The HP LaserJet Pro MFP M521dn ($899.99 direct) is a quietly impressive beast. Designed as a mono laser workhorse, with a 75,000 page per month maximum duty cycle and a 6,000 page per month recommended maximum, it can print and fax from, as well as scan to, a computer, including over a network, and it can work as a standalone copier, fax machine, and direct email sender. More important, it does well enough at everything it does to make it Editors' Choice for medium to heavy-duty use in a small to mid-size office or workgroup. There's nothing flashy here, like super-fast speed. In fact, it's easy to find printers, like the Editors' Choice Brother MFC-8950DW or the far less expensive Canon imageClass MF4770n that are faster. On the other hand, the M521dn offers a combination of features that make it more usable than most MFPs. MFP Features and BasicsIn addition to the basic MFP features I've already mentioned—printing, scanning, copying, faxing, and email—the M521dn can both scan ...
The HP LaserJet Pro MFP M521dn monochrome laser MFP is slower than expected for its rated speed, but it's strong on text quality and paper handling, particularly for scanning.
High-quality text; Prints; Scans; Faxes; Copies; Direct email sender; Scans both sides of a page at once
Graphics output is at the low end of par for a mono laser multi-function printer; Can't scan in duplex for faxing