HP LaserJet Pro M452dw Wireless Color Laser Printer with Duplex Printing (CF394A)

I bought this printer because of the HP name. Im guessing that at the end of the day the print engine will be fine and Ill like the printer. But I must say the setup for a wireless connection was a royal pain in the butt ! The CD software setup failed to connect the printer properly and took forever until it notified me of failure. I had to manually make the wireless connection using the small touch screen on the printer. The screen was difficult to read and the response on the screen was very slow. After 4 tries I finally got a successful connection but even then the printer wasnt immediately recognized by my wireless network. I guess I should mark this up to life in the global economy. The printer is manufactured in Vietnam and I wasnt about to call HP support and speak to someone who has problems with the English language. My two cents.

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UPDATE: This last step worked but I have no idea which of the above really fixed it. Basically, you may not be able to print wireless to this printer unless you have a windows machine on the network to update the firmware. Mac users BEWARE ORIGINAL REVIEW: So far, Ive been able to install it on my Mac using Airprint but have been unsuccessfully printing anything to it. In fact, it just stays on "Printing Document" screen if you even just sneeze at it. I assumed this may be caused by a firmware bug, no biggie, I went online and downloaded the latest firmware, and lo and behold, as soon as the installation screen starts running the printer displays "Printing Document" and the firmware installer says device is busy. Cant cancel out of it. I can wait an hour after hard reset, and as soon as I begin to do anything it will say "Printing Document" forever, I could leave it until I move on to the next house... Ill report back if I have any other news. Ready to give up on humanity. Things Ive tried: 1) Printing via airprint 2) Printing via downloaded drivers 3) Soft reset then printing 4) Hard reset then printing 5) Updating firmware via wireless on Mac (failed installation) 6) Running software update on printer menu 7) Disabling network protocols via web admin console 8) Updated firmware via USB from windows 9) Manually installed printer via IPP directly to the IP address of printer using HP drivers (not air print)

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I was loving this printer. Color was great and just what I wanted. Then it started to print tiny little black dash marks when I would print to card stock. Turns out this printer doesnt support 110 Lb card stock (a heavy but typical weight). The Amazon listing says you can print on card stock, but doesnt specify ONLY up to 52 lb (can we even consider 52lb card stock? Thats more like thick paper!!!) Super frustrated because 90% of my business needs are card stock.

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FIVE stars for print quality and more economic use of toner. Points off for: -SLOW SLOW SLOW! Though the wifi is great, printing large photoshop files really should be done via USB cable. -Hard to fine tune color. I spend HOURS online with different Hewlett Packard reps until one could tell me where to find the controls. I had a 3600 and the color controls were right on the digital control. With this printer, you have to hook up via wifi, and use the printers IP address to find the fine-tuning controls, including "Print Density". I spend half a day making a color chart because the options and controls are not intuitive. The upside is that you can save the settings to a file and re-upload if you have to replace your printer (as I did: the first one printed banded colors!) -The Paper feed jams more easily! I printed a thin paper that ended up jamming and a TINY piece got stuck. I had to pay $76 for an HP tech to come out and find and remove the 1/4" piece of paper...and it was HARD for him to do. That said, once you learn how to manage this printer the prints are incredible, and colors are vibrant and details cannot even begin to be matched by comparably priced laser printers.

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Great printer for price, probably more printer than I needed for home office, but Id rather have more and not need all the functions, than need something and not have it. Print quality is very nice. I print mostly text with some business graphics; no photos. This replaced a 10-year old Brother mono laser that was my workhorse. This is way faster. Mine is cabled to PC, so dont know about wireless printing. I dont care if it is heavy. It is not a portable device. Have not gone through first set of "trial" toner cartridges so am not sure how long normal cartridges will last, but it seems fairly conservative on toner usage. Ive been using this for 6 months now and still like it. Hope it lasts like my old Brother did!

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Colors are not true, as if the white balance is off. Despite recalibrating, using multiple settings, formats for saving, programs for generating file and changing cartridges. There is a yellow shift in all colors, making any color printing useless. Customer service is completely unhelpful. Hard to talk to a representative, and when I did, despite being on warranty, they wanted me to pay for them to assess the problem. Now I am stuck taking it and my computer to best buy for assessment.

