The HP LaserJet Pro M15w is aimed squarely on the booming micro financial system and the legions of employees whose residence can be their workplace, as a result of HP’s newest laserjet will not be solely the smallest in its class, however the least expensive too. It’s a really primary print-only monochrome machine with only one enter tray that can solely take A4 and some smaller paper sizes. You gained’t discover fancy options like duplex printing right here and should you require a flatbed scanner, then you need to anticipate the equally styled HP LaserJet Professional MFP 28w. 

What the M15w gives is a quick printing (19ppm), with the financial system and consistency related to laserjet expertise, in a compact unit that takes up little extra desk space than a sheet of A4. And whereas there are few options on board (there’s not even an LCD show) it’s geared up with Wi-Fi and is supported by a wonderful smartphone app, which makes set up straightforward and provides performance akin to scanning and printing from the cloud. 

The attractive value of round £79 (US$99, AU$145) features a toner cartridge, which alone prices £45 (US$50, AU$80), so your on-going print price works out round four.5p per web page. 

Design

HP has designed the LaserJet Professional M15w for the micro workplace and who would begrudge such an unobtrusive printer on their desk at residence? The 2 trays fold away neatly, in order that the footprint is simply a bit of bigger than a sheet of A4, and it stands no taller than the common smartphone.   

There’s no LCD show and solely three buttons, which didn’t show to be a drawback. It makes no noise in any respect in standby mode, so this printer gained’t distract you whilst you’re working. Precise printing it’s fairly noisy, but it surely prints shortly, so it gained’t annoy you for lengthy. 

You may stack 100 pages within the in-tray, however solely 100 within the out-tray. Overload it and also you’ll have an avalanche of paper in your desk as a result of the output bin depends on a reasonably flimsy extending plastic arm. 

The toner cartridge is relatively massive and it slides simply into the center of the machine. The companion app will inform you when it wants changing and hyperlink you to a provider. On the again, you’ll discover a sq. port for a USB cable, which is included within the field.    

Options 

To maintain the dimensions and price of the HP LaserJet Professional M15w to a minimal, the feature-set can be considerably minimised. There’s solely room for one paper tray, for instance, and that’s restricted to 150 sheets of A4, or A5 paper, or ten DL, or C4 envelopes. Different sizes can’t be fed inside. 

There’s no room for a number of ink cartridges, so the HP LaserJet Professional M15w is strictly monochrome solely and regrettably, it could possibly print on just one facet of the web page. If you’d like dual-side printing, it’s important to flip the paper over your self and feed it again in.

Print pace is quick at 19ppm, however frustratingly, you may’t alter the pace, or high quality of your printing. The print decision is definitely fairly low at 600 x 600 dpi. There’s no scanner on this mannequin, however the glorious companion app enables you to utilise your smartphone digital camera to scan and print paperwork wirelessly. The free HP Good app additionally enables you to print from the cloud with help for Google Docs, Dropbox and Evernote and it makes it exceptionally straightforward to take action. 

You may join the HP LaserJet Professional M15w to your private home community by way of Wi-Fi, or use Wi-Fi Direct when your community goes down. And in case your Wi-Fi fails you fully, there’s at all times the USB port on the again. HP has thoughtfully included a USB cable within the field.  

The HP LaserJet Professional M15w additionally has the sense to modify itself off and save energy whenever you’re not utilizing it. The boot up time is sort of quick, so this can be a worthwhile characteristic.  

Ease of setup 

Due to a slick smartphone app, the HP LaserJet Professional M15w might be the simplest to put in, of any printer we’ve got examined. Simply flip the printer on and the app will find its Wi-Fi sign and get it to hitch your community. Alternatively, you may join by way of Wi-Fi Direct, or the USB cable.   

The toner cartridge is pre-installed (you simply must take away the plastic seals) and there are not any system settings to consider both. The printer’s startup time is pretty immediate too (eight.four seconds), so we have been printing paperwork actually minutes after opening the field.   

Efficiency 

The HP LaserJet Professional M15w printed promptly and reliably all through the take a look at and churned out pages not less than as quick as its quoted 19ppm, if not quicker. A4 and A5 paper passes although so shortly that it’s nearly a shock to see something printed on it in any respect. Solely DL envelopes appeared to sluggish it down, as a result of they solely simply match within the tray and rub the perimeters on the way in which by. 

It’s solely a pity you may’t select to sacrifice a bit of print pace to realize some print high quality, as a result of the textual content is a bit of too mild and pale. The outcomes are much like a full dimension laser printer on its categorical, or draft setting. And whenever you cut back the purpose dimension to eight, or 9, it turns into fairly laborious to learn by an absence of element. The issue is that the print decision is fairly low at 600 x 600 dpi. Then again, the outcomes are constant and really small textual content is not less than proof against smearing, as is the case with equal inkjet fashions.   

Images, printed in black and white, arrive within the output bin on the similar breakneck pace, they usually additionally undergo from a limitation in decision. However the HP LaserJet Professional M15w will not be designed for images; it’s made for churning textual content paperwork. Nonetheless, if you find yourself creating numerous pages, the one characteristic you actually do need in your guidelines, is duplex printing, as a result of with out it, your paper price doubles.   

So the principal attraction of the HP LaserJet Professional M15w is its dimension, and its low value level. Additionally its distinct benefit over equally priced inkjet fashions, as a result of the toner is not going to dry between jobs, due to this fact saving appreciable working prices.   

Ultimate verdict 

Laser printers are less expensive than inkjets, however they are usually bigger, so the teeny tiny HP LaserJet Professional M15w may appear to be the reply for these of us that make money working from home, or a cramped workplace. It prints reliably and shortly and it’s a pleasure to setup use, due to the HP Good HP. The print high quality lacks definition, nevertheless, and the shortage of automated duplex printing is drawback that would improve your paper price.