Truly, personal color laser printers are rare, so when a new one comes along, it's pretty much guaranteed to be noteworthy. Consider, for example, the HP LaserJet Pro CP1025nw color Printer ($229 direct).

Small; Wired and wireless network support; Fast compared to similarly priced competition with network connectivity

Slow compared to similarly priced choices with USB connections only; Low paper capacity; No duplexer

I installed it easily as a shared local printer on an XP machine and it's been picked up by the others in the ouse (Win7 and XP) without a problem. Can be a bit noisy and clunky, but basically just gets on with the printing. I'm very happy with it.

HP's LaserJet Pro CP1025nw is a single-function color laser printer that works over USB, 10/100 Ethernet, or 802.11 Wi-Fi. And though its compact design won't take up too much desktop real estate, its pokey four-pass print speeds will take up plenty of your time.

Compact; Wired and wireless networking

Slow; No duplex printing

The HP LaserJet Pro CP1025nw is best suited for people with space constraints and who mainly print in black and white. Otherwise, the slow colour print speeds, dark and oversaturated prints, and high cost per colour page make this four-pass printer difficult to be excited about.

Colour laser printers continue to get smaller and the strapline ‘smallest in the world' is currently flipping between manufacturers. Judging by the LaserJet Pro CP1025 Color (yes, it's the American spelling), we think Dell still deserves it for its 1250c , but that and the Xerox Phaser 6000V/B are...

Good quality colour graphics; Small desktop footprint; Low purchase price

Horrendous running costs; Low colour print speed; No paper tray cover

### I purchased the CP1025NW as a replacement for our ink-jet printer which, due to having two high school students in the house, was drinking ink. Setup was a snap and as it has internal print server, eliminated the need for the tower computer to be tur ... ned.

The CP1025 Color Laser Printer is perfect for home and small office use and often receives price cuts and discounts.

Ideal for low quanity color documents; If planning to use for large color photos, then see Cons: below

You can exhaust the toner cartridges completely after 4 or 5 each 8.5 X 11 color prints! For sure, I won't be using the CP1025 for any more large color photo prints; That's OK because I did not purchase a Color Laser for photographs anyway.

The HP LaserJet Pro CP1025nw is a single-function colour laser printer that works over USB, 10/100 Ethernet, or 802.11 Wi-Fi.

is the most affordable SOHO (small office, home office) color laser printer HP has ever produced, and the best printer in this category we have reviewed at MyMac. Unpacking takes a couple of minutes. Weight and bulk are minimal.

I bought this printer as a replacement for a HP 2400 that had gone to the farm.

Cheap (paid like $150 direct from HP

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