HP Color Laserjet Pro M283fdw Laser A4 600 x 600 dpi 21 ppm WiFi

Ordered this as a replacement for our HP Color Laserjet 2020 and to provide scanning features. Has worked well so far, though a few red dots appearing on printed paper on black and white pages. Scanning works well with HP Smart software, though scanning at 300dpi doesn't seem to be available on photos (JPEG).

This printer meets the modern day demands of top amateur production and professional printing demands. Another step forward!

First i didn't receive printer I ordered but a cheaper older one although only charged for older one. Not sure how as order shows correct more expensive printer. Then printer arrives without printer cartridges - odd for an "as new" printer. No manual either but downloaded one. Box serial number different from serial number on device. Order separate printer cartridges. Ah all resolved first print, ok but second print can't contact printer. Printer has frozen, printer screen frozen and device disconnected from network. Switch on off and it comes back but after a few minutes freezes again used it to print or not. Full reset disconnecting printer and power. No change. Test copy and scan neither work...device is busy. Device is now busy as it being sent back as supplier fails to communicate.

I have this printer and although it is very good, I paid £300 for it. At no point in this printer's future is it worth over 500 quid.

I bought this printer 5 years ago but I am so angry that I have decided to write this review. What a disaster that printer was! The replacement one I was sent 3 years ago is soon going to the tip. The original one bought on this site broke down within 2 years of purchase when still under warranty. They changed it for a refurbished one, which was the same drama queen. Main issue: it constantly dropped out of wifi, despite being around 5 feet away from the router. A few weeks ago, it finally expired. Black screen, won't wake up. Just like that. It was working fine one minute, dead the following one. I am so tired of it. It is going to the tip and I am buying another brand. HP printers: never again.

They come with the standard capacity toners. I enjoyed the printer for 1 year until the toner ran out. Replacement toner costs £64 per colour, or more than £100 per colour if you want to buy the high capacity ones. These are the Amazon discounted prices. HP now glue the chips on the toner cartridges to prevent customers from using much cheaper 3rd party toners. Decide for yourself if you are willing to keep paying hundreds of pounds PER YEAR on toner cartridges to keep them working. I expect this is an issue with all HP printers, not just this model.

I have had the printer for about a year. I use it with a Macbook Pro 2018 running up to date IOS. For the initial set up it worked, then it broke down, then through their telephone help we got it working. Now it neither connects through wifi or direct wifi. Direct wifi normally works but is such a faff to change wifi network, wait, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. The only reliable way to use it is with a USB memory stick and this is the way I use it. I gave it 3 stars because for a mid range priced printer it's very good quality. I tested three other printer before settling on it. I will now try and connect one of those old USB printer cables to my USB C port on my Mac, maybe that'll work, there is a port at the back but I would recommend a through check once you get hold of the printer at home. I can't believe they still can't make a reliable good quality colour laser printer for £300-£500.

I spent 40 mins trying to explain customer service rep the screen is faulty and the printer powers up but she insisted its the power cable that is faulty. Now i have a printer that i cannot use and HP refuse to recognise its faulty. They say they will send a new cable its a joke.