HP offers several printers that are designed for use by a small office or workgroup. One of those printers is the HP Color LaserJet CP3505dn printer using HP Color LaserJet CP3505dn toner. This printer includes a print driver and an alternative driver. The alternative driver allows users to preview prints before they are put on paper. A unique feature that is being included on some HP printers, including this one allows users to compare the price of printing using the machine or having a print shop do the job.

There are three printers that HP has included in the CP3505 line that are identical in many ways, but do offer different features. The base model is the CP3505n that only offers single sided prints. For automated duplex printing you will want to choose the CP3505dn. For both duplex printing and a second paper tray that includes a paper capacity of 850 sheets, you should choose the CP3505x. If you already have one of the former two models and want to add the additional tray it is available separately. You cannot purchase the duplex unit.

Even though the machine is smaller than many other printers being sold, it is still too large to fit on most desks. The weight of sixty pounds makes having a helper in the set-up useful. Once the printer has been placed, it is a simple matter of connecting to your network, giving power and paper to the machine and then allowing it to run through its set up cycle automatically.

For most uses the quality of the text produced in prints is good. There may be times that certain letter combination tends to overlap, for example in an “rt” combination there may be a small overlap. Once again, this is no problem in most business communications.

In graphics, as well as color prints, there may be some graininess as well as some places where there is a slight unevenness in the prints. Most graphics, however, will work well, especially for internal use.

Prints of photos also seem to be good. They are good for newsletters or other business handouts. Photos from web pages are printed at an excellent print quality. This also means that the machine will do a very good job at publishing promotional brochures.

The cost estimator may or may not be useful to you. Laser prints are usually very cost effective, however if you are doing a very large volume of prints or prints that involve a high percentage of coverage on the page, it is quite possible the you can find a price break at the print shop. The estimator is a web page that helps you to estimate the cost per page to see which works as the most economical move for your business.

The alternate print view driver gives you the opportunity to view prints before they are put on paper. This will allow you to make needed adjustments before you make your final print.

This HP printer is a less expensive option than many other printers, with extraordinary value in the HP Color LaserJet CP3505dn cartridges. The HP toner does a good job at producing economical laser prints. Enjoy an additional price break on ink and toner cartridges orders.