| HP Color LaserJet 2600n Printer (Q6455A#ABA) | 
 enlarge | List Price: $329.99
Buy New: $245.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 87 reviews)
Category: CE
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Studio: Hewlett Packard
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Label: Hewlett Packard
Platform: Mac Os X
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 0
System Memory: 16
Modem: None
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 50
Dimensions (in): 16 x 17.8 x 14.6
MPN: Q6455A#ABA
Model: Q6455A#ABA
UPC: 829160809366
EAN: 0829160809366
ASIN: B0009ORUZU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Color laser printer offers affordable color printing | | • | Up to 600 x 600 dpi for both black and color prints with 8 ppm speed for both black and color | | • | 250-sheet paper tray, with option to add second tray | | • | 16-character front panel LCD display offers easy-to-access information | | • | Device measures 16.0 x 14.6 x 17.8 inches (WxHxD) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Create high-impact, professional documents and marketing materials with this affordable HP 2600n network-ready color laser printer. HP expertise pairs advanced color imaging technology with innovative print cartridge design for superior prints. The on-board HP ImageREt 2400 technology ensures exceptional quality color printing while HP's smart printing technology monitors and makes automatic adjustments to the cartridges to ensure consistent quality throughout cartridge life. The result is brilliant, professional-quality color every time you print. An intuitive, front-panel LCD makes it easy to set up, use, and maintain the printer. The two-line, 16-character display alerts you to low toner levels, taking the guesswork out of printer management. With a standard single-sheet priority feed slot, a 250-sheet covered input tray, and an optional 250-sheet input tray, you can configure this versatile printer to meet your specific paper handling needs. Priced for the home office, yet powerful enough and network-ready for small offices, this printer lets you produce business, marketing, and sales documents in-house, rather than outsourcing to a print shop. As a testament to its speed and efficiency, the HP Color LaserJet 2600n printer produces a first page out in less than 20 seconds from a cold start. Compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems, this printer measures 17.83 x 16.02 x 14.6 inches, weighs 40.5 pounds, and is backed by a 1-year manufacturer's limited warranty. What's in the Box
Color LaserJet 2600n printer, power cable, CD-ROM (user's guide and printer software), getting started guide, output tray extension, paper tray cover, and print cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, black).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 82 more reviews...
 HP 2600n June 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This printer is a primary network printer. It has issues when connected directly to one PC. If using Windows Vista, a Printer Spooler Error occurs. HP has no supporting drivers to fix this. Microsoft has no Windows patches to fix this. This error is famous as several forums exist to attempt and hack both the Windows spooler and the HP 2600n. Fought this problem for two solid days with Tech calls, internet chats and promises of return calls with a solution. I have yet to hear from either group. However, the pages that managed to print were of the finest quality I've ever seen from a home office printer. I'm sure it will be the best printer I'll ever own once it works.
 Worth it - Ships with full tanks of toner (vs 1600) May 15, 2008
I have had this for over a year, and am very fairly with it. I have yet to buy any toner/ink for it, and would have spent perhaps $100 on inkjet cartridges with my old printer.
Note that this printer comes with FULL tanks of toner. When I was comparing it with the HP 1600n, I found that the 1600 came with HALF-FULL tanks of toner, so the 2600 gives you the equivalent of 2 more tanks of toner, so it was clearly worth it to go with the 2600n. It also came with an Ethernet port, which allowed me to put the printer anywhere in my house.
One downside is that the original black cartridge (still going) makes makes a faint line across every page :( so I am almost tempted to replace it.
HP 2605dn vs HP 2600n - Features vs Toner Consumption May 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When it comes to purchasing a printer, I look for three things: reliability, features and toner consumption. I have had both 2605dn and 2600n for a year now and I can say that when it comes down to features and memory, the 2605dn comes out shining, but in toner consumption, the 2600n is the king. Both printers have Toner Limit Override, which allows you to keep printing after the cartridge reaches its "limit" giving you hundreds of extra prints. But only the 2600n has the option of printing color in 600dpi and true black without using some color in the prints. The 2605dn prints color only in 2400dpi and always uses a bit of color on its black prints even for you set it for 600dpi (600dpi applies only for black prints in the 2605n). I can honestly tell you that the difference in toner consumption is INSANE. I can print FOUR TIMES more color prints with the 2600n than with the 2605dn, and you cannot tell the deference in quality between the two. Yes the 2605dn is faster, has more memory, can print both sides of the paper automatically and handle heavy paper better, but for me toner consumption is too much of a deference to not notice it. Oh, and my 2605dn burned down on its first birthday. Here are some more details if you are interested:
2605dn -
Pros: Fast, excellent quality. The automatic two-side printing feature is awesome and saves you a lot of time. Can print on transparencies, and cardboard paper. Easy to load toners. Can upgrade memory. It is HP Solution Center compatible, which gives you a run down on how many prints are left, etc. without the need of accessing the internet.
Cons - Costs $200 more that its 2600n sister. No low quality color printing option available. Black prints will always use color. When printing pictures this printer will burn even the HP Photo Color Laser quality papers, believe me, it's a mess.
2600n -
Pros - Cheaper than the 2605dn. Excellent quality. Fast and reliable. Over the top toner consumption when using the low quality color option, which in fact prints as good as the higher quality option. This option has given me over two thousand more prints per cartridge which is incredible. Can also print on transparencies and cardboard. Just be sure to set the printer correctly or it will smudge. It can print both sides of the paper manually.
Cons - A bit slower than its sister and less memory. After using the automatic two-side printing feature this printer seems outdated. It's not HP Solution Center compatible, so you get no nice software with it. Will also burn photo quality paper even if it is made from HP.
Bottom line - The features on 2605dn may be cool but when it comes to saving 75% more toner on the 2600n, I go with the underdog. Too bad the 2605dn does not have the option to print low res in color. Both are bad for photo printing. Well there it is; the table is set and you as the customer must make your move.
 Nice, but sssslllllooooowwwwwww April 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
update: After owning the printer for several months, I'm happy to report that toner usage is nowhere near as bad as I had initially feared. I've removed those comments. Make sure you find the "black only" option for printing grays. I would update the rating to a four, but Amazon won't let me change it.
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First, the good news. The HP 2600n works well. Setup over the network was simple and it produces nice looking documents.
But, there's not so nice news.
First of all, it's slow. Really really slow, slowest laser printer I've ever owned.
Second, it has problems with handling stiff cardstock. It appears to bump the paper against some internal mechanism so that a horizontal line of text will appear smeared. Not every card, but about half of them.
Overall, pretty happy. Especially since I caught it during a 50% off sale.
 good value for the price April 12, 2008
This is probably the cheapest color laser jet you can find. and it does its job well!
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