Although this monochrome laser printer offers speedy, quality printing for small or home offices, buyers will want to weigh these features against its expensive toner and lack of Wi-Fi interface.

Speedy printing; Sturdy casing; Excellent output

High toner cost; Flimsy plastic paper holder; No wireless interface

The HP LaserJet Pro P1606dn monochrome laser printer aims at small offices and home offices that prize speed.

Fast; Offers standard

Expensive toner; Unimpressive print

The Bottom Line Reasonably priced for a high-quality monochrome laser printer, the HP LaserJet Pro 1606dn laser printer was exceedingly fast and print quality superb. The printer is part of HP's "Plug and Print" line of laser printers--that means no more installing drivers from a CD.

Excellent monochrome printing; Extremely fast; Plug and Print technology makes set-up a breeze

Not cheap; Links to online user's guide weren't live

The HP LaserJet Pro P1606dn monochrome laser printer aims at small offices and home offices that prize speed. Despite its moderate price, it delivers plenty of pep, along with good paper handling.

This compact mono laser is aimed at small businesses, but home users will also find it has a reasonable set of features for the money. There's an automatic duplexer for two-sided printing, and an Ethernet port.

In between the personal desktop laser printer and the freestanding workgroup machine sits a category which could best be described as SOHO (small office, home office) lasers. These are faster than the entry-level machines, often around the 20ppm mark, and usually have duplex print built-in as...

SMEs looking for a capable and reliable monochrome office printer can consider HP's Laserjet Pro P1606dn as a serious contender to fill that void. The P1606dn, nicknamed the Mantis, is an average sized (387 x 284 x 246 mm) black and white printer, able to churn out pages at a maximum of 25 ppm.

It delivers great quality prints at a good pace

No usb slots to print directly from a USB memory stick

I love laser printers for bulk printing and for everyday documents. Saves $$ on color ink cartridges for my color printer. Not everything needs to be printed in color. I had an HP4L for 12 years and it gave great service.

Fast; Quality; Double-sided Printing; Easy to Set Up; "Quick Cancel" Feature; Small Footprint

Nothing

We purchased this printer not even 9 months ago and it has CRAPPED OUT. It has had issues here and there, but we thought it had to do with our computers. We had our I.T people come out and come to find that the actual printer is the problem. The computer inside is fried.

We had this exact same model of printer working without any issues until it encountered a large diet coke so I am confident that the printers issues are the result of a bad network card.

Small footprint; Not as slow as some; Works fine as an anchor for small boats

Connections to switched networks or networks with professional firewalls are not supported by HP; Network cards frequently drop off the network and cause print jobs that are incomplete, all blank pages, or just won't run.