Clearly designed as a micro or home office mono laser multifunction printer (MFP), the HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf MFP ($299 direct) is also a potential candidate for heavy-duty personal use. Among its strengths are lots of MFP features and particularly high-quality text.

Can accept print jobs over the Internet with HP's ePrint; High-quality text; Duplexer; Automatic document feeder

Relatively slow; No additional paper trays available

The Bottom Line If there's a down side to the HP LaserJet 1536dnf multifunction printer, it's that it's not part of HP's "Plug and Print" line of laser printers, where installing drivers doesn't require a CD.

Very fast; Very good monochrome printing; Automatic duplexing; Three document feeds

No wireless; Bulky

This exceptionally fast workhorse all-in-one laser is a great choice for small offices that churn out lots of basic documents. Copying and scanning graphics, however, are not its strong suits.

Blazing print speeds; Easy to set up; Good-quality business documents

High cost of consumables; Poor-quality photograph scanning and copying

Overall, the HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf is an accomplished laser multifunction model. It's reasonably speedy to use and produces the crisp and inky text that you'd associate with a good laser model.

Fast print speed; Good range of features; Produces crisp and clean text; Fast copying speed

No Wi-Fi; Graphics print quality could be better

Laser multifunction printers continue to grow in popularity and HP probably has the longest manufacturing history of any supplier. The LaserJet Pro M1536dnf MFP uses a relatively fast laser engine, complete with duplex print and builds it into a small footprint, but high-profile machine for the...

Fast first page out; Relatively fast duplex print; Above average print quality

Only simplex scanner; No wireless connection; Greyscale fills can be blotchy

The HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf is a multifunction mono laser printer with a built-in fax, scanner, copier and 35-sheet automatic document feeder.

There is nothing special about this multifunction printer except the fact that its very average given its price. All the more, it doesn't even have a wifi connectivity which is available in a very less-expensive printer by HP themselves

The HP LaserJet 1536dnf is a multifunction monochrome laser printer aimed at small workgroups and home offices. It offers USB 2.0 and 10/100 ethernet connections, an automatic document feeder, automatic duplex printing, as well as copier and fax functionality.

AirPrint and ePrint support; Superior text printing; Above average print and scan speeds; Automatic duplex printing and automatic document feeder

Lackluster graphic print and scan quality; Unable to complete our 1200 dpi color scan test consistently

HP support is non-existent after warranty. They know this product is junk. Their forum page on these issues is filled with the same worthless advice over and over and does not address the real problem. We are moving away from HP printers.

By the specs; this device fits a nice niche with its features/price

Unreliable; We had 2 of these; Both of them broke a month after warranty for different reasons; On one the document scanner went out (the reason is a crimped ribbon cable that gets stressed each time you lift the flatbed cover).

We purchased this to help our office during peak times of the year when we are not as easily able to run down the hall and queue up for the copy machine. It is more than I had hoped for and I sometimes think has less problems and copies faster than our full business class leased copier.

Versatility; ease of use; fast print/copies; clear print/copies

Slightly awkward hinges (for larger documents/books) on the scanner bed.