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Although I have not had the mechanical problems with this printer that some of the folks here have had, I must say: THIS THING IS INSANELY SLOW WHEN PRINTING COLOR! It can print something like a spreadsheet with some red numbers OK, but God help you if you want to print a brochure or some such. It often wont even print the whole document. Fortunately, I dont have to do this much. Restarting the machine does not help. There appears to be no way to increase the amount of memory for this machine, which is probably the problem. One HP could have solved for about ten bucks or less. I can also echo the complaints about HPS "support", which I have tried on other HP products It is both frustrating and useless. although the people themselves are courteous. Just clueless. Our repair guy says HP printer quality has deteriorated seriously since 2014 or so. This used to be such a great, high quality brand. (using MacBook Pro, Sierra, 8G RAM, 5g wireless)

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I returned a previous BW laser to order this printer because of its wireless features. I had a brief problem printing labels, not because of the printer but because the Avery software program did not permit me to adjust the printer settings back to default. Therefore I had to telephone HP and they instructed me over the phone how to reset the default settings. Avery denied the problem was caused by their software. The machine is heavy, 40 pounds of weight, so I would advise anyone not to attempt moving it from place to place without some assistance. It is about the size of a large microwave oven. You will hear it when printing but the noise level is medium. I like the envelope feed tray, I open the front door and load envelopes, very simple and they print correctly. Ive used it to print postage stamps, labels, color prints, envelopes, letters and long documents. So far, everything prints great, except for the package mailing labels. The printer roller, after printing these labels transferred the ink to the next print job and I had black stripes across the pages of my document. Only does this with the Avery labels, so I do not know if its a product problem or a printer problem. Since I rarely print labels, it is not a major headache. I use it strictly as a wireless printer and it takes about ten seconds for the job to go from PC to printer. Once it starts to print, it prints fast. Highly pleased with this printer, I did not want to purchase it due to the price, but I believe the quality is worth the price.

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Im in love with this printer and so happy I bought it ! Mind you, Ive never operated a laser printer and have been using mid-range deskjets my entire life. This printer is for home office use, printing about 30 invoices per day. I needed something more economical and efficient for the job. Its only been a few days but this bad boy is getting A+ . Pros *Touch screen- I was torn between the cheaper, non- touch screen model and this. So happy I spent for the upgrade . Note- sellers are not allowed to list HP items as "new" even if theyve never been used. Look for one that says "like new" and chances are youll get a brand new printer for a fraction of the cost . In my case $200! Easiest Setup Ever- This is seriously the easiest printer I have ever hooked up. Its pretty much plug and play. Wireless went flawlessly - which has always been an issue with previous printers Fast- If youre used to deskjets, omg, this thing is a monster Technology - This printer has its own email address !! No more forwarding documents to email after email trying to print. Want a photo printed ? Its hooked up to your online storage providers (dropbox,etc). You can also send a text to HP Facebook messenger, tell it what you want printed and whola. Cons * heavy and large footprint I now need a specialized cart to hold this along with label printers . This bad boy doesnt fit inside my current printer storage unit. However, its a laser, theyre big! It was expected. This printer is awesome and highly recommended

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I had an M452dw for about 2-3 years until it broke. It was user error that caused the printer to break, so I am not holding that against HP. I loved that printer and it worked perfectly for my home business making stickers. I figured I could just rebuy the same model and it would work just as well as the one that I had before. Sadly the replacement printer did not match the quality of the one I had purchased 2-3 years ago. The toner would not adhere to the sticker paper and after trying every paper type available, without any success, I figured I had purchased a defective model. I contacted Amazon and they sent me another one. The second one had the same issue! I called Amazon again and they were nice enough to send me a third printer. I figured what are the odds of getting three defective printers. Apparently pretty high! The third one also had the same issue. Toner would not fuse to the sticker paper at the exact same setting that I used in my original model. I am starting to believe that they HP must have change something inside the printer. Possibly switching out the fuser for a cheaper one ( like the one in the M252 model). Either way HP had no solution and told me to try every paper setting until I found the right one. Considering I already tried that and sticker paper isnt cheap I decided to return all of the printers for a full refund. If you are only printing on normal paper this printer will probably work for you. I will be trying out a different brand for my next replacement. *Fingers Crossed*

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