HP PageWide Pro 577dw Multifunction Printer Review
In many ways, the HP PageWide Pro 577dw Multifunction Printer ($899) behaves more like a laser multifunction printer (MFP) than the inkjet that it is. Among its attributes are speed, great graphics quality, and low running costs. A higher price tag keeps it from wresting the Editors' Choice from the comparably equipped Epson WorkForce Pro WF-6590 ( at Amazon) , also a laser-class inkjet. The 577dw($899.89 at Amazon) still warrants strong consideration as a color MFP for up to heavy-duty use in a small or midsize business, especially if output quality is paramount.
The PageWide Brand and Technology Although the 577dw is among the first group of HP printers to sport the company's new PageWide branding, it's in the second generation of MFPs to use the HP technology for which the brand is named. PageWide printers have a stationary printhead that spans the width of a page. This permits much higher print speeds, and higher-quality text and graphics, than standard inkjets. The HP Office...
The HP PageWide Pro 577dw Multifunction Printer is an inkjet that's faster than many lasers, and offers solid text and excellent graphics quality as well as low running costs.
Fast; Good text and excellent graphics quality; PCL and PostScript drivers; Wi-Fi, HP Wireless Direct, and NFC; 50-sheet ADF supports single-pass, two-sided scanning; Low running costs for an inkjet
Relatively pricey for what it offers