This is HP's enterprise-class A3 color laser printer built for departments that push serious volume. It's fast—41 ppm for both black and color—with a 150,000-page monthly duty cycle, automatic duplexing, and expandable paper handling up to 4,450 sheets. The trade-off is its footprint and weight: at 45.1 kg, it needs a sturdy stand, and it's wired-only out of the box with no built-in Wi-Fi. If you need reliable, high-volume A3 color printing without the babysitting, this is a genuine workhorse.
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Up to 41 ppm (ISO A4) / 40 ppm (ISO Letter) for both black and color — consistent speed regardless of what you're printing
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First page out in as fast as 5.7 seconds black (A4, ready) and 6.1 seconds color (A4, ready)
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Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi for sharp text and clean color graphics
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Automatic duplex printing standard
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Monthly duty cycle up to 150,000 pages; recommended volume up to 40,000 pages
Paper Handling
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100-sheet multipurpose Tray 1, 550-sheet input Tray 2, 250-sheet output bin
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Standard capacity: 650 sheets
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Optional trays and accessories can expand maximum capacity to 4,450 sheets
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Tray 1 handles custom sizes from 64 × 127 mm up to 320 × 457.2 mm
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Tray 2 handles 148 × 148 mm up to 297 × 431.8 mm
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Supports A3, A4, A5, A6, B4 (JIS), B5 (JIS), Oficio, RA3, SRA3, 8K, 16K, and envelopes (B5, C5, C6, DL)
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Media types: plain, heavy, extra heavy, glossy, light, recycled, rough, envelopes, labels, photo paper, cardstock, transparencies
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Media weight: Tray 1: 60–300 g/m²; Tray 2: 60–256 g/m²
Connectivity
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1 × Hi-Speed Device USB 2.0, 2 × Hi-Speed USB 2.0 rear host ports, 1 × walkup USB 2.0 host port, 1 × Gigabit/Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-TX, 1 × Hardware Integration Pocket (HIP2)
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No built-in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — wired network or USB only (optional HP Jetdirect wireless accessory available separately)
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Mobile printing via HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and Mopria
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Network-ready with embedded HP Jetdirect Ethernet print server
Toner
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Four-cartridge CMYK design — separate black, cyan, magenta, and yellow
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Uses HP 658A standard yield: W2000A (black, ~7,000 pages), W2001A (cyan, ~6,000 pages), W2002A (yellow, ~6,000 pages), W2003A (magenta, ~6,000 pages)
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High-yield HP 658X cartridges available for higher volume (~28,000 pages per color)
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Starter cartridges included: 7,000 pages black, 6,000 pages each color
Design & Power
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Dimensions: 556 × 589 × 399 mm, weighs 45.1 kg — needs a sturdy surface or optional stand
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1.2 GHz processor and 1.5 GB base memory (expandable to 3.5 GB)
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2.7-inch QVGA color LCD with rotating adjustable angle and 24-key pad
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Power consumption: 870 W active (max), 48 W ready, 0.6 W powersave
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ENERGY STAR qualified; HP Auto-On/Auto-Off technology
Operating Systems
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Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7
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macOS 10.12 Sierra through 10.14 Mojave
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Windows Server 2008 R2 through 2016, Citrix, Linux, UNIX
In the Box
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Printer, preinstalled starter toner cartridges (CMYK), 4 × imaging drums, power cord, getting started guide, software/documentation CD