Scanning was a mixed bag: Plain monochrome copies looked good, but a color copy seemed overly bright and somewhat uneven. Upon closer inspection, fine horizontal banding spoiled some of the effect, and some of the contours in faces were hard to discern. Viewed from normal distance, the photos looked rich, though a bit dark. HP touts its ImageREt 3600 technology for images, and it seems to work–to an extent. The quality of the output offers some consolation. Snapshot-size photos printed on letter-size paper averaged a subpar 1.7 ppm on the PC platform, while a full-page, high-resolution photo printed on the Mac took almost 80 seconds (0.8 ppm) to print. On plain black text, the easiest kind of printing, it worked at a sluggish rate of 7.4 pages per minute on the PC and 7.3 ppm on the Mac.
It has a habit of calibrating or initializing for minutes on end when all you want it to do is print. In our tests, the LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw was disappointingly slow. The Dell 1355cnw has fewer bells and whistles by comparison, but it's noticeably faster. In addition, it offers no automatic duplexing, which makes saving on paper costs harder.
It's one of the slowest models we've tested recently, and its toner is very pricey.
Small offices and businesses considering this printer, however, should also note what it lacks: speed and economy. The HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw MFP seems to offer a lot for its low $450 (as of March 1, 2011) price: full color laser multifunction capabilities (print/copy/fax/scan), wireless networking, Web apps, and HP's ePrint print-by-e-mail service.
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