HP LaserJet Pro M501dn Hi-Speed Mono Laser Printer

This is HP's high-volume mono laser printer, built for workgroups of five to fifteen people who churn through serious page counts. It's a print-only unit, but it's fast — 43 to 45 ppm — with automatic duplex printing and a hefty 100,000-page monthly duty cycle. The trade-off is no wireless, but Gigabit Ethernet and USB give you solid wired connectivity. If you need to print thousands of pages a month without babysitting the machine, this is a genuine workhorse.

Print

• Up to 43 ppm (ISO A4) / 45 ppm (ISO Letter) simplex; up to 34 ppm duplex (A4)

• First page out in as fast as 5.8 seconds (A4) / 5.7 seconds (Letter) from ready

• Up to 600 × 600 dpi default, up to 4800 × 600 enhanced dpi, fine lines up to 1200 × 1200 dpi

• Automatic duplex printing standard — double-sided documents without manual flipping

• Monthly duty cycle up to 100,000 pages; recommended volume 1,500–6,000 pages

Paper Handling

• 100-sheet multipurpose Tray 1, 550-sheet Tray 2, 250-sheet output bin

• Optional third 550-sheet tray available for a maximum capacity of 1,200 sheets

• Handles A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), Oficio (216 × 340 mm), 10 × 15 cm, 16k sizes, postcards, and envelopes (B5, C5, DL)

• Custom sizes: Tray 1: 76.2 × 127 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm; Tray 2/3: 105 × 148 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm

• Media types: Plain, EcoFFICIENT, light, midweight, intermediate, heavy, extra heavy, bond, cardstock, colored, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough, envelopes, labels, transparencies

• Media weight: Tray 1: 60–200 g/m²; Tray 2/3: 60–120 g/m²

Connectivity

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 host/device ports, Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX, Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T

• No built-in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — wired network or USB only

• Mobile printing via HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, and Mopria

• Network capabilities: IPv4/IPv6, 802.1X authentication, auto-crossover Ethernet

Toner

• Single black cartridge design

• Uses HP 87A (CF287A) for ~9,000 pages or HP 87X (CF287X) for ~18,000 pages

• Original HP toner with JetIntelligence for consistent, high-quality output

Design & Power

• Dimensions: 418 × 376 × 289 mm (minimum) to 418 × 639 × 289 mm (maximum), weighs 11.6 kg

• 1500 MHz processor and 256 MB memory handle heavy print jobs without stuttering

• 2-line backlit LCD with numerical keypad (6 buttons + 12 numeric keys)

• Power consumption: 660 W active, 6.1 W ready, 1.3 W sleep, 0.1 W off

• ENERGY STAR certified, EPEAT Silver registered; HP Auto-On/Auto-Off technology

• Acoustic pressure: 54 dB(A) active, 25 dB(A) ready

Security

• HP JetIntelligence security features built into toner cartridges

• PIN printing for confidential documents

• Authentication via 802.1X, IPsec, SNMPv1/v2/v3

• Secure boot and firmware integrity checks

Operating Systems

• Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista

• macOS 10.7 Lion through 10.10 Yosemite

• Linux (SUSE, Fedora, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Debian), UNIX

In the Box

• Printer, preinstalled starter toner, power cord, setup guide, reference guide, warranty guide