. generally have this printer at or towards the top, I would say that is accurate.  Print quality on text is excellent, graphics from web pages and similar also excellent, scans are very good (a custom flat-bed would be a tad better, but this is for an all-in-one amongst the best I have seen).  For printing high-quality pictures, you probably still want a Canon or Epson InkJet printer, but this one prints OK for a laser.  HP does not ship this printer with full duty cycle cartridges, but the ones they ship with will still do a decent number of pages.  Control screen is touch and good sized, gets the job done.  Unit is fairly heavy and large, so if you are using this on a desk, check the dimensions some.  The printer is not cheap, but it has excellent print quality and appears to be very well built, so HP has come back to where it once was, at the top.