HP LaserJet 4250 Monochrome Printer

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 16.5 x 14.8 inches ; 44.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 52 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000590WRW
• Item model number: Q5400A#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 2, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Looking to increase your workgroup's performance? This reliable and versatile black-and-white printer is the key. Rely on robust performance for the whole workgroup. With print speeds of up to 45 pages per minute (ppm), workgroups can print consistently high-quality documents and get their work done quickly.

Control panel simultaneously displays up to four lines of text and animated graphics 250-sheet output bin 500-sheet stapler/stacker 50-sheet rear output binprovides a straight-through path for specialty paper. Up to 80 MB of standard printing memory and a powerful 460 MHz processor HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and IEEE 1284-B parallel ports Adjustable 100-sheet multipurpose tray for special media 500-sheet input tray 2 500-sheet input tray 3 Automatic duplexer for two-sided printing increases efficiency Some of these illustrated components are optional add-ons.

Get immediate results. Instant-on Technology lets you start printing with almost no wait time, so you can focus on the business at hand instead of waiting for your job to complete.

Enhance your potential with paper-handling flexibility. Increase your maximum input capacity to 3,100-sheets with optional 500-sheet input trays and the optional 1,500-sheet high-capacity input (HCI) tray. The printer's versatile design accommodates HP everyday and specialty papers, supports automatic two-sided printing, and lets you expand output and finishing capabilities with a stacker or stapler/stacker accessory.

Share the printer and increase workgroup efficiency. With an HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server built into the printer formatter board, two EIO slots remain available to expand your printer's capabilities. Connect instantly with reliable Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Deliver even the most complex documents with speed and accuracy. For maximum flexibility, the printer also features an IEEE 1284-B parallel port. Add functionality with Compact Flash support. Use the two available Compact Flash slots to enable third-party solutions and take advantage of the convenience and value of more font choices, intelligent e-forms, secure printing, barcode printing, SAP/ERP solutions, and job accounting solutions.

Depend on worry-free printing and increase uptime. With a 460 MHz processor and from 48 to 80 MB of memory, complex print jobs are not a problem, and you experience a quick return to the application. Expandable up to 512 MB, you can add memory as your business grows.

Manage your printer remotely. The HP Embedded Web Server enables one-to-one printer management and provides an easy way for you to interact with your printer. Use HP Web Jetadmin to help you manage fleets of network peripherals and save time and money with automatic configuration and proactive notification of device events. Simplify troubleshooting and configuration. The control panel features up to four lines of text with helpful animated graphics, so you can easily determine printer and job status and correct problems that arise. Enjoy legendary HP reliability. The HP LaserJet 4250 series printer and its supplies are built with HP's renowned dependability to stand up to the demands of your office environment. Count on HP Smart printing technology. The printer and HP supplies include innovative HP Smart printing technology, which makes automatic adjustments to optimize print quality and enhance reliability. And HP's advanced toner provides highly accurate placement and control to ensure professional-quality documents every time you print.

The following table shows the printers tested, their manufacturer specified print speed and first page out times, if available, compared to the actual performance achieved during testing by QualityLogic.

Product Description

HP LaserJet 4250n/dtn Printers. Increase your productivity by getting everyone access to this fast and reliable HP workhorse printer. Prints 45 ppm. HP Jetdirect fast Ethernet embedded print server that's built in to the formatter board (two EIO slots remain for expansion). 460MHz processor and 48MB RAM (expandable to 512MB). Automatically optimizes print quality with HP's Smart Printing technology. Printers are network ready and the 4250dtn includes a tray. Manufacturer's one-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast, but Buggy, January 25, 2005

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Me - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP LaserJet 4250 Monochrome Printer (Office Product)

This printer has a great price, good specs, and fast printing. However, it does have some issues that hopefully HP will work-out.

The firmware seems pretty buggy. We've had several different problems with the printer crashing. Every couple days or so we get a "Service Error" message on the screen and the printer has to be rebooted. Also, I tried printing a large (1000 page) pdf on it and it would just freeze after printing around 140 pages. It froze twice on the exact same number of pages. I had to break it up into print jobs of 100 pages each. We've also seen where it gets in an infinite cycle where it says, "Processing Job" and the data light blinks, but nothing ever comes out. Again, it requires a reboot. We upgraded the firmware, but the problems didn't go away.

FYI, a parallel port doesn't seem to deliver data fast enough to this printer! It consumes data faster than the port can send it. We could only achieve the 45ppm when we hooked it up to the USB 2.0 port. Not sure about the performance when using HP JetDirect internal print server.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Speed and quality, November 9, 2004

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VA Engineer (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP LaserJet 4250 Monochrome Printer (Office Product)

This printer is ridiculously fast. We use one as a network printer and I have not been able to walk the 30 feet from my office to the printer before it has finished printing 3 or 4 page PDFs, emails, etc. This printer is faster than our photocopier. 1200x1200 dpi gives excellent detail.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great printer, December 20, 2007

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donnieg (pikeville, ky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP LaserJet 4250 Monochrome Printer (Office Product)

We have had one of these printers now for more than a year and have yet to have the first problem with it. It prints fast and even at lower resolutions the print quality is still excellent. I am currently getting ready to purchase another one.

So far we have had no problems with this printer and hope that it stays that way. Ii would gladly recommend it to others.