Should You Buy an HP Laser Printer?

HP is one of the most popular laser printer brands as well as being well known for its PC monitors, scanners and inkjet printers.

If you are thinking about buying an HP laser printer then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of laser printer brands is compiled by analysing over 4,500 user and expert reviews and 70+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 710+ laser printers.

HP are recognised for their wide selection of premium and award winning laser printers. Their laser printers start at $109 for the LaserJet Pro M15w which has a print speed of 18ppm and is a 600 x 600 laser printer and go up to $6,699 for the LaserJet M775z which has a print speed of 30ppm and is a 600 x 600 laser printer. The average price of a new HP laser printer is $1,277.

Is HP the Best Laser Printer Brand?

So are HP laser printers any good? We give every laser printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all laser printers we are able to impartially rank all the laser printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that HP is the 2nd best laser printer brand out there.

Let's look at how HP laser printers compare to the other laser printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

There's a wide selection of HP laser printers available compared to other laser printer brands, with over 60 HP laser printers currently on the market in the US. HP also have better reviews than the typical laser printer brand, with the average rating of a HP laser printer being 86%.

However HP laser printers tend to be more expensive than most other laser printer brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the HP Laser Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every HP laser printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for HP and then compared this to the other laser printer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		12
4 stars		42
3 stars		17
2 stars		1
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		785
4 stars		197
3 stars		37
2 stars		23
1 star		53

Over 75% of expert reviews and 90% of user reviews for HP laser printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 81% and 85% respectively across all Laser Printer brands.

Purchasers of HP laser printers frequently mentioned that the product produced good quality prints, and they have won 10 awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to HP laser printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other laser printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	HP	Xerox	Canon	Samsung	Lexmark
	74% 11 reviews	73% 7 reviews	71% 10 reviews	72% 5 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews	80% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews		100% 1 review
	70% 3 reviews	70% 1 review	75% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	74% 1 review	73% 4 reviews	79% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
	70% 1 review	80% 1 review	73% 3 reviews	80% 3 reviews
	60% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews	100% 1 review
		77% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	80% 1 review		60% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	60% 1 review		60% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	90% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	90% 3 reviews	90% 3 reviews
	63% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 1 review
	60% 1 review	68% 2 reviews		70% 1 review	80% 1 review
	100% 1 review		67% 1 review	83% 1 review	83% 1 review
	71% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
		100% 1 review	57% 3 reviews
	80% 3 reviews
		87% 3 reviews
	80% 1 review		80% 1 review
	60% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	66% 15 reviews	72% 15 reviews	55% 3 reviews	67% 8 reviews	63% 4 reviews
Average	75% 54 reviews	79% 51 reviews	71% 37 reviews	78% 28 reviews	73% 17 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have HP Laser Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 14 industry awards for HP laser printers. The table below compares the number of awards received by HP to other popular laser printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning laser printers

Number of Awards	HP	Xerox	Canon	Samsung	Lexmark
	2		2	4	2
		5
	3	1	1
	1	3
		1	2	1
		1	1	1
	1				1
		2
					2
	1				1
	2
	1	1
		1
		1
				1
	1
			1
		1
		1
					1
Other Expert Sites	2	2			1
Total	14	20	7	7	8

How Reliable Are HP Laser Printers?

We checked over 4,500 reviews to find comments about the reliability of HP laser printers. over 50 of these reviews mention reliability of which 89% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of HP laser printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that HP laser printers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for HP laser printers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

reliable device to print top quality text with at a lightning fast rate

It's reliable as a daily printer for basic black

Build quality is typical HP (robust

reliable colour laser print with quality as good as I get at work

NOT RELIABLE

The printer is not nearly as well made as my HP 4050N

These printers are not as well made as the HP I got from France or Germany

I can't comment on its durability

need a heavy duty printer I can rely on

What is the Best Mid-Range HP Laser Printer?

HP LaserJet M553N

1200 X 1200 DPI

38ppm PRINT SPEED

6s TIME TO FIRST

51dB PRINT NOISE

550 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

A great mid range choice, priced at $439 is the HP LaserJet M553N, which has a Kagoo Score of 85.

Features We Love:

1200 x 1200 DPI

Supports colour printing

Big standard input capacity (550 sheets)

Faster than average time to first page (6s)

Supports duplex printing

The best rated laser printer under $500, with a reasonable price. It supports colour printing and duplex printing and has a touchscreen and a built-in display. Our review analysis indicates that this laser printer produces brilliant quality prints, it's really easy to setup but expensive.

96 Reviews	82 Reviews + 3 Awards
84 Features	Fully-Featured
80 Popularity	Quite Popular
84 Value for Money	Very Good
85 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Multiple reviews mentioned that HP LaserJet M553N has great expert reviews and fantastic user reviews with 93% of buyers recommending this laser printer to others.

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What is the Ultimate HP Laser Printer?

HP LaserJet Enterprise M681dh

1200 X 1200 DPI

47ppm PRINT SPEED

6.5s TIME TO FIRST

650 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

For those with an unlimited budget then the HP LaserJet Enterprise M681dh is the best HP laser printer out there. At $3,449 it's not cheap, but is excellent quality and as such we gave it Kagoo Score of 73.

Features We Love:

1200 x 1200 DPI

Fast print speed (47ppm)

Supports colour printing

Faster than average time to first page (6.5s)

Supports duplex printing

A good spec but only moderate value for money 1200 x 1200 DPI laser printer. It supports colour printing, duplex printing and Direct printing (PictBridge) and has a touchscreen.

79 Features	Good Features
62 Value for Money	Good
73 Kagoo Score	Very Good

HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP M681dh Review

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What is the Best Budget Choice HP Laser Printer?

HP LaserJet Pro M404dn

4800 X 600 DPI

38ppm PRINT SPEED

6.3s TIME TO FIRST

54dB PRINT NOISE

900 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

At only $219.99 and with a Kagoo Score of 84 the HP LaserJet Pro M404dn makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

4800 x 600 DPI

Faster than average time to first page (6.3s)

Supports duplex printing

Big standard input capacity (900 sheets)

Supports Direct printing (PictBridge)

A fully featured and bargain price 4800 x 600 DPI laser printer. It supports duplex printing and Direct printing (PictBridge) and has a built-in display and a standard input capacity of 900 sheets.

84 Features	Fully-Featured
87 Popularity	Widely Available
83 Value for Money	Very Good
84 Kagoo Score	Excellent

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