HP Color LaserJet Pro Multifunction M479fdn Laser Printer with One-Year, Next-Business Day, Onsite Warranty (W1A79A)

For years I have been using an ink jet printer, but lately the nozzles had been clogging, so I decided to move up to a laser jet printer. I originally wanted the M479fdw with the USB and wi-fi network capability. This model was out of stock and had an estimate of several weeks to replenish. I found the M479fdn was in stock, and seems the only difference is the fdn has Ethernet. All I wanted was the USB to connect directly to my computer, so I didn't care which model I had. The fdn works great for me and was a good choice.There was some confusion setting the printer up. It set up to the M478f-9f driver, but seemed to work OK. I called support and they said my M479 was in the M478 family and was OK. Now why couldn't I have set up to my M479, or at least seen a note that they are both in the same family? My included software was supposed to be able to change the name of my printer but wouldn't. The HP tech changed the name for me and took out the confusion factor.The printer prints beautifully, both text and photographs. The HP goes to sleep soon after printing, and quickly wakes up when called upon to print. The sleep mode can be set to start in 1, 5,15, 30, or 60 minutes. The Automatic Document Feeder is especially fast when scanning multiple documents to either save or email as PDF or JPEG, or save as Editable Text (OCR). If the documents are double sided, both sides are scanned at the same time, speeding the process.I've had the printer 7 weeks, and the built-in Estimated Cartridge Level indicators have barely moved. The Status tells me I have printed 216 black pages, with 1,900 pages remaining. And I have printed 137 color pages, with 950 pages remaining (estimated).I am using a Cyber Power 1350 watt UPS to protect my computer system. When using the printer to print, the UPS goes into an alarm mode with the extra power load, so I had to move the printer from the Battery protected side of the outputs to the Surge protected side.

This machine will only work on ethernet and not USB as it states. Also, it stops working for no reason. Then I have steps to take to try and fix the problem and I end up contacting my IT dept. This is the second machine they have sent me. The help is so slow to respond. I went 3 weeks without a printer going from desk to desk to print out stuff and it's just a nightmare. Don't buy this machine.

We recently replaced two Brother units. One simply broke and gashed the developer cartridge and the other was slow as it took too long to warm up and it processed jobs slowly, as well as printed slower.This printer is not wireless, hence the lack of the "W" in the model number. We choose this specifically since we use them wired and to eliminate any open wireless connectivity.The web-based interface is extensive and we turned off several modes so that it wasn't discoverable and therefore only the shared printer showed up on the server. The scanning to a network (or computer) folder works flawlessly as long as you assign the proper permissions to the folder.The quality is super to both the Brother 8850 MFC and the 8360 standalone printer we had. The speed is faster than both as well. Print speed and speed to get the first page. Duplex printing is far superior in terms of speed over the 8850.The printer is also quieter than both of the Brother units.Scanning overall works well whereas the Brother 8850 would scan everything horribly skewed when using the document feeder. The HP scans everything perfectly straight. I scanned a bunch of ruled paper (paper with lines) in with the document feeder and all of the lines on all of the pages were totally straight. Perfect test.We are switching to this model as well as the 454dn when we don't need the scanning/copying.For reference, we are in an office environment and print a reasonable volume, but not heavy by any means.

Excellent features and output quality.

This printer will not communicate with my computer, no matter what. It will not register an ethernet cable or a USB cord. It comes with no instructions whatsoever as to how to set it up. In fact, it comes with no instructions in several different languages. The control menu on board the printer is completely useless. It has a super-nice app, but that's beside the point when the app resident on your computer cannot communicate with the printer under any circumstances. I think I got a brick that will have to be shipped back. Your mileage may vary.UPDATE: the printer won't communicate because it does not have WIFI. It must be connected to your router by an ethernet cord (which HP does not provide in the box--instead, they supply a simply phone line, apparently for the fax functionality that no one uses anymore). The fault is Amazon's, because on its page in the product comparison feature, it says that this printer has WIFI. I was relying on that product comparison data. Had I known that the printer does not have WIFI, I wouldn't have bought. My router is not on the desk; it is in a closet across the room. Just to see if it would work I found an old ethernet cord, took the printer to the router closet, and plugged it in. Yes, it does work, but it isn't practical for me to have the printer in the closet. Also, the automatic paper feeder for the scanner doesn't work. It won't pick up pages automatically.Further UPDATE: The printer actually works well, even though I would not have purchased it had I know it did not have WiFi capability. But I decided I can live with it being in the closet attached by wire to my router. The same printer with WiFi capability costs almost $200.00 more. Also , the page feeder for the scanner DOES work, but you have to use a downloadable app on your computer, and you have to designate on the app whether the scanner is to look to the page feeder or the scanner glass. You can use either one, you just have to choose on the app, and if you designate page feeder, it will feed pages. Typically, the pages are not grabbed perfectly straight, but the app allows you to straighten the PDFs post-scanning.