HP - LaserJet Pro M277dw Wireless Color All-In-One Printer - Gray

It was easy to set up the printer by following the instructions and diagrams. I installed the drivers from the HP Support website since the version was newer than the one with the supplied disk. I also downloaded a new firmware update. There were no problems setting up the Wi-Fi. I also followed the prompts for setting up ePrint, which assigned a unique email account to the printer. Since I use all of the features of the printer, I tested them all. Copying: I initially thought I had a problem with auto-duplex copying 1-sided to 2-sided pages from the document feeder, so I called HP support. The representative gave me incorrect information. He said you could not do auto-duplexing from the document feeder. I knew he was wrong since I was staring at the directions right in front of me, so I hung up and called back. The second representative also gave me the same wrong information, so don’t necessarily believe everything they tell you. I finally realized what I was doing wrong. You need to load the copies with the print side face-up not face-down. It then worked perfectly. I also tried to print envelopes. The small 6-3/4” ones cannot be fed through the manual feeder. The small size kept getting hung up just inside the feeder, and gave an error message on the screen. Using the paper tray by adjusting the guides or feeding from the auto document feeder worked fine. Size 10 envelopes worked fine using any of the methods. The only small quirk is that the Word 2010 envelope print program does not allow for multiple copies to the same address, so I had to keep running the program for each envelope. FAX: Initial setup was very easy. I tried several different scenarios. I had someone fax me a page to test it. If you answer the telephone and hear fax tones, you can press “123” on the phone, hang up, and the call will automatically be transferred to the fax machine. If you don’t have someone to test with you can send a test fax to a special HP number, 1-888-HPFaxme (1-888-473-2963) and after a few minutes, it will fax you back a page letting you know it’s working ok. I also tried letting the phone continue to ring to see if it would automatically transfer to the fax machine which it did (after setting the rings to answer in the setup menu to 5). Scan: This feature works perfectly. I could scan a multi-page document (using the document feeder) into a single scanned document using the computer program which can be accessed by launching the print program from “Devices and Printers” in the start menu and then choosing the Scanner option. I could not do multi-page scanner with my old all-in-one printer. You can even set up shortcuts for this as well as for printing and faxing. All in all, this is a great machine. It does everything well as long as you completely read the instructions. I’ve read most of the reviews on this machine, and found that all of the problems users claim to have, are addressed either in the user manual (which can be downloaded), or HP’s support website for this copier at www.hp.com/support/colorljMFPM277.

First, a disclaimer: I bought our M277dw because we were in a hurry to replace the Ricoh SP C420DN that broke down after years of valorous service in our small office. The HP was available, priced well, and had numerous excellent reviews. For me, it was like going from a big boy machine to a cheap toy. The Ricoh would feed corrugated cardboard through it if we had to. The HP had trouble feeding anything heavier than 24# Bond. I tried (and tried, and tried) to feed simple, smooth 65# Cover through the HP -- a paper type that can go through even our base-model Epson and Brother printers. I was LUCKY (!!!) if five or six sheets would print in a batch of twenty on the HP, with constant mis-feeds, jams and stalls. As for the toner, the "starter kit" ran out of black within three days of average use, which is fine -- this was expected, so we had a full-size replacement on hand. Switching out cartridges is quick and easy. Unfortunately, after just two or three prints, the cartridge began leaking toner into the machine, resulting in black toner dust all over the machine, inside and out, and all over our carpet. The brilliant advice from HP tech support? Clean off the toner with a clean, dry cloth, and install a fresh toner cartridge. (Really? Never would have thought of that...) After installing another new $90 black cartridge, we started getting a long, thin black streak down every sheet we printed after about 75 prints. I'm writing this review while not in a great mood. I'm trying to print on some 67# Vellum Bristol -- again, very basic medium-weight stock -- and the HP has jammed after just one print. I cleared the jam, re-loaded the paper, clicked "OK" and it fired back up ... and started printing a job I had run first thing this morning. Why? I don't know. And right now, I don't care.

I have experience with HP's small desktop LaserJets all the way from the Laserjet 4 to the 400 Pro, with mostly positive results. This unit is a new design, targeted at users who need occasional printing, but don't like the page yields they get from an inkjet. Lasers have a higher acquisition cost, though, so could this thing save you some money in the long run, or is it a device without a market? My impressions thus far have been very good. It's a good-looking printer, and the pages it prints look great. Photo prints are about what you would expect from a laser - inaccurate midtone reproduction being the biggest problem. The scanner, however, is excellent. It's fast and quiet, much better than the OfficeJet I used previously. The ability to scan directly to a flash drive is a plus, and it saves documents as a PDF by default. Setup is easy, although you do have to download the software from HP's website to your PC. Cons? Well, it can't do legal from the tray, and the tray capacity is only slightly bigger than most inkjets. The toner cartridges are small too, but if your page count is a couple thousand a month you'll want a business-class unit anyway. Other minor quibbles include the fan noise when it's running at full tilt, and the fact that it goes into "sleep" mode after a while, which turns the WiFi antenna off. This is a setting that you can modify up to 8 hours - but not CANCEL - which is a known gripe on HP's forums. I still like this printer a lot - it's a good quality product from a reputable nameplate - and recommend it if it meets your needs. Small business owners may want to go up one level in the HP lineup. Home / home office users who prefer or need color laser printing may find it a viable option. I did.

Best printer I've bought. Ive had ink jets over the years and got tired of replacing dried up ink cartridges. Decided to go laser. Lucky me, this one just hit the market a month before I bought and BB had it one sale. This made it affordable, I even managed to purchase the 4 yr warranty...all for just over $500. I unpacked , plugged up, turned on, followed short instructions and it was up and running....thank heaven, I am not electronic savey. It does the wireless wonderfully. Also eprint. I send most of my printing from my tab and it worked great and I'm on Centurytel modem so it really deserves a 6 just having to work with their undependable internet system. I absolutely Love the photo prints. They are at least twice as good as any inkjet I've ever used. The prints will be as good as what your camera can take. I used a Samsung 12.2 Tab to take pictures at the Grand Canyon and printed some off and they were Great. Color was very authentic. Think the cam on the tab is only an 8. So the printer is most certainly doing it's job. I have worked in offices and this small unit is just as good as what those big expensive guys put out. Very happy purchaser!!! Oh, two sided print is great, scanner copies are good, just a tad darker color so need to adjust for that, fax hooked up great but haven't used yet.

I upgraded from an AIO Epson Inkjet to this LaserJet Pro. Very happy so far. I originally went with inkjet because of its flexibility and lower acquisition cost. I knew ink was expensive compared to toner over the long term, but I really dont print all that much. The quality of inkjet was not good. Alignment problems, colors were off (compared to a scanned photo for example). This Laserjet Pro has crisp, accurate color printouts. Text is perfect. First print a little slower than inkjet, but not noticeable unless I get out my stopwatch. Only reason for 4 stars and not 5 stars is that this printer is not a duplex scanner. It is a duplex PRINTER but not scanner. It does come with I.R.I.S. software that lets you put a stack of printed paper in, scan the stack -- then tells you to flip the stack over and click "go" and it scans the back side of each page. Then the software shuffles the images together to successfully reproduce the document in proper page order. So it's functional but has to be executed from a computer with the IRIS software (you cant do it from the control panel on the printer). I consider this a minor inconvenience compared to the extremely high quality printouts. Other quick thoughts... Scanning is slow, but quality is good. Single sheet feeder seems to feed the paper crooked (fixed by putting single sheets in the paper tray). Touch panel menu is intuitive. Again -- overall, very happy with the purchase.

The printer is excellent and delivers high quality output. It's a fantastic upgrade if your accustomed to inkjet and constant replacement of ink cartridges. First time I have had a printer that I can print over my network from any device including iDevices. In addition HP has the great feature that makes the printer an email address so if your not at home or using someone else's device you can email the document(s) to the printer and they will be printed without need to share network credentials or load the printer on the device being used. Biggest turn off was the set-up instructions. Other reviewers commented on the same but like many I assumed it was OE. Unfortunately as a savvy electronics person I too really struggled by following the de-structions provided by HP with the printer. After a little research I found information on how to modify default settings through the printers IP address user interface. The default settings were causing issues with the printer going off-line and then not being recognized when sent a print job. Bottom line for set-up with Windows 10 simply put the printer on your wifi network and then load the printer on your computer using the Windows function. Do not use or got to the HP website with their set-up wizard. You also cannot set up using USB and then switch to wifi. Choose either one for set-up and use but not both.

I got tired and frustrated with these cheap ink jet printers. In close order, I threw two of these into a recycle bin. Good riddance! I regretted that I did not have my old laser printer anymore, bought back in 1998. At the time, the price tag for color laser printers was too steep for my pocket book. Just recently, I got ticked again about my last inkjet printer which decided to malfunction when I needed it the most. Luckily, I have an older Canon photo printer (very ink hungry) as a stand-by. Then my eyes fell on this HP All in one laser jet color printer. After some brief research, I ordered it. Set-up was not that hard to do. After all was done, my new printer works like a charm. It very easily does everything I ask it to do, and it does it quickly. It also can send and receive faxes. The set-up procedure for this feature is somewhat tedious but quite doable. It is, in fact, the best home use printer I ever had. The color images on plain paper are amazingly good. Actually, I think it can do the job in a small business environment as well. It can handle quite a work load in a short time. I have it connected to an Ethernet router; it can be accessed by the three different computing devices we use in my household. This network includes WiFi. For the price, this printer is an unbeatable value, something I have learned to expect from Hewlett Packard.

Have owned many inkjets over the years and like most, we finally got tired of all the cartridges expired messages since we don't use that often. Plus our old HP Color jet was jamming all the time, or giving that signal even when no jam present...so was time to dump and buy fresh. Went with laser this time since did same at my work a few years ago and loved the ease of it. And this laser color all-in-one is equally easy to use, maintain, and since we don't print too often, I think cheaper in long run since inks don't expire. Everything so far works great. Scans fast. Prints well-enough for us as a family. Have not printed a picture yet but in general, these days, if we really want a nice picture printed, it is always cheaper to do it via Costco than a home printer. Hooks up easily to Wi-Fi and so far, shows excellent connectivity...another problem we used to have with the old inkjet..."device cannot be found on the network." It is reasonably compact in size for home or small office use, and it is an attractive unit. LED screen easy to read and use but normally we use the web or computer interface. Has HPeprint which is great if you want to email something to device to print. Also, has Apple Air Print so can print directly from any Apple device. Goes to sleep when not in use, takes few seconds for it to start a job waking up. Overall seems like a really great unit and we are very happy with it.