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Review: HP LaserJet Enterprise M480f Laser Multifunction Printer Drives Productivity

This fast and reliable device delivers high performance.

Carlos Soto is an award-winning reviewer and journalist with 20 years of experience covering technology and business within various sectors and industries.

Printing is, and maybe always will be, an important part of the workday for government agencies at all levels of the public sector, whether they’re working onsite or remotely from a home office. Advances in technology have made work more digital, but there’s still a lot to print, from critical items such as contracts to day-to-day office documents.

This has led to a host of new devices designed to meet the need for home and in-office printing, such as the HP LaserJet Enterprise M480f laser multifunction printer. This printer is ideal for organizations struggling to maintain or increase productivity, streamline printing processes, and support hybrid working environments.

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A Compact Printer, Ideal for Small Offices

The M480f is a high-performance, all-in-one printer designed for small to medium-sized organizations. It offers a compact design that is perfect for both shared office space and home use, and is speedy enough that multiple users can print at the same time without any lines forming to wait for documents.

In my testing, the M480f was able to print up to 27 pages per minute in color or black and white, and the first page came out of the printer less than 10 seconds after the print command was sent. The M480f also has energy-saving features that power it down when not in use to help agencies meet sustainability goals (and save money) without compromising productivity.

Of course, speed without accuracy is not very valuable. Thankfully, that is not a problem here. I printed over 1,000 pages of color documents and photos, and the last one was just as detailed and accurate as the first.

SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL: HP M480f Laser Multifunction Printer
PROCESSOR SPEED: 800MHz
PRINTER FUNCTIONS: Print, copy, scan, fax
MAX PRINT SPEED: 27 pages per minute
RAM INSTALLED: 1.25GB
CAPACITY: Up to 55,000 pages per month
INTERFACES: 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports; Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network

What Makes the HP LaserJet So Versatile

The HP LaserJet Enterprise M480f is also equipped with a wide range of advanced scanning and copying features, all of which fared well under rigorous testing. For example, I used the flatbed scanner to copy very detailed documents with features such as lightly shaded text boxes and different colors of ink. Printed copies were mostly indistinguishable from the originals.

I was also impressed that the M480f was able to accomplish all of my tests so quickly. It hardly wavered from its maximum speed of 27 pages per minute when printing in either color or black and white and never slowed for large print jobs, thanks to its 1.25 gigabytes of installed RAM.

Selecting the right printer can be critically important in some industries. The HP LaserJet Enterprise M480f Laser Multifunction Printer is qualified and ready to serve.

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