HP Color LaserJet 2600n - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The HP Color Laserjet 2600N makes for an excellent value proposition for small and medium offices.

Review summary: The latest in HP's long and illustrious history of LaserJet printers, the 2600n has an inline toner cartridge arrangement and, with no carousel churning around, it's remarkably quiet in operation. And in performance terms, it more than meets expectations

Pros: Economical in the long term, High-quality results, Built-in Ethernet

Cons: Initial cost quite high

Verdict: You pay a little more up front, but this LaserJet will repay your investment in spades

Review summary: This simple-to-use model prints very sharp text, but does so slowly, making it best suited for home offices.

Pros: Compact footprint

Cons: Lagging print speeds, High costs per page

Verdict: Given the 2600n's high costs per page and lagging print speeds, consider spending $50 more for the much faster and more efficient Dell 3000cn.

Review summary: With the lowest price of any of the printers reviewed here, HP's Color Laserjet 2600n is an excellent way of achieving high-speed...

Pros: Low price; fast colour printing; quiet with good-quality output

Cons: High running costs; slow mono printing; low-capacity toner cartridges

Verdict: An excellent low-cost introduction to colour laser printing for those who output mainly colour pages in relatively modest amounts. Watch out for the slow mono printing speed, though