HP Color Laser 150nw Wireless Color Laser Printer

This is HP's entry-level wireless color laser printer, built for small offices and home workspaces that need sharp color documents without the bulk or the price tag of a larger machine. It's a print-only unit, so no scanning or copying here. The trade-off is speed — color output is slow, but you get Wi-Fi and Ethernet built in, which the cheaper 150a model lacks. If you want crisp color prints on a budget and need to share the printer across a network, this is the one to get.

Print

• Up to 18 ppm black (ISO, A4) / 19 ppm (Letter) — solid for everyday documents

• Color prints at up to 4 ppm (ISO, A4) — noticeably slower, so this isn't a color-heavy production machine

• First page out in 12.4 seconds black (ready), 25.3 seconds color (ready)

• Up to 600 × 600 dpi with 4-bit color and ReCP technology — sharp text, clean color fills

• Manual duplex only, so you'll flip pages yourself for double-sided printing

• Monthly duty cycle up to 20,000 pages; recommended volume 100–500 pages per month

Paper Handling

• 150-sheet input tray, 50-sheet output bin — modest but fine for low-volume use

• Handles A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), Oficio 216 × 340 mm, and custom sizes from 76 × 148.5 mm up to 216 × 356 mm

• Media types: Plain, Light, Heavy, Extra Heavy, Colored, Preprinted, Recycled, Labels, Bond, Glossy

• Media weight range: 60 to 220 g/m² — handles heavier stock better than most entry-level lasers

Connectivity

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX, and built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

• Wi-Fi Direct for direct mobile printing without a network

• Mobile printing via HP Smart app, Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and Mopria

• Password-protected embedded web server, SNMPv1/v2/v3, IPSec, MAC/IPv4/IPv6 filtering

Toner

• Four-cartridge CMYK design — separate black, cyan, magenta, and yellow

• Uses HP 117A series cartridges (W2070A–W2073A) for EMEA and Asia-Pacific

• Yields approximately 1,000 pages per black cartridge and 700 pages per color cartridge

• Starter cartridges included: 700 pages black, 500 pages each color

Design & Power

• Compact footprint: 382 × 309 × 211.5 mm, weighs about 10.04 kg

• 400 MHz processor, 64 MB memory

• 4-button control panel (Wireless, Resume, Cancel, Power) with LED indicators for Attention, Power, Wireless, and C/M/Y/K toner levels

• Power consumption: 282 W active, 27 W ready, 1.0 W sleep, 0.2 W off

• HP Auto-On/Auto-Off technology for energy savings

• Typical energy consumption (TEC): 0.873 kWh/week (Blue Angel); 0.988 kWh/week (Energy Star)

Operating Systems

• Windows 8, 8.1, 10

• macOS 10.11 El Capitan through 10.14 Mojave

• Linux (via HPLIP)

In the Box

• Printer, preinstalled starter toner cartridges (700 pages black, 500 pages each color), imaging drum, toner collection unit, setup poster, reference guide, support flyer, warranty guide, power cord,