A direct competitor to two 2019 Editors' Choice recipients, Canon's imageClass LBP226dw and Epson's inkjet-based laser-alternative WorkForce Pro WF-M5299, HP's LaserJet Pro M404dn hangs in some tough company. This $299.99 print-only monochrome laser printer is designed for medium-to-high-volume output in a small office or workgroup. Like its competitors, it prints well at a fast clip, though its grayscale photo output is slightly below average. But then, you wouldn't buy this type of machine to print photos, anyway. Overall, the M404dn is a capable mono laser, but it does cost a bit more to use than many of its competitors.Small and Mighty The M404dn measures 8.5 by 15 by 14.1 inches (HWD) and weighs 18.9 pounds. That's similar to the Canon LBP226dw and a few inches bigger and about four pounds heavier than the Lexmark B2236dw, another standalone monochrome laser printer it competes with. By way of contrast, it's about half the size of Epson's WF-M5299, which is a rare monochrome-...

HP's LaserJet Pro M404dn is a speedy single-function monochrome laser printer with a strong feature set for the price. Just beware the toner outlay if you'll push it to its limit month in, month out.

Small footprint; Fast; Strong connectivity options and smartphone integration; Reasonable purchase price; Auto-duplexing

Somewhat high running costs; Subpar photo output

I don't like this printer at all. The printing is too light with no way to adjust and it's almost impossible to print envelopes and labels on this printer. A complete waste of money since I will probably never use it. The new HP printers are vastly inferior to their old ones which were excellent.

While the setup for the printer wasn't quite as easy as plug-in and go, it was a relatively quick and painless procedure. The prints process quickly and come out nice and clear in their details. The input tray holds a surprising amount of paper so you won't have to fill it up very often.

As a work from home, and small business owner, this printer is AWESOME! It has a smaller footprint than most MF ink-jet printers, a faster warm up than other laser jets! Having a laser printer for forms, applications, emails etc is awesome, not having to worry about the hassles of ordering ink...

I've been buying the 400 series laserjets for several years. I think we have 400n, 401n, 402n, and now 404n printers in our office. We mostly use them for offices that require more than normal printing output. We also have one that is used for a small workgroup of 4 cubicles. I can't complain.

fast and good quality output

I like it. Simple to set up. The queue is saved even if I shut down the computer. The sharp images and text are rapidly created. Best of all, it does not have any dangerous radio frequency emitting WiFi; thus I did not have to spend time searching and disabling the WiFi circuit board.

Bought 3 of those for a client, one in each location, with an extra paper tray. Great value honestly, you can't go wrong here. Great set of features, fast and good noise levels. Another great printer from HP, will buy again and again

It connects to my WiFi which made siting it more flexible and freed up a USB socket on the computer. It's fast and efficient at printing; good copy quality for a laser printer. It's also fairly compact (though not as small as my old HP Laser Jet).

Great working Printer