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HP Color LaserJet 2600n Printer (Q6455A#ABA) | List Price: $329.99
Discount Price: $286.89
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Platform: Mac OS X
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Color laser printer offers affordable color printing
- Up to 600 x 600 dpi for both black and color prints with 8 ppm speed for both black and color
- 250-sheet paper tray, with option to add second tray
- 16-character front panel LCD display offers easy-to-access information
- Device measures 16.0 x 14.6 x 17.8 inches (WxHxD)
HP 2605dn vs HP 2600n - Features vs Toner Consumption [Posted on 2008-05-05]
When it comes to purchasing a printer, I look for three things: reliability, features and toner consumption. I have had both 2605dn and 2600n for a year now and I can say that when it comes down to features and memory, the 2605dn comes out shining, but in toner consumption, the 2600n is the king. Both printers have Toner Limit Override, which allows you to keep printing after the cartridge reaches its "limit" giving you hundreds of extra prints. But only the 2600n has the option of printing color in 600dpi and true black without using some color in the prints. The 2605dn prints color only in 2400dpi and always uses a bit of color on its black prints even for you set it for 600dpi (600dpi applies only for black prints in the 2605n). I can honestly tell you that the difference in toner consumption is INSANE. I can print FOUR TIMES more color prints with the 2600n than with the 2605dn, and you cannot tell the deference in quality between the two. Yes the 2605dn is faster, has more memory, can print both sides of the paper automatically and handle heavy paper better, but for me toner consumption is too much of a deference to not notice it. Oh, and my 2605dn burned down on its first birthday. Here are some more details if you are interested:
2605dn -
Pros: Fast, excellent quality. The automatic two-side printing feature is awesome and saves you a lot of time. Can print on transparencies, and cardboard paper. Easy to load toners. Can upgrade memory. It is HP Solution Center compatible, which gives you a run down on how many prints are left, etc. without the need of accessing the internet.
Cons - Costs $200 more that its 2600n sister. No low quality color printing option available. Black prints will always use color. When printing pictures this printer will burn even the HP Photo Color Laser quality papers, believe me, it's a mess.
2600n -
Pros - Cheaper than the 2605dn. Excellent quality. Fast and reliable. Over the top toner consumption when using the low quality color option, which in fact prints as good as the higher quality option. This option has given me over two thousand more prints per cartridge which is incredible. Can also print on transparencies and cardboard. Just be sure to set the printer correctly or it will smudge. It can print both sides of the paper manually.
Cons - A bit slower than its sister and less memory. After using the automatic two-side printing feature this printer seems outdated. It's not HP Solution Center compatible, so you get no nice software with it. Will also burn photo quality paper even if it is made from HP.
Bottom line - The features on 2605dn may be cool but when it comes to saving 75% more toner on the 2600n, I go with the underdog. Too bad the 2605dn does not have the option to print low res in color. Both are bad for photo printing. Well there it is; the table is set and you as the customer must make your move.
Worth it - Ships with full tanks of toner (vs 1600) [Posted on 2008-05-15]
I have had this for over a year, and am very fairly with it. I have yet to buy any toner/ink for it, and would have spent perhaps $100 on inkjet cartridges with my old printer.
Note that this printer comes with FULL tanks of toner. When I was comparing it with the HP 1600n, I found that the 1600 came with HALF-FULL tanks of toner, so the 2600 gives you the equivalent of 2 more tanks of toner, so it was clearly worth it to go with the 2600n. It also came with an Ethernet port, which allowed me to put the printer anywhere in my house.
One downside is that the original black cartridge (still going) makes makes a faint line across every page :( so I am almost tempted to replace it.
HP 2600n [Posted on 2008-06-17]
This printer is a primary network printer. It has issues when connected directly to one PC. If using Windows Vista, a Printer Spooler Error occurs. HP has no supporting drivers to fix this. Microsoft has no Windows patches to fix this. This error is famous as several forums exist to attempt and hack both the Windows spooler and the HP 2600n. Fought this problem for two solid days with Tech calls, internet chats and promises of return calls with a solution. I have yet to hear from either group. However, the pages that managed to print were of the finest quality I've ever seen from a home office printer. I'm sure it will be the best printer I'll ever own once it works.
Perfect for the Mac and Small Biz!! [Posted on 2008-07-15]
We have owned this printer for close to 3 years now. We switched from inkjet to laser with this machine. Our office is 100% Mac based. From day one this printer has been great. Super easy to network with multiple Mac machines through standard 10/100/1000 ethernet router and the reliability has been superb! No complaints at all. We don't print a lot since most of our documents are converted to PDF and just after 3 years we are shopping around to replace the original toner that came with the printer. If you are expecting for this printer to give you professional looking graphic and photo prints, then look somewhere else like the Minoltas; but if you are looking for an awesome document and good looking graphics printer then this is it. Don't forget that even though is HP it works great with any Mac.
Slow and not great at printing envelopes [Posted on 2008-07-15]
I have had a hard time printing envelopes - this is after three weeks of daily use of the printer. This is my fourth HP printer in 20 years and I have never had any problems before with envelopes.
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