HP Laserjet CP2025 toner cartridges

HP Color Laserjet CP 2025 toner cartridges as fitted to the printer have a low capacity of only 1,200 pages. Replacement cartridges are only available in one size for each cartridge and are listed here at discount prices from Cartridge Concept. We are now able to offer a range of compatible toner cartridges for this printer that give considerable savings.

HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn Review

The £500 HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn printer has been designed with small work-groups in mind and it has network capability, can print on both sides of paper automatically, and is rated at 20 pages per minute (ppm).

There is a 250 sheet tray at the lower front of the CP2025dn and a lower-able tray above it which can be used for a variety of purposes. The control panel, also at the front includes a two line by 16 character LCD display, with a green back-light and five control buttons, to navigate menus and to start or cancel a print job.

The HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn has sockets for USB and Ethernet at the rear. Except for its relatively hefty weight (nearly 53 pounds) the CP2025dn was easy to get going. You get four small capacity cartridges with the machine. These are already in place and all you need to do to get the printer ready is take away some protective tape from each cartridge. In tests the printer showed up automatically when connected to a network.

Software installation for the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn proved to be just as simple and is handled by the setup routine on the supplied CD. The printer will work with Windows, Mac and Linux. Drivers are provided for the first two and Linux users can get drivers from HPs website.

The four HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn toner cartridges are contained in a single tray that comes out of the front of the machine. Based on 5% coverage the black (CC530A) cartridge will print as many as 3,500 sheets and each of the colours (CC531A, CC532A and CC533A) will print 2,800 sheets. You can save money when using the printer by using non-HP cartridges which are far less expensive.

The HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn prints fairly quickly. It was consistent at 20 pages per minute (ppm) both for black and white and colour.

Print quality is generally good. Mono text proved to be sharp and clear. Colour prints were also of a high standard and were sharp and vibrant.

Photo prints were a bit of a mix bag depending on the quality of paper used. On 80gm paper prints were disappointing because of dull reds which resulted in inaccurate combinations of colours such as purple together with noticeable banding. Using higher quality paper produced much better results that were exceptional for a printer this cheap. Colour balance was good with of detail in darker areas and there was no evidence of banding.

If you are looking for a reasonably priced (about £500), compact colour laser printer that prints high quality documents quickly, then the HP Color LaserJet CP2025dn should be on your short list. However if you plan on printing a high volume of colour document you will find it is relatively expensive to run, and good quality photos could only be produced using high quality paper